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62-63 High Street, Taunton

Refused Exmoor National Park 38/26/0022/CMA Class MA Notification

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 4 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0022/CMA

Application record

Reference
38/26/0022/CMA
Type
Class MA Notification
Status
Decision of Prior Approval Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Decided
19 Mar 2026
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 38/26/0194/CMA Granted

    62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 4 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Decided 29 Jul 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  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 refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Exmoor National Park's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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  • 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0194/CMA Submitted 19 Jun 2026 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 4 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton

    Granted 24 docs

  • 60 High Street, Taunton

    38/26/0021/CMA Submitted 26 Jan 2026 9m away

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    38/24/0244/CMA Submitted 19 Jul 2024 40m away

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