21 Showell Park, Staplegrove, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

38/25/0307/CMA - Class MA Notification Refused

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 1 No. dwelling (Class C3) at 21 Showell Park, Staplegrove Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2025
✗
Refused
4 Nov 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
20 Mar 2026

Refused on 4 Nov 2025 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Local nature reserve about 361 m away: Silk Mills; Inside the Taunton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Class MA Notification
Received
11 Sept 2025
Validated
11 Sept 2025
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Refusal
Decision date
4 Nov 2025
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Appeal
Dismissed · 20 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374705 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
ROBERT TUTTON TOWN PLANNING CONSULTANTS LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 9 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 45 for prior approvals. Refused, as 28% of prior approvals here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
92decided in the last year

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