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60 High Street, Taunton

Refused Somerset 38/26/0021/CMA Class MA Notification

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 9 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 60 High Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0021/CMA

Application record

Reference
38/26/0021/CMA
Type
Class MA Notification
Status
Decision of Prior Approval Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Refused
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Decided
18 Mar 2026
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by Somerset

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Somerset is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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    38/26/0021/CMA Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m away

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