Planning application
Honiton Road, Taunton
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 74 dwellinghouses with associated infrastructure on land west of Honiton Road, Taunton
As published by the council, reference 42/26/0028
Application record
- Reference
- 42/26/0028
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers.
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Taunton
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Exmoor National Park through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
86 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided full applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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
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Wild Oak, Honiton Road, Trull
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Granted Trees 6 docs -
14 October 2024.
Change of use from college boarding house into 3 No. dwellings at Channon House, Wild Oak Lane, Trull, as amended by agents email of 20 September 2024 which concluded that the proposals no longer include the re-roofing or modification of the roof void/loft to building B1 as amended by agents email of 14 October 2024.
Granted Full applications 30 docsSeveral homes -
Middle, Wild Oak House, Honiton Road, Trull
91% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug
Demolition of entrance lobby, stairwell and associated roofs/walls, creation of entrance courtyard with erection of flat roof entrance lobby with various internal alterations at Middle, Wild Oak House, Honiton Road, Trull
Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 12 docs -
Middle, Wild Oak House, Honiton Road, Trull
90% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug
Demolition of entrance lobby, stairwell and associated roofs/walls, creation of entrance courtyard with erection of flat roof entrance lobby with various internal alterations at Middle, Wild Oak House, Honiton Road, Trull
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 12 docs -
Little Orchard, Honiton Road, Trull
Erection of a single storey extension to the side, part single storey and part two storey extension to the front and rear and erection of detached double garage at Little Orchard, Honiton Road, Trull
Granted Full applications Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
3 ORCHARD CLOSE TRULL TAUNTON, SOMERSET TA3 7JW
ERECTION OF GROUND FLOOR EXTENSIONS TO THE LOBBY, GARAGE AND STUDY AND THE ERECTION OF 2 FLAT ROOFED DORMERS TO LOFT CONVERSION AT 3 ORCHARD CLOSE, TRULL.
Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 5 docsSeveral homes
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