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THE SPICE MERCHANT, 14 MARKET STREET, WATCHET, TA23 0AN

Refused Exmoor National Park 3/37/20/012 Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of a storage building ancillary to the restaurant (retention of works already undertaken)

As published by the council, reference 3/37/20/012

Application record

Reference
3/37/20/012
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
9 Sep 2020
Validated
16 Sep 2020
Decided
3 Nov 2020
Ward
(SWT)Watchet & Williton
Parish
Watchet
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA23 0AN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 3/37/20/024 Refused

    The Spice Merchant, 14 Market Street, Watchet, TA23 0AN

    Erection of a storage building ancillary to the restaurant (retention of works already undertaken) (resubmission of 3/37/20/012)

    Decided 1 Feb 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2020

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • The Spice Merchant, 14 Market Street, Watchet, TA23 0AN

    3/37/20/024 Submitted 9 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of a storage building ancillary to the restaurant (retention of works already undertaken) (resubmission of 3/37/20/012)

    Refused Full applications 34 docs
  • Land adjacent to the Post Office, Swain Street, Watchet, TA23 0AD

    3/37/21/001 Submitted 4 Jan 2021 100 yards away

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    3/37/20/018 Submitted 3 Nov 2020 150 yards away

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