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Planning application

8 Hammet Street, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/26/0154 Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of building from offices (Class E) to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) with various external and internal alterations at 8 Hammet Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0154

Application record

Reference
38/26/0154
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Decided
28 Aug 2026
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 38/26/0155/LB Granted

    8 Hammet Street, Taunton

    Various external and internal alterations to provide a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) at 8 Hammet Street, Taunton

    Decided 28 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

Documents

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

62 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 28 August 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 8 Hammet Street, Taunton

    38/26/0155/LB Submitted 14 May 2026 0m away

    Various external and internal alterations to provide a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) at 8 Hammet Street, Taunton

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 45 docs

  • 2 Church Square, Taunton

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  • 15 Hammet Street, Taunton

    38/26/0036 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 66m away

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    Granted Full applications 18 docs
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