This blog page will be updated with items regarding the proposed development at Oldway Road.
Wellington Without Parish Council will be objecting to this proposal and following the Council meeting of 6th January the official response to the proposal will be formulated and submitted to Somerset Council.
On Thursday 30th April, Somerset Council refused permission for application 44/25/0013
Eight specific reasons were cited for rejection, and you can view the offical document published by the Council at the Somerset Planning Portal, or by following this link to a copy on our own website.
Wellington Without Parish Council strongly objected to the proposed development, along with Wellington Town Council and many members of the public, and we regard this as an important, highly significant, and most welcome decision by the Planning Officer.
Finally, please note, that Pegasus Planning Group have the right to appeal, and should there be further developments we shall continue to keep this website updated.
Today the Parish Council submitted its official objection to the Oldway Road proposals. You can read that objection by following this link.
Should you wish to comment on the application then you have until Friday 16th to do so. UPDATE: *** This date has now been extended by a minimum of three weeks to Friday 6th February*** – Comments received after the deadline may not be taken into account.
Wellington Town Council will be discussing the Oldway Road application at their meeting on Monday 5 January 2025. The meeting takes place at 6pm in the United Reform Church Hall and members of the public are invited to attend.
On the following day, Wellington Without Parish Council will be holding their monthly meeting at Samford Peverall Village Hall. The meeting starts at 7pm and members of the public are equally welcome to attend.
A planning application for the development was registered by Somerset Council on Thursday 18 December. The application number is 44/25/0013. You can view the application by searching the application number via this link.
Please note that the public consultation opens on Friday 26th December and, at the time of writing, the closing date is Friday 16th January 2026.
Once on the planning application page you can access the public consultation via the link provided.
The proposed development at Oldway Road is of course being covered in the local press, so by way of convenience, here are links to their articles on the subject. Whilst these articles very quickly go out of date, having the links readily available on a single page may be of use/interest.
Please follow this link to read Wellington WIthout Parish Council’s official response to the proposals for the Oldway Road development.
These links are relevant to the Somerset Council planning process:
Please also follow this link to pages 3-4 of guidance attached from Somerset Council
The Council met on Monday 10 March and the Oldway Road proposal was discussed by Councillors and members of the public.
There was a concensus that the proposed development should be objected to and the Parish Council will be meeting with Wellington Town Council to discuss working together on that objection.
Members of the public are invited to follow this link to the Oldway Road Development website where they can read about the proposals and send their comments.