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Merriott Pharmacy 2 Broadway Merriott Somerset TA16 5QG

26/00720/P3MAPA COU Class E to DwellingApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 27 April 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with Conditions2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval for proposed Change of Use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to Dwelling House (Class C3) to a one bedroom residential dwelling.

Received
25 March 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Agent
Dandelion Seeds Architects
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Merriott Pharmacy 2 Broadway Merriott Somerset TA16 5QG. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 9 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Merriott conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR. We hold 25 applications in total for the TA16 postcode area.

88% of outline applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA16 5QG
Application type
PA COU Class E to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Merriott

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dandelion Seeds Architects
Architect profile
DANDELION SEEDS LTD
Agent address
The Studio Addison Grove Taunton TA2 6JF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14807663
Comments
0
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Merriott
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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, national parks, 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: South Somerset

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