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139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/25/00153 Prior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for prior approval for the conversion of funeral directors into three bedroom flat

As published by the council, reference 08/25/00153

Application record

Reference
08/25/00153
Type
Prior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
5 Sep 2025
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 5JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 08/26/00033 Granted

    139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

    Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.

    Decided 21 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 5 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

    08/26/00033 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 26 docs
    Several homes

  • 133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

    08/26/00051 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed... change of use use from a dwelling house (C3) to a 6No. bedroom (C4) HMO, loft conversion & internal alterations.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Domestic

  • Land to the rear of, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6

    08/25/00171 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 6No. dwellinghouses.

    Granted Outline 22 docs
    Several homes

  • Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus, Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6

    08/19/00224 Submitted 18 Dec 2019 100 yards away

    Notice of intent to install 1no. DSLAM equipment cabinet.

    Granted Telecoms 1 doc

  • CROWN INN, 96 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ

    08/26/00068 Submitted 21 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    Change of use and conversion of The Crown Inn to form a 14No. person house in multiple occupation (HMO), including demolition of existing rear extension, addition of 2No. dormer windows to the rear, removal of 3No. existing rooflights and installation of 3No. new rooflights, and installation of additional windows in the rear and side elevations.

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 32 docs

  • 1 Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5ET

    08/26/00015 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 100 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of a C3 dwellinghouse into a 6 bed (6 bedsits) C4 house of multiple occupancy (HMO) with internal alterations & loft conversion

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 13 docs
    Domestic

In Exmoor National Park

  • 50/26/00074 Granted

    Walls Farm, Stoughton Road, West Stoughton, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4PP

    Change of use of the building to 1 No. residential dwelling, along with the installation of windows, doors and services

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 03/26/00006 Granted

    Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 17/26/00060 Granted

    Penstone, The Lippiatt, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3QT

    Change of use of a working farm to allow it to be also used for Alternative Learning Provision for young people aged 8-25 years of age.

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 03/26/00008 Granted

    Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of 500 square meters of Barn 1 and 500 square meters of Barn 2 (Total of 1000 square meters in total) into a flexible commercial space.

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 3/30/26/004 Granted

    Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ

    Application for prior notification for the erection of a steel cover extension to agricultural building

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Prior approval