Planning application
The Old Coach House Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for the construction of the foundations for the approved front entrance porch extension
As published by the council, reference 2026/1611/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1611/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA5 3AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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The Old Coach House Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG
92% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct
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Walcombe Cottage Walcombe Lane Wells Somerset BA5 3AG
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3/37/26/008 Granted
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07/26/00012 Granted
Annexe, 122 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4BB
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of premises as a separate private dwellinghouse without compliance with Condition 3 on planning permission ref. 07/05/00043 dated 6th December 2005 (annexe occupancy condition).