Planning application
1 Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5ET
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 08/26/00015
Application record
- Reference
- 08/26/00015
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA6 5ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Aug 2026
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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 27 February 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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