19 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

1. 26 Jan 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 30 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 January 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 11 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

  08/25/00163 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use to 8 bed house in multiple occupation (HMO).

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• St John The Baptist Church, Blake Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BA

  08/23/00236 Submitted 16 May 2023 100 yards away

  Fell 1No. London Plane (T1) and 2No. Ash (G1). Crown reduce extended low limbs of Oak (T2) by 2m over highway. Crown lift Lime (T3) to provide 5.2m highway clearance all round. Repollard Lime (T4) back to previous pruning points.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• REAR OF, 47-49 Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AW

  08/26/00004 Submitted 22 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  Installation of 8No. air conditioning condenser units to the West elevation of the rear of the building (Retrospective).

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 47 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

  08/26/00002 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Erection of 3No. flats including parking, on site of garage block (to be demolished).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 23 docs
  Several homes

• 53 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT

  08/21/00067 Submitted 20 May 2021 150 yards away

  Erection of single storey rear (West) extension on site of existing conservatory (to be demolished).

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Pearl House, Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

  08/19/00191 Submitted 29 Oct 2019 150 yards away

  Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of a building from Office Use (Use Class B1a) to 8no. Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3).

  Refused Prior approval 15 docs

• 2026/1451/CLP Granted

  2 Fowen Close Street Somerset BA16 0FY

  Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use as single dwellinghouse under use class C3(b).

  Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 07/26/00014 Granted

  YARLINGTON BARN, DOBUNNI FARM, Wick Road, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0HA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for confirming the material start to development under planning permission (Ref: 07/24/00001) by clearance and excavation and stoning of the site for a Materials Storage Compound (see RAMMS) and adjacent access track on 14 July 2026.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 31/26/00006 Granted

  Former Batch Nurseries, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-super-mare, Somerset, BS24 0ES

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use and occupation of caravan as a residential unit for in excess of ten years.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1471/CLP Granted

  Moorland House Bay Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3TA

  Application for a proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of the existing single-storey rear porch and replacement with a single-storey rear extension.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1733/CLE Granted

  15 Apple Meadow View Park Hayes Leigh On Mendip Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5GP

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to confirm that works granted consent on 2023/1447/HSE have commenced within the time limit set and can be lawfully completed.

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development