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Burton Place, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/26/0146 Retention of Building/Works etc.

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

Proposal

Change of use of the vehicle garages associated with the former Taunton police station (Sui Generis) to a mixed used comprising of a car workshop (Use Class B2) storage (Use Class B8) and light industrial uses (Use Class E(g(iii)) on land at Burton Place, Taunton (retention of part works already undertaken)

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0146

Application record

Reference
38/26/0146
Type
Retention of Building/Works etc.
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
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Decided
25 Sep 2026
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 September 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.

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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