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Roadwater Methodist Church, Roadwater, Watchet, TA23 0QY

6/26/25/003Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing church into a single affordable residential unit (amended description).

Received
14 April 2025
Decision due
17 June 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
Exmoor
Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at ROADWATER METHODIST CHURCH, ROADWATER, WATCHET, TA23 0QY. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 53 applications in total for the TA23 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Exmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA23 0QY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Old Cleeve

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Consultation start
19 November 2025
Consultation end
3 December 2025
Application expires
9 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd
Architect profile
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO SW LTD

Planning decision

Decision
Application is not yet decided
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
2 May 2025
Advertisement expiry
23 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13940144
UPRN
10003763427
Documents
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • National park: Exmoor

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Exmoor

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