Planning application
1 Shuttern, Taunton
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of public house to residential institution providing childrens care (use Class C2) for up to 8 No. under 16s with ancillary 2 No. bedroomed care unit with various external works including partial demolition and replacement of rear extensions at 1 Shuttern, Taunton
As published by the council, reference 38/25/0416
Application record
- Reference
- 38/25/0416
- 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
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Parish
- Taunton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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38/25/0417/LB Granted
1 Shuttern, Taunton
Change of use of public house to residential institution providing childrens care (use Class C2) for up to 8 No. under 16s with ancillary 2 bedroomed care unit with various internal and external works including partial demolition and replacement of rear extensions at 1 Shuttern, Taunton
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38/25/0331 Awaiting decision
1 Shuttern, Taunton.
Variation of Conditions to application 38/22/0416 to add a planning condition requiring an Allocation Certificate from a phosphate credit provider, confirming sufficient credits to mitigate nutrient impacts on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site at 1 Shuttern, Taunton.
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38/25/0302/VSC Awaiting decision
1 Shuttern, Taunton
Variation to S106 unilateral undertaking dated 01 May 2024 of application 38/22/0416 in relation to phosphates mitigation at 1 Shuttern, Taunton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
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1 Shuttern, Taunton
Change of use of public house to residential institution providing childrens care (use Class C2) for up to 8 No. under 16s with ancillary 2 bedroomed care unit with various internal and external works including partial demolition and replacement of rear extensions at 1 Shuttern, Taunton
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 37 docs -
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Variation to S106 unilateral undertaking dated 01 May 2024 of application 38/22/0416 in relation to phosphates mitigation at 1 Shuttern, Taunton
Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
1 Shuttern, Taunton.
90% historically approved · decision due ~20 Nov
Variation of Conditions to application 38/22/0416 to add a planning condition requiring an Allocation Certificate from a phosphate credit provider, confirming sufficient credits to mitigate nutrient impacts on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar site at 1 Shuttern, Taunton.
Awaiting decision Amendments 17 docs -
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