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The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset

Refused Exmoor National Park 2026/0365/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Development is not Lawful

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

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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 this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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