Planning application
Mendip House Old Frome Road Wells Somerset BA5 3DH
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference 2026/0890/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0890/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 3DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0153/TCA Granted
Mendip House Old Frome Road Wells Somerset BA5 3DH
Works to include crown reductions and tree felling. Please see application form for further details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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MPR Architectural Design Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Street
Active · incorporated 2016 · Street
115 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 93% granted
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10 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 1 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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