16 Preywater Road Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LE

1. 7 Aug 2026

   Received by Somerset

2. 19 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Somerset took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Somerset for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 16 Preywater Road Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LE

  2026/1512/HSE Submitted 7 Aug 2026 0m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Single storey rear extension.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Holmlea Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LG

  2021/2725/HSE Submitted 30 Nov 2021 136m away

  Erection of two-storey side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Domestic

• Land At Abbey Close Wookey Wells Somerset

  2026/0847/TPO Submitted 30 Apr 2026 142m away

  T1 (M1094) - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift tips over highway to 5m above ground level & 5m retrenchment pruning

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 23 Chapmans Close Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1LU

  2023/1030/HSE Submitted 7 Jun 2023 206m away

  Single story side extension to provide additional accessible bedroom

  Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
  Domestic

• Wookey Primary School, Wells Road, Wookey, Wells, BA5 1LQ

  SCC/3593/2019(2019/2690/CNT) Submitted 24 Oct 2019 233m away

  Retention of existing building

  Granted 11 docs

• Mellifont Abbey High Street Wookey Wells Somerset BA5 1JZ

  2021/2240/LBC Submitted 1 Oct 2021 282m away

  Installation of automation equipment and associated re-hanging of existing C20 wrought iron gates.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

• 26/01722/HOU Granted

  Misty Cottage Currywoods Way Curry Rivel Langport Somerset TA10 0NR

  Conversion of existing garage including the creation of a first floor into additional ancillary residential accommodation to be used by an elderly relative

  24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 2026/1665/HSE Awaiting decision

  The Old Vicarage 17 Lambrook Street Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8BY

  Application for the reconstruction and alterations to wall of return boundary of listed property.

  1 Sep 2026 Householder
• 2026/1663/HSE Awaiting decision

  Pantiles Parsonage Lane Chilcompton Radstock Somerset BA3 4JZ

  Erection of single & two-storey rear extensions, pergola, replacement dormers and first floor side extension.

  28 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/01480/HOU Granted

  32 Roping Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 4BD

  Replacement of an old garden shed with a new timber gazebo, timber decking and cascade wrap-around steps at the rear boundary of the garden (Retrospective)

  26 Jun 2026 Householder
• 26/01584/HOU Granted

  Herriard Cottage Muchelney Langport Somerset TA10 0DL

  Single Storey Extension and Detached Garage

  10 Jul 2026 Householder