Planning application
Strand Cafe, Warren Road, Minehead, TA24 5BG
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of the single residential unit on the first and second floors into 8 No. self contained 1 and 2 bed flats, basement and ground floors to remain commercial (use Class E)
As published by the council, reference 3/21/26/020
Application record
- Reference
- 3/21/26/020
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Minehead
- Parish
- Minehead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA24 5BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
William Abbott Developments Agent, a developer registered in Wellington
Active · incorporated 2017 · Wellington
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- CASE OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- COMMENTS FROM SOMERSET ECOLOGY SERVICES 28 AUG 2026
- COMMENTS FROM MINEHEAD CONSERVATION SOCIETY 19 MAY 2026
- COMMENTS FROM MINEHEAD TOWN COUNCIL 6 MAY 2026
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- AMENDMENT SUMMARY
- APPLICATION FORM
- BNG NET GAIN REPORT
- BNG DECLARATION FORM
- BNG METRIC EXCEL SPREADSHEET
- BNG METRIC PDF
- COMMENTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 28 APR 2026
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- CLIMATE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST
- BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST
- PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT AND NESTING BIRD SURVEY REPORT
- LOCATION PLAN
- SURVEY - EXISTING SECTION A-A
- SURVEY - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- SURVEY - EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN
- SURVEY - SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- SURVEY - FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- SURVEY - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- SCHEME - PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- SCHEME - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- SCHEME - PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN
- SCHEME - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- SCHEME - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- SCHEME - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- SURVEY - EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- SCHEME - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- AMENDMENT SUMMARY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 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.
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