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4 Fore Street, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/25/0270 Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of retail shop into drinking establishment (to include sales of produce for consumption off the premises) with associated internal alterations and signage at 4 Fore Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/25/0270

Application record

Reference
38/25/0270
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
23 Sep 2025
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 38/25/0271/LB Granted

    4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Change of use of retail shop into drinking establishment (to include sales of produce for consumption off the premises) with associated internal alterations and signage at 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Decided 23 Sep 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 38/25/0269/A Granted

    4 Fore Street, Taunton.

    Display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign at 4 Fore Street, Taunton.

    Decided 31 Oct 2025 Advertising
  • 38/24/0292/LB Granted

    4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Installation of stainless steel dowels to tie back de-stabilised columns on the face of the building at 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Decided 7 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 23 September 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.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    38/25/0271/LB Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of retail shop into drinking establishment (to include sales of produce for consumption off the premises) with associated internal alterations and signage at 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs

  • 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    38/24/0292/LB Submitted 23 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Installation of stainless steel dowels to tie back de-stabilised columns on the face of the building at 4 Fore Street, Taunton

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

  • 4 Fore Street, Taunton.

    38/25/0269/A Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign at 4 Fore Street, Taunton.

    Granted Advertising 17 docs

  • 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    38/25/0421/A Submitted 9 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Display of 1 No. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 No. internally illuminated projecting sign at 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    Refused Advertising 19 docs

  • 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    38/25/0420 Submitted 9 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of shop front and external signage at 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 21 docs

  • 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    38/25/0422/LB Submitted 9 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of shop front and external signage at 11 Fore Street, Taunton

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 18 docs

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