Planning application
The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of the stone building as an office (use class E)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0365/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0365/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Development is not Lawful
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1UH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Development is not Lawful
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Wells
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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