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

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/25/00184 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 08/25/00184

Application record

Reference
08/25/00184
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
29 Nov 2025
Parish
Bridgwater
Postcode
TA6 5AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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82 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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 Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AN

    08/23/00215 Submitted 13 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Proposed internal and external alterations.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 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
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  • 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
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