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The Dolphin Inn, Waterloo Road, Wellington

Granted Exmoor National Park 43/26/0056 Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from public house, Sui Generis/ Community Use (Class F2), to Class E for a 50/50 split between an office space and hairdresser at The Dolphin Inn, Waterloo Road, Wellington

As published by the council, reference 43/26/0056

Application record

Reference
43/26/0056
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decision of Conditional Approval was made by
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decided
20 Aug 2026
Parish
Wellington

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 20 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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