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The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset

Decided Somerset 2026/0365/CLE Certificate of Use Existing

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of the stone building as an office (use class E)

As published by the council, reference 2026/0365/CLE

Application record

Reference
2026/0365/CLE
Type
Certificate of Use Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Development is not Lawful
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Decided
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Wells Division
Parish
Wells City Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA5 1UH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by Somerset

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Development is not Lawful

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Wells

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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.

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After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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  • The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset

    2026/0365/CLE Submitted 24 Feb 2026 0m away

    Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of the stone building as an office (use class E)

    Decided Lawful development 10 docs

  • 35A Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH

    2025/2206/PED Submitted 2 Dec 2025 15m away

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  • 35A Southover Wells Somerset BA5 1UH

    2025/2206/PED Submitted 2 Dec 2025 15m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). (REVISED PLANS AND FRA RECEIVED 08.01.26).

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In Somerset

  • 2026/1233/CLP Decided

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  • 07/26/00012 Granted

    Annexe, 122 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4BB

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    20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 15/26/00006 Granted

    Mount Pleasant Farm, Weare Road, Chapel Allerton, Axbridge, BS26 2PP

    Certificate of Lawfulness or the proposed conversion of an existing detached outbuilding to an ancillary annex

    30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/02026/COL Awaiting decision

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  • 2026/1646/CLE Awaiting decision

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