Planning application
Vobster Inn Soho Cottage To Vobster Inn Mells Radstock Somerset BA3 5RJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a public house to a single dwelling
As published by the council, reference 2026/1699/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1699/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA3 5RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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
Whiteacre Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Templecombe
Active · incorporated 2014 · Templecombe
241 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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 full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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