Planning application
16 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DX
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of first and second floor offices to 9 No. residential apartments.
As published by the council, reference 08/26/00057
Application record
- Reference
- 08/26/00057
- Type
- Listed Building Consent - alterations
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA6 3DX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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08/26/00008 Granted
16 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DX
Conversion of first and second floor offices into 9 No. residential apartments.
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08/23/00199 Granted
16 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DX
Proposed external works to reinstate front (South) elevation to original appearance and the removal of all internal furniture.
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08/23/00200 Granted
16 High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DX
Proposed external works to reinstate front (South) elevation to original appearance and the removal of all internal furniture.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 3 September 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.
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