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18 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY

Granted Exmoor National Park 2026/1101/VRC Variation or Removal of Conditions

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Removal of condition 1 (Temporary Permission) and variation of condition 3 (Hours of Use), condition 4 (Consumption of Food/Drink-Front of the premises) and condition 5 (Consumption of Food/Drink-Side of the premises) on consent 2025/1106/VRC (Application to vary conditions 3, 4 & 5 (Use & Times) of planning approval 2012/1196 (Change of use of premises from A1 (retail) to A4 (public house)) to extend use times.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1101/VRC

Application record

Reference
2026/1101/VRC
Type
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Decided
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Decision by
Chair/Vice Chair
Postcode
BA5 1SY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/1106/VRC Granted

    18 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY

    Application to vary conditions 3, 4 & 5 (Use & Times) of planning approval 2012/1196 (Change of use of premises from A1 (retail) to A4 (public house)) to extend use times, Weekend and Bank Holidays 0700hrs to 0130hrs, rear garden/front garden 0800hrs to 2200hrs. [Addendum: public houses are now sui generis.]

    Decided 12 Aug 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 August 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    2025/1106/VRC Submitted 16 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Application to vary conditions 3, 4 & 5 (Use & Times) of planning approval 2012/1196 (Change of use of premises from A1 (retail) to A4 (public house)) to extend use times, Weekend and Bank Holidays 0700hrs to 0130hrs, rear garden/front garden 0800hrs to 2200hrs. [Addendum: public houses are now sui generis.]

    Granted Amendments 10 docs
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