Search Higher Town planning applications
17 applications received or decided in the last 90 days · within 1 km of the centre of Higher Town · updated daily · Somerset Council
- Laurence House, Parks Lane, Minehead, TA24 8BXAwaiting decisionConversion of existing stand alone garage into a one person dwellingReceived 2 Nov 20263/21/26/042
- British Heart Foundation, 4 The Parade, Minehead, TA24 5UFAwaiting decisionApplication to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of 1st and 2nd floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 2 No. residential dwelling (Use Class C3)Received 29 Oct 2026CMA/21/26/002
- The Patch, Pemswell Road, Minehead, TA24 5RSAwaiting decisionErection of single storey side extension and dormer windowReceived 20 Oct 20263/21/26/058
- Dentcare Lab, Middle Street, Minehead, TA24 5JHAwaiting decisionInstallation of solar panels (retention of works already undertaken)Received 19 Oct 20263/21/26/061
- 41 West Street, Minehead, TA24 5EJAwaiting decisionErection of a single-storey flat-roofed rear extension and raised decked area (works already undertaken)Received 24 Aug 20263/21/26/051
Planning in Higher Town
- Approved
- 92%
- 47 of 47 decided
- Decision time
- about 9 weeks
- on average
Applications within 1 km of the centre of Higher Town in the last 24 months, from Somerset Council's planning register.
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Around Higher Town
Postcode districts
TA24 157 applications in the last 12 months
Applications in each district in the last 12 months.
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Planning authority: Somerset Council
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About Higher Town
Higher Town is a settlement located in Somerset, England.
Property prices in Higher Town show an average sale price of £301,320, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
The area around Higher Town has 4 nature designations nearby, which may affect how planning applications are assessed.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Higher Town planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
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To comment on or object to a planning application near Higher Town, open it in the list above: each one links to the council's own page for it and shows any comment deadline.
In the last 24 months, 58 planning applications were submitted near Higher Town. Of these, 92% were approved, with an average decision time of 65 days.
The most common types were full planning applications (26), tree works (6), listed building and heritage (5).
2 planning appeals were lodged, of which 1 was allowed and 1 was dismissed (50% success rate).