Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

38/26/0214 - Full Planning Permission Pending
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

35 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 12, Middle Street, Grade II*, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 30 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 ↗
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.
Saint Mary and Saint James, Taunton 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 16 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.
Scheduled monument about 20 m away: Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 474 m away: South Taunton Streams; Inside the Taunton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
7 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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Agent
SHATTOCK ASSOCIATES

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Taunton Deane are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026