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Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/25/0372 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Demolition of link structure to rear, erection of two storey rear extension for lift and stairs, single storey rear extension, Â Â erection of entrance canopy and new doors to front elevation and associated internal alterations at Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

As published by the council, reference 38/25/0372

Application record

Reference
38/25/0372
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
3 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Decided
24 Apr 2026
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 38/25/0373/LB Granted

    Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

    Demolition of link structure to rear, erection of two storey rear extension for lift and stairs, single storey rear extension, erection of entrance canopy and new doors to front elevation and associated internal alterations at Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 April 2026, 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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  • Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

    38/25/0373/LB Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Demolition of link structure to rear, erection of two storey rear extension for lift and stairs, single storey rear extension, erection of entrance canopy and new doors to front elevation and associated internal alterations at Masonic Hall, The Crescent, Taunton.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 23 docs
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