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39 East Street, Taunton

Refused Exmoor National Park 38/23/0137 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Conversion of first and second floors into 4 No. self contained flats at 39 East Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/23/0137

Application record

Reference
38/23/0137
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused As published: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Apr 2023
Validated
19 May 2023
Decided
17 Oct 2025
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 38/23/0138/LB Granted

    39 East Street, Taunton

    Conversion of first and second floors into 4 No. self contained flats at 39 East Street, Taunton

    Decided 17 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 19 May 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    38/23/0138/LB Submitted 20 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of first and second floors into 4 No. self contained flats at 39 East Street, Taunton

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 18 docs
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