Planning application
17 Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2AH
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) for 1 No. dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 26/00296/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00296/P3MA
- Type
- PA COU Class E to Dwelling
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- CHARD SOUTH
- Parish
- Chard Town
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA20 2AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 13 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.
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