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62-63 High Street, Taunton

Refused Exmoor National Park 38/24/0392/CMA Class MA Notification

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

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 4 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/24/0392/CMA

Application record

Reference
38/24/0392/CMA
Type
Class MA Notification
Status
Refused As published: Decision of Prior Approval Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Dec 2024
Validated
2 Dec 2024
Decided
7 Jan 2025
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 38/26/0194/CMA Granted

    62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 4 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Decided 29 Jul 2026
  • 38/26/0022/CMA Refused

    62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 4 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Decided 19 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

28 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Exmoor National Park's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

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  • 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0194/CMA Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 4 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Granted 24 docs

  • 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0022/CMA Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 4 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Refused 25 docs
    Several homes

  • 60 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0021/CMA Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 9 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 60 High Street, Taunton

    Refused 23 docs
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  • 61 High Street, Taunton

    38/25/0414 Submitted 5 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use from a bar/entertainment venue (sui generis) into 3 No. commercial units (Class E) at 61 High Street, Taunton

    Granted Full applications 35 docs

  • 60 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0193/CMA Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 9 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 60 High Street, Taunton

    Granted 24 docs

  • 60 High Street, Taunton

    38/24/0393/CMA Submitted 2 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 9 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 60 High Street, Taunton

    Refused 22 docs
    Several homes