Planning application
2 St Cuthbert Street Wells Somerset BA5 2AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval to change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1(a)) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2020/0672/PAO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/0672/PAO
- Type
- Prior App CoU Offices to Residential
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 26 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 13 May 2020
- Ward
- Wells Central (Historic)
- Parish
- Wells City Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2020
Received by Somerset
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13 May 2020
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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