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The Old Chapel Bakery Union Street Wells Somerset BA5 2PU

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1435/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

The conversion into 3No. 1 Bed residential units (following previous application 2023/0096/FUL, change of use from commercial (E) to residential (C3) 2 new residential units)

As published by the council, reference 2026/1435/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/1435/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 2PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gabriela Roberts Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bristol

Active · incorporated 2022 · Bristol

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

14 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 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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