Planning application
Kings College, South Road, Taunton
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 3 No. padel courts (without canopy) and lighting scheme on tennis courts at Kings College, South Road, Taunton
As published by the council, reference 38/26/0010
Application record
- Reference
- 38/26/0010
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Refused As published: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Taunton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2002: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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38/04/0603 Granted
KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON
ERECTION OF STORAGE SHEDS TO PROVIDE SECURE STORAGE FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AT KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON
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38/03/0652/T Granted
KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON.
APPLICATION TO FELL 20 LAWSON CYPRESS TREES WITHIN SOUTH ROAD CONSERVATION AREA AT KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON.
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38/02/0423 Granted
KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON.
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO BOARDING HOUSE (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION) AT KINGS COLLEGE, SOUTH ROAD, TAUNTON.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
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