Former Battens Solicitors And BBC Building Mansion House And Magnolia House 54 - 56 Princes Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01650/P3MA - PA COU Class E to Dwelling Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to to provide 22 self-contained flats (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 04:41

Application progress

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Received

17 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 59.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 54 Princes Street

List entry 1173671 · 9 m from the pin · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 Grade II)

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.

Show the other 18 with distances

13 mMansion House with its entrance gate piers, 56-58 Princes Street including former No 60Grade II
27 m50 and 52, Princes StreetGrade II
37 m46 and 48, Princes StreetGrade II
46 m44, Princes StreetGrade II
56 m40 and 42, Princes StreetGrade II
71 mGlenthorne House With the Entrance Gate Piers and Street Boundary WallGrade II
87 m43-47, Princes StreetGrade II
102 m33-41, Princes StreetGrade II
113 m31, Princes StreetGrade II
121 m22, Princes StreetGrade II
121 mThe Chantry, and Adjacent DoorwayGrade II
123 m27 and 29, Princes StreetGrade II
132 mSt Johns SchoolroomsGrade II
134 m23 and 25, Princes StreetGrade II
138 mNos 5 and 6,with the Iron Railings to Both Sides of the Access PathGrade II
145 mThe Two Coach Houses to Church House 14 Metres East of SameGrade II
145 mNos 3 and 4, With Iron Railings to South Side of the Access PathGrade II
146 mObelisk in the Churchyard of St John the BaptistGrade II

Historic England ↗

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.

Yeovil conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Air quality management area: Yeovil AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Yeovil built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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