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2 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1566/LBC Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

Internal alterations to convert into 2no. residential units. Reconfigure ground-floor retail unit to confirm with 2025/1121/PED. Install Solar PV Panels to roof and block existing door on front elevation. Part retrospective.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1566/LBC

Application record

Reference
2026/1566/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Postcode
BA5 1SY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 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.

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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Wells

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Documents

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

8 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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