The Arkade, Warren Road, Minehead, TA24 5BG Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 27 January 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Change of use of disused / redundant toilets and office space into Amusement Arcade and ancillary storage (amended scheme to 3/21/25/018) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 316.
Planning committee
Decided by West Somerset West on 27 Jan 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would support an existing business and tourism without harming the conservation area, homes or highway safety.
- The applicant addressed the committee, while councillors discussed the loss of public toilets, which had been closed for several years.
- The committee unanimously approved the officers’ recommendation, subject to a legal agreement and planning conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of West Somerset's committee minutes of 27 Jan 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of disused / redundant toilets and office space into Amusement Arcade and ancillary storage (amended scheme)
Site constraints 6
Show all 2 with distances
- 54 mGoods Shed to the North East of Railway StationGrade II
- 67 mRailway StationGrade II
Checked on 6 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Somerset
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- TA24 5BG
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Minehead
- Parish
- Minehead
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Architectural Studio SW Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 316, past the statutory target. 77% of full applications in West Somerset are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. West Somerset decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 16 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 16 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 20 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 27 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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