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Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

Granted Exmoor National Park 09/21/00017 Outline Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Outline application with some matters reserved, for erection of up to 530 dwellings including vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access, car parking, public open space, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference 09/21/00017

Application record

Reference
09/21/00017
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
12 Apr 2021
Validated
12 Apr 2021
Decided
8 Apr 2022
Parish
Bridgwater Without
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
TA6 5HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 09/26/00012 Status unknown

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 09/21/00017 (Outline application with some matters reserved, for erection of up to 530 dwellings including vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access, car parking, public open space, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works.) to amend the trigger associated with the delivery of the Site access (condition 6).

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 09/26/00010 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, for the erection of 71No. dwellings, pursuant to outline application 09/21/00017. Also the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 & 32 of application 09/21/00017.

    Decided 11 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00002 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the Phase 1 residential development, including the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00003 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for site enabling works including interim level raising and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 14, 29 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00001 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the infrastructure phase of development comprising details of spine road, drainage, associated landscaping, public open space and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 12, 14, 16, 27 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Apr 2021

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 8 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

5 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 09/26/00012 Status unknown

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 09/21/00017 (Outline application with some matters reserved, for erection of up to 530 dwellings including vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access, car parking, public open space, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works.) to amend the trigger associated with the delivery of the Site access (condition 6).

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 09/26/00010 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, for the erection of 71No. dwellings, pursuant to outline application 09/21/00017. Also the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 & 32 of application 09/21/00017.

    Decided 11 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00002 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the Phase 1 residential development, including the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00003 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for site enabling works including interim level raising and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 14, 29 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • 09/26/00001 Granted

    Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the infrastructure phase of development comprising details of spine road, drainage, associated landscaping, public open space and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 12, 14, 16, 27 and 32.

    Decided 14 Mar 2026 Reserved matters

Documents

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

543 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 April 2022, 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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    09/26/00012 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 09/21/00017 (Outline application with some matters reserved, for erection of up to 530 dwellings including vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access, car parking, public open space, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works.) to amend the trigger associated with the delivery of the Site access (condition 6).

    Status unknown Amendments 5 docs
    Major scheme

  • Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    09/26/00001 Submitted 28 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the infrastructure phase of development comprising details of spine road, drainage, associated landscaping, public open space and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 12, 14, 16, 27 and 32.

    Granted Reserved matters 93 docs

  • Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    09/26/00003 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of the details of landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for site enabling works including interim level raising and the discharge of conditions 1, 9, 14, 29 and 32.

    Granted Reserved matters 74 docs

  • Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    09/26/00010 Submitted 27 May 2026 100 yards away

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, for the erection of 71No. dwellings, pursuant to outline application 09/21/00017. Also the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 & 32 of application 09/21/00017.

    Granted Reserved matters 52 docs
    Major scheme

  • Folletts Farm, Dunwear Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5HH

    09/26/00002 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 300 yards away

    Approval of the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 09/21/00017 for the Phase 1 residential development, including the discharge of conditions 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 and 32.

    Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 101 docs

  • 6 Somerville Way, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5SA

    08/19/00151 Submitted 16 Oct 2019 350 yards away

    Erection of single storey extension to side (south east) elevation.

    Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Outline
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    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Outline