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Former Battens Solicitors And BBC Building Mansion House And Magnolia House 54 - 56 Princes Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1EP

Granted Exmoor National Park 26/01650/P3MA PA COU Class E to Dwelling

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to provide 21 self-contained flats (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 26/01650/P3MA

Application record

Reference
26/01650/P3MA
Type
PA COU Class E to Dwelling
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Decided
24 Sep 2026
Ward
YEOVIL SOUTH
Parish
Yeovil
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA20 1EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

3bd Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 September 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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