Planning application
Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of part of the building as a day school (use class F1) at Highgrove Court, 94-96 Trull Road, Taunton
As published by the council, reference 38/26/0161/LPW
Application record
- Reference
- 38/26/0161/LPW
- Type
- Lawful Proposed (Web 2026)
- Status
- Granted As published: Decision of Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Taunton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 24 July 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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