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38-40 Bridge Street, Taunton

Refused Exmoor National Park 38/24/0249 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Domestic

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

Proposal

Conversion of first floor from 1 No. flat into 5 No. flats with construction of dormer to rear and installation of 6 No. skylights to the front, 2 No. skylights to the rear and 1 No. roof skylight at 38-40 Bridge Street, Taunton (resubmission of 38/23/0266)

As published by the council, reference 38/24/0249

Application record

Reference
38/24/0249
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused As published: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Jul 2024
Validated
5 Aug 2024
Decided
30 Sep 2024
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 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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