The Arkade, Warren Road, Minehead, TA24 5BG Data via plota.co.uk

3/21/25/018 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of disused / redundant toilets and office space into Amusement Arcade and ancillary storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2025
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Consultation
1 Apr 2025
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Approved
20 Nov 2025

Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 21

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Wellington Square 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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Goods Shed to the North East of Railway Station, Grade II, about 54 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Minehead built-up area; Flood defence about 39 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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

Floor area672 m² (7,233 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 21)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TA24 5BG
Received
25 Mar 2025
Validated
25 Mar 2025
Ward
Minehead
Parish
Minehead
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant
Decision date
20 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 240 days from validation, 184 days slower than West Somerset's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13885057
Planning Portal ref
PP-13885057
Neighbours
1 Apr 2025
Consultation
1 Apr 2025
Comments by
1 May 2025
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2025
Committee
16 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
20 May 2025
Env. assessment
No

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.