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Pearl House, Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

Refused Exmoor National Park 08/19/00191 Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1a) to 8no. Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 08/19/00191

Application record

Reference
08/19/00191
Type
Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
Status
Rejected
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
29 Oct 2019
Validated
29 Oct 2019
Decided
26 Nov 2019
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2019

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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