Unit M6 Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

38/25/0283 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from warehouse (Use Class B2) to padel centre (Use Class E(d) and F2 (c), including installation of solar panels and construction of outdoor court with lighting at Unit M6 Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2025
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Validated
28 Aug 2025
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Approved
5 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Dec 2025 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone Catchment
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Local nature reserve about 109 m away: Children's Wood/Riverside Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Taunton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
28 Aug 2025
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2025
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Appeal
Dismissed · 25 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3375195 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
PAUL HUMPHRIES ARCHITECTS LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 33 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
317decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Taunton Deane in the last twelve months, from validation. Taunton Deane decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Aug 2025
Comments by
19 Sept 2025