Planning application
7 Bath Road, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9QS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 4 & 5 of Planning Permission 01/20/00016 (Change of use from residential (C3) to school (D1) with associated works for access and parking.) to allow the use of the front parking area for purposes associated with the operation of the school, and to increase the maximum number of pupils permitted to attend the school at any one time from 65 to 90.
As published by the council, reference 01/26/00013
Application record
- Reference
- 01/26/00013
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Ashcott
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA7 9QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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01/25/00020 Granted
7 Bath Road, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9QS
Erection of 3No. freestanding post mounted signs and 1No. fascia sign.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 13 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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