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Providence Methodist Chapel, Church Street, Timberscombe, TA24 7TR

6/34/22/111Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 January 2023

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from existing Methodist Chapel to Community Hall, together with, the creation of balcony, chimney, disabled access and ramp, installation of rooflights and associated works.

Received
17 October 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Exmoor
Agent
Inspired Partnership Ltd
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Providence Methodist Chapel, Church Street, Timberscombe, TA24 7TR. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Exmoor's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,196 applications in total for the TA24 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
TA24 7TR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Timberscombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2022
Consultation expiry
25 November 2022
Consultation start
31 October 2022
Consultation end
21 November 2022
Target decision date
23 December 2022
Application expires
23 January 2023
Permission expires
22 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Inspired Partnership Ltd
Architect profile
INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Planning decision

Statutory period
87 days

Publicity

First advertised
4 November 2022
Advertisement expiry
25 November 2022
Site notice start
1 November 2022

Additional information

UPRN
MAN000000000095292
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National park: Exmoor
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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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