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Block C, County Hall, Taunton

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 38/25/0388 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Change of use from offices into 111 No. apartments, for key workers, and associated works at Block C, County Hall, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/25/0388

Application record

Reference
38/25/0388
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Pending As published: Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers.
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

131 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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