Planning application
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
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
- 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.
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08/26/00033 Granted
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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5 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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
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139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.
Granted Full applications New dwelling 25 docsSeveral homes -
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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.
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