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Corfield Hall, Magdalene Street, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/19/0426 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of Corfield Hall and erection of 11 No. Almshouse flats with community room and ground floor offices for Taunton Heritage Trust with external alterations at Corfield Hall, Magdalene Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/19/0426

Application record

Reference
38/19/0426
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Borough Council
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
23 Dec 2019
Validated
14 Jan 2020
Decided
21 Nov 2025
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2006: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 38/24/0175 Granted

    Corfield Hall, Magdalene Street, Taunton

    Application for relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area at Corfield Hall, Magdalene Street, Taunton

    Decided 6 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 38/06/0029 Refused

    CORFIELD HALL, MAGDALENE STREET, TAUNTON

    CHANGE OF USE TO A3 RESTAURANT USE AT CORFIELD HALL, MAGDALENE STREET, TAUNTON

    Decided 27 Mar 2006 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2019

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 14 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

117 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 November 2025, 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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