Planning application
98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of retail/office space into 3No. additional en-suite bedrooms and communal area, creating 7No. bed HMO and insertion of 1No. window.
As published by the council, reference 11/25/00116
Application record
- Reference
- 11/25/00116
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 14 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Burnham & Highbridge
- Postcode
- TA9 3HR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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11/26/00043 Granted
98 Church Street, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3HR
Proposed change of use of retail/office space to additional en-suite 3No. bedrooms creating a 7No. bed HMO & installation of a new window on the South Elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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14 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 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.
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