Planning application
Hawkers Cottage Brunel Shopping Centre West Street Somerton Somerset TA11 7PR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for proposed Change of Use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to Dwelling House (Class C3) No. 1 single maisonette apartment.
As published by the council, reference 26/00178/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00178/P3MA
- Type
- PA COU Class E to Dwelling
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- SOMERTON
- Parish
- Somerton
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA11 7PR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Hope Design Studio Limited Agent, a design practice registered in Somerton
Active · incorporated 2017 · Somerton
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 March 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
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