Pearl House, Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 08/19/00220 Granted

  Pearl House, Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

  Application for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1a) to 8no. Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3).

  Decided 7 Feb 2020 Prior approval

1. 29 Oct 2019

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 26 Nov 2019

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

3. 16 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Pearl House, Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

  08/19/00220 Submitted 6 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Application for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1a) to 8no. Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3).

  Granted Prior approval 32 docs

• 53 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

  08/21/00067 Submitted 20 May 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of single storey rear (West) extension on site of existing conservatory (to be demolished).

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 47 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

  08/26/00002 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Erection of 3No. flats including parking, on site of garage block (to be demolished).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 23 docs
  Several homes

• St John The Baptist Church, Blake Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BA

  08/23/00236 Submitted 16 May 2023 100 yards away

  Fell 1No. London Plane (T1) and 2No. Ash (G1). Crown reduce extended low limbs of Oak (T2) by 2m over highway. Crown lift Lime (T3) to provide 5.2m highway clearance all round. Repollard Lime (T4) back to previous pruning points.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Johns Vicarage, Blake Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BA

  08/19/00209 Submitted 21 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  (T2) Eucalyptus, reduce crown by 50% to height of 14m. (T3) Ash, reduce height by 25% (6m) shorten long side stems by 4m. (T4) Group of sumac fell 2 stems leaning over footpath to East. (T6) Elder, pollard to 2m. (T7) Beech, reduce branches on East side by 3m. (T8) Apple, thin crown by 20% removing rubbing and deadwood branches. (T9) Group of 3 Silver Birch, raise crown to 4m above ground, fell small tree resting on fence.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Mcdonalds Restaurant, The Leggar, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4AB

  08/22/00109 Submitted 29 Jul 2022 100 yards away

  Installation of 1no. rapid electric vehicle charging station, with associated equipment and works.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 50/26/00074 Granted

  Walls Farm, Stoughton Road, West Stoughton, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4PP

  Change of use of the building to 1 No. residential dwelling, along with the installation of windows, doors and services

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 03/26/00006 Granted

  Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 7No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and associated building operations.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 17/26/00060 Granted

  Penstone, The Lippiatt, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3QT

  Change of use of a working farm to allow it to be also used for Alternative Learning Provision for young people aged 8-25 years of age.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 03/26/00008 Granted

  Long Acre, Quarrylands Lane, Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2QX

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of 500 square meters of Barn 1 and 500 square meters of Barn 2 (Total of 1000 square meters in total) into a flexible commercial space.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 3/30/26/004 Granted

  Land adjacent to Surridge Farm, lane between Skilgate and Frogwell Cross, Skilgate, TA4 2DQ

  Application for prior notification for the erection of a steel cover extension to agricultural building

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Prior approval