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23 Union Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PU

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1384/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of Use from Class E (office) to Class C (residential).

As published by the council, reference 2026/1384/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/1384/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 2PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 September 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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CJ Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

20 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 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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