Planning application
The Corner Shop Starling Way Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4HT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval of proposed change of use of a building from commercial use (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1480/PED
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1480/PED
- Type
- Prior App CoU E to C3 Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 4HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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15 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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7 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 15 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 outline applications
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