Planning application
Turnpike House 18 Bridge Street Frome Somerset BA11 1BB
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 6no. Flats (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/2297/PED
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2297/PED
- Type
- Prior App CoU E to C3 Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Frome West Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 1BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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27 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 January 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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