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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
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 500 metres

  • 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

    08/26/00033 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 20m away

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

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 25 docs
    Several homes
  • 133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

    08/26/00051 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 20m 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 21m away

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

    Granted Outline 22 docs
    Several homes
  • 1 Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5ET

    08/26/00015 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 86m 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
  • Bridgwater Railway Station, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HB

    08/23/00167 Submitted 19 Jan 2023 105m away

    Internal refurbishment/alterations to the shop on platform 2.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  • 97 Wellington Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5HA

    08/26/00026 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 119m away

    Erection of a detached single storey annexe adjacent to the rear boundary to be used as ancillary accommodation.

    Granted Full applications 11 docs
    Small domestic

In Exmoor National Park

  • 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.

    5 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 08/26/00076 Granted

    11 Risemoor Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LB

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a single storey extension, extending 5.00m from the rear (SW) elevation.

    10 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 09/26/00013 Granted

    Units 3b 4 And 5, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings.

    6 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 17/26/00042 Granted

    Land to the North of, Silver Street, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

    Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 1No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

    15 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 3/12/26/002 Granted

    HARTROW FARM, HARTROW GATE CROSS TO WILLETT HILL CROSS, ELWORTHY, BISHOPS LYDEARD, TAUNTON, TA4 3PZ

    Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building for machinery,equipment hay and straw storage

    13 Jul 2026 Prior approval