The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset
Refused on 13 April 2026
Council decision: Development is not LawfulDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for an existing lawful development certificate for use of the stone building as an office (use class E)
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mendip
- Ward
- Wells Division
- Agent
- Hill Reading Architects
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided13 Apr
Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at The Office Willmotts Yard Southover Wells Somerset. Mendip has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wells Division. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.
76% of amendment applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BA5 1UH
- Application type
- Certificate of Use Existing
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wells City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Hill Reading Architects
- Architect profile
- HILL READING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Hill Reading Architects Coach House Studio 34A Chamberlain Street Wells BA5 2PJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Appeal lodged
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: WellsPart of the site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Mendip
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