Planning application
2 Priory Road Wells Somerset BA5 1SY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hill Reading Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2007 · Wells
221 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 81% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 64 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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