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Search the Public Notice PortalNEW homes are set to be built on a plot of land near Taunton train station after the green light was given by the planning authority.
Acorn Development (SW) LTD have been granted conditional approval for the redevelopment of the Watcombe House site in Taunton, paving the way for the creation of five new dwellings through a mix of conversions and new-build homes.
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The approved scheme includes the full redevelopment of Watcombe House in Taunton, which was built in 1893 and currently used as a base for A1 Ace Taxis. This listed building will be converted into two residential dwellings, while an adjacent workshop will undergo a change of use and partial conversion to form a third home.
As well as this, two new-build dwellings will be constructed on nearby William Street, linked to the wider site through a newly approved carport structure.
As part of the approval decision for this application, there will be a 'dedicated' parking provision for the adjoining MOT centre. This will ensure that the continued operation of neighbouring commercial uses while improving the overall functionality of the site.
Somerset Council confirmed that the development must commence within three years and be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved plans.
According to the conditions placed on the approval, all new windows and doors of Watcombe House and the former workshop must be timber, matching the form and detailing of the existing historic windows. Samples of external materials, including roofing and brickwork, must be approved by the council prior to use.
In the past, A1 Ace Taxi boss, Mike Davis, said his firm needed to move as its current site is no longer fit to handle a large fleet of cabs and carry out MOTs on larger vehicles such as buses, horse lorries and camper vans.
Speaking in 2019, Mr Davis said: "It's largely disruptive and potentially dangerous in the heart of a residential area.
"We need the ability to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"Costs are too prohibitive to put the charge infrastructure we're going to need into the existing facility.
"We've outgrown the site. We're run out of an old Victorian house.
"The current site is no longer appropriate to the size of business we have become. We need better facilities to take us forward."
You can view the planning application in full on the Somerset Council planning portal via application reference number 38/24/0303.
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