Planning application
60 High Street, Taunton
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
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Somerset
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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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.
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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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