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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/25/00199 Full Planning Permission

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 Permission
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 3NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 April 2026, 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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