Planning application
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.
As published by the council, reference 08/26/00033
Application record
- Reference
- 08/26/00033
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Postcode
- TA6 5JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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08/25/00153 Granted
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Application for prior approval for the conversion of funeral directors into three bedroom flat
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 July 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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