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  • Application Number: 08/24/00202
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Application Registered:
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04/03/2026
Application Decided:
25/03/2026

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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
52 Clare Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EN
Proposal:
Part Change of Use to 8 Bed HMO (Use Class Sui Generis) with Commercial, Business and Service use (Use Class E) to Part of the Ground Floor with new & additional windows.
Case Officer:
Jordan Morris
Registered Date:
07/02/2025
Applicant:
Hinkley Homes
Applicant Address:
1 Duffield Road Derby DE1 3BB
Agent:
G D Designs Architectural Services Ltd, 49 The Crescent
Agent Address:
49 The Crescent Cradley Heath B64 7JS
Current Agent:
Property Planning Consultants Ltd, 42 High Street
Current Agent Address:
42 High Street Bilston West Midlands WV14 0EP
Consultation Start Date:
25/03/2026
Earliest Decision Date:
04/03/2026
Decision Level:
Delegated (following Committee Referral)
Decision:
Granted Permission
Decision Date:
25/03/2026

Conditions and Reasons

Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: In accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 ( as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).
2
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in schedule A. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3
Prior to the installation of replacement and modified windows, full details, to include 1:5 scaled and annotated drawings, of these replacement windows shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include full details (including technical specifications, and maintenance instructions) of the measures set out within Appendix C, D and E of the submitted Environmental Noise Impact Assessment (dated 20/11/2025, Reference 52CS081125TA63EN) and the Odour Assessment Addendum (8th December 2025) insofar as it relates to the design of the replacement and modified windows which includes the use of laminated double glazing, hit and miss trickle vents and carbon filtered trickle ventilation. Such measures shall be installed to all openable windows serving the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), and thereafter permanently maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The replacement and modified windows shall be implemented in strict accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Reason: To preserve the character of the Conservation Area and its special architectural interest and in the interests of residential amenity.
30/07/2026
4
Prior to the commencement of works to modify window openings, a Method Statement detailing the finish of the modified window openings and the removal of the air conditioning unit shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. If bricks are proposed for use in the making good of the modified window openings, matching brickwork to match the existing brickwork shall be used and a brick sample shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The modified windows shall be carried out in full in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Reason: To preserve the character of the Conservation Area and its special architectural interest.
30/07/2026
5
Prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) the cycle store shall be implemented and made available for use. The cycle store shall be permanently retained and maintained for the purposes of cycle storage and kept free from obstruction. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory provision of safe cycle storage facilities, to provide facilities for all the users of the site and in the interests of highway safety and sustainable transport.
6
The bin storage shall be made available in accordance with the approved plans prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The bin storage shall be thereafter permanently retained for the storage of bins. Reason: To ensure an acceptable form of the development and that adequate bin storage is available to serve the development.
7
Prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), a Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Management Plan shall be produced for the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and include details of management of waste and recycling, management of shared spaces and storage areas including cycle, furniture and bin storage, means of dealing with antisocial behaviour if it arises, complaint procedures and monitoring and review mechanisms. The operation of the HMO shall proceed in strict accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of local amenity.
30/07/2026
8
No bedroom unit within the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) hereby approved shall be occupied until the optional requirement for potential consumption of wholesome water by persons occupying that unit in Part G of Schedule 1 and Regulation 36 of the Building Regulations 2010 of 110 litres per person per day has been complied with. Reason: To improve the water efficiency and sustainability of the dwellings.
30/07/2026
9
Due to age of the existing building, there shall be a watching brief for potential contamination and assess for visual and olfactory evidence of contamination. If any unforeseen contamination is found, the Local Planning Authority shall be notified immediately. Where remediation is deemed necessary by the Local Planning Authority, a remediation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and then implemented in accordance with the submitted details. Where a site is affected by contamination or land stability issues, responsibility for securing a safe development rests with the developer and/or landowner. Reason: To ensure that the building is suitable for the intended uses and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to human health, controlled waters and other receptors both onsite and offsite.
30/07/2026
10
Prior to the installation of new or replacement doors, full details, to include 1:5 scaled and annotated drawings, of these doors shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The doors shall be implemented in strict accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Reason: To preserve the character of the Conservation Area and its special architectural interest.
30/07/2026
11
Prior to the first occupation of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), the first-floor window in the south western facing side elevation serving the furniture store shall be fixed shut and thereafter permanently retained in that condition. Reason: In accordance with the approved plans and in the interests of residential amenity.
12
The furniture store at first floor level shall not be used as a habitable room. A habitable room for the purposes of this condition means any room used or intended to be used for sleeping or living which is not solely used for cooking purposes, but does not include bath or toilet facilities, service rooms, corridors, laundry rooms, hallways or utility rooms. Reason: In accordance with the application submission and in the interests of residential amenity.

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