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Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/0227/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Demolition of existing skittle alley and construction of pool house and ancillary accommodation

As published by the council, reference 2026/0227/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/0227/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 1SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1601/APP Awaiting decision

    Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) 4 (Interior Treatment and Finishes) 5 (Method of Attachment) and 6 (Opening Up Works - Method Statement) on planning consent 2024/0828/FUL (Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (C1), with alterations & replacement of extension with new day room)

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1614/APP Awaiting decision

    Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) 4 (Interior Treatment and Finishes) 5 (Method of Attachment) and 6 (Opening Up Works - Method Statement) on listed building consent 2024/1404/LBC (Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (c1). with alterations & replacement of extension with new day room)

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2024/1404/LBC Granted

    Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (C1), with alterations and replacement of extension with new day room.

    Decided 12 Jun 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hill Reading Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wells

Active · incorporated 2007 · Wells

221 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 81% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    2026/1601/APP Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) 4 (Interior Treatment and Finishes) 5 (Method of Attachment) and 6 (Opening Up Works - Method Statement) on planning consent 2024/0828/FUL (Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (C1), with alterations & replacement of extension with new day room)

    Awaiting decision Conditions Extension 6 docs
  • Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    2026/1614/APP Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery Details) 4 (Interior Treatment and Finishes) 5 (Method of Attachment) and 6 (Opening Up Works - Method Statement) on listed building consent 2024/1404/LBC (Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (c1). with alterations & replacement of extension with new day room)

    Awaiting decision Conditions Extension 6 docs
  • Sherston House Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    2024/1404/LBC Submitted 9 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use of public house (sui generis) to boutique guest house (C1), with alterations and replacement of extension with new day room.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 20 docs
  • Sherston Mews Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SU

    2026/1295/LBC Submitted 9 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to dwellinghouse.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
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    2020/1661/FUL Submitted 28 Aug 2020 100 yards away

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    Refused Full applications Demolition 105 docs
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