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Somerset Inn, 46 Alfred Street, Taunton

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 38/26/0164 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Loft or dormer

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of former public house into a 10 No. bedroom House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) with external and internal alterations including removal of front extension, installation of roof lights and photovoltaic panels, alterations to openings and associated refuse and cycle storage at Somerset Inn, 46 Alfred Street, Taunton

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0164

Application record

Reference
38/26/0164
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers.
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 July 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

33 documents on file for this application

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What 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

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