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Mercure Bridgwater Hotel, 56-66 Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AR

Refused Exmoor National Park 08/21/00057 Advertisement consent

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of 1no. electronically programmed LED composite media board above roof-top plant room/ gym.

As published by the council, reference 08/21/00057

Application record

Reference
08/21/00057
Type
Advertisement consent
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
21 Jun 2021
Validated
21 Jun 2021
Decided
23 Jul 2021
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 5AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 08/25/00210 Granted

    MERCURE BRIDGWATER HOTEL, 56-66 Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AR

    Variation of Conditions 2 & 8 of Planning Permission 08/24/00046 (Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission Application No. 08/23/00169 (Erection of five storey extension to the West elevation forming short stay accommodation units and ground floor commercial space.) to amend the approved plans listed in schedule A), to vary Condition 2, to amend the approved plans listed in schedule A, and Condition 8 to be varied to refer to the updated site and block plan drawing reference.

    Decided 14 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jun 2021

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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