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

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

Works: New dwelling

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Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to to provide 22 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
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
YEOVIL SOUTH
Parish
Yeovil
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. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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