Planning application
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 1No. customer switch and 1No. distribution network operator (DNO) substation, each within a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) enclosure.
As published by the council, reference 08/25/00199
Application record
- Reference
- 08/25/00199
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA6 3NA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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08/26/00059 Granted
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA
Upgrades to the existing Bridgwater Telephone Exchange Building consisting of proposed 6no. antennas and ancillaries to be removed with 3no. antennas and ancillaries to be installed. Proposed 1no. GPS module, reserved 2no. cabinets, 1no. cabinet to be removed, 2no. existing cabinets to be refreshed, and 3no. diplexers to be removed.
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08/26/00090 Granted
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 08/25/00199 (Installation of 1No. customer switch and 1No. distribution network operator (DNO) substation, each within a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) enclosure) to allow for an increase in size to the customer switch and relocation toward the DNO substation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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08/26/00090 Granted
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 08/25/00199 (Installation of 1No. customer switch and 1No. distribution network operator (DNO) substation, each within a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) enclosure) to allow for an increase in size to the customer switch and relocation toward the DNO substation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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