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5A Hammet Street, Taunton

38/26/0299/CMAClass MA NotificationAwaiting decision
Prior approval

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a change of use and conversion from commercial, business and service use (Class E) into 3 No. dwellings (Class C3) at 5A Hammet Street, Taunton

Received
21 October 2026
Decision due
16 December 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 5A Hammet Street, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 3,733 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Saint Mary and Saint James, Taunton conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 146 applications in total for the TA1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TA1 1RZ
Application type
Class MA Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Taunton

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
37 BERESFORD AVENUE HANWELL LONDON W7 3AJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr G Clifford
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Saint Mary and Saint James, Taunton
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 9-12, Hammet StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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: Taunton Deane

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