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THE HIGHWAY DEPOT, CHELSTON, WELLINGTON.

Granted Exmoor National Park 46/02/0016/OB Reg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF HIGHWAY DEPOT TO PROVIDE NEW METROLOGY UNIT TO INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, USE OF EXISTING WAREHOUSE FOR STORAGE FOR TAUNTON MUSEUM AND TRADING STANDARDS,ERECTION OF NEW BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THE METROLOGY UNIT, PROVISION OF WEIGHBRIDGE AND ALTERATION TO EXISTING VEHICULAR ACCESS AT THE HIGHWAY DEPOT, CHELSTON, WELLINGTON.

As published by the council, reference 46/02/0016/OB

Application record

Reference
46/02/0016/OB
Type
Reg 3/4 Observations (SCC Decision)
Status
Granted As published: Decision of No Objection - Conditional was made by the Borough Council
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
1 Jun 2002
Validated
1 Jun 2002
Decided
11 Jul 2002
Parish
West Buckland

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2002

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 11 Jul 2002

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 11 July 2002, 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 less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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