Former Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 08/25/00185 Granted

  Former Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

  Partial demolition of later additions to existing Grade II former hospital to facilitate the conversion and extension of existing historic listed buildings to create 'Somerset Health and Care Academy' including café/restaurant, car parking, ecological mitigation and associated landscaping works.

  Decided 29 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 29 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 November 2025, 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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• Former Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

  08/25/00185 Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Partial demolition of later additions to existing Grade II former hospital to facilitate the conversion and extension of existing historic listed buildings to create 'Somerset Health and Care Academy' including café/restaurant, car parking, ecological mitigation and associated landscaping works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 76 docs

• Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

  08/26/00061 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building (Sui Generis) with the installation of bat tiles and bat dormer to roof and demountable boarding to ground floor windows, and repair/replacement of roof slates and ridge tiles as needed.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 14 docs

• Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

  08/26/00062 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building (Sui Generis) with the installation of bat tiles and bat dormer to roof and demountable boarding to ground floor windows, and repair/replacement of roof slates and ridge tiles as needed.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 14 docs

• 20-22 Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset

  08/19/00146 Submitted 10 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Change of use from former dental surgery to 3 dwellings. Demolition of single storey element to rear of number 22 and the erection of a single storey rear extension to each property, including internal alterations and associated works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Several homes

• 20-22 Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset

  08/19/00145 Submitted 10 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Change of use from former dental surgery to 3 dwellings. Demolition of single storey element to rear of number 22 and the erection of a single storey rear extension to each property, including internal alterations and associated works.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 22 docs
  Several homes

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

  08/25/00210 Submitted 9 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  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.

  Granted Full applications Extension 35 docs

• 39/26/00008 Granted

  22 Brookside Road, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QW

  Change of use of redundant commercial retail space to residential use.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 01/26/00016 Granted

  Fulpitts Cottage, Fullpits Lane, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9QR

  Erection of a two storey building for use as a car port and home office and extension to existing retaining wall.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 38/26/00005 Granted

  Olivers House, Fore Street, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0QH

  Conversion of residential outbuilding into a separate one bedroom dwelling.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 08/26/00013 Granted

  14 Richmond Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3JP

  Erection of an Orangery to the North elevation.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 24/26/00013 Granted

  Sunnydale, Lake House Lane, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4HN

  Erection of a two storey extension to the south elevation.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications