Change of Use to Nursery and Pre-School, Timsbury

Key Skills: Full Planning Permission

Former Church Building

Community Building

Nursery - Use Class E (f)

Change of Use - part retrospective

Category: Planning Permission

LPA: Bath & North East Somerset Council

The Project

Tadman Planning Consultants secured planning permission in July 2026 for the expansion of Timsbury Childcare into both floors of the former Tabor Methodist Church in Timsbury, Somerset.

The nursery had successfully operated from the ground floor of the building for over ten years. The upper floor, however, remained in use for church services but, sadly, dwindling congregation numbers meant that the church was no longer viable and closed for worship. The permission will allow the nursery to expand across both floors, increasing capacity from approximately 32 to 60 children and providing dedicated pre-school accommodation.

The application demonstrated the identified need for additional early-years provision within Timsbury, particularly in light of planned housing growth, while securing the continued use of an existing community building in the heart of the village.

Planning permission granted July 2026.