Planning application
Knowle Hall, Bath Road, Bawdrip, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8PJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of 3No. classrooms, 1No. multi-use dining hall, 1No. kitchen, 16No. residential rooms for students & staff, 1No. multi-use sports hall, associated plant rooms and ancillary services, plus provision of a new car and coach parking area, structured hard landscaping and soft landscaping including planting of vegetation.
As published by the council, reference 04/25/00007
Application record
- Reference
- 04/25/00007
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 28 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Bawdrip
- Postcode
- TA7 8PJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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04/24/00008 Granted
Knowle Hall, Bath Road, Bawdrip, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8PJ
Crown reduce height/spread of 1No. Common Walnut (T54) (TPO Ref T15) by 2m. Fell 2No. Elms by roadside and remove all overhanging branches over road from remaining 14No. Elms within Group 142 (TPO Ref W1). Remove dead stump in upper crown from 2No. Common Oak (T148 & T149) (Not covered by TPO). Dismantle 1No. Horse Chestnut (T154 & T159 on submitted report) (Not covered by TPO) to 8m Monolith and leave for nature.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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