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38/25/0221 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of first floor from 1 No. flat into 5 No. flats with construction of dormer to the rear and installation of 6 No. skylights to the front of 38-40 Bridge Street, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2025
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Validated
28 Aug 2025
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Approved
21 Jan 2026
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Appeal dismissed
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Black Horse and Myrtle Tree Inns, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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.
Public footpath about 6 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 459 m away: South Taunton Streams; 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

Council
Taunton Deane
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
26 Jun 2025
Validated
28 Aug 2025
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2025
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Appeal
Dismissed · 25 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374738 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
PHAARASPA DESIGN STUDIO LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 146 days from validation, 80 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