Planning application
59 Ash Lane Wells Somerset BA5 2LW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of detached outbuilding
As published by the council, reference 2026/1818/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1818/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Postcode
- BA5 2LW
Comment by 15 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Exmoor National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 45 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
204 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 79% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
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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 householder applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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