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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: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 09/26/00012 Granted

    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).

    Decided 17 Sep 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 Granted

    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).

    Decided 17 Sep 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

    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).

    Granted Amendments 6 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

  • 11 Spencer Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5SP

    08/21/00147 Submitted 4 Oct 2021 200 yards away

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 08/20/00156 (Erection of two storey extension to the side (South) elevation and demolition of existing garage.) to allow for 3no. windows to be increased in size to the front (West) & rear (East) elevations and the rear (East) window to be replaced with french doors.

    Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 6 docs

  • 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

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    Land to the West of, Harry Prowse Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5

    Erection of 3no.self build dwellings.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Outline
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    Church Farm Heckley Lane Ashwick Radstock Somerset BA3 5BE

    Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3).

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Outline
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Outline
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    Received 31 Mar, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Outline
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    52 Lavers Oak Martock Somerset TA12 6HG

    Erection of single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.7 metres, with a maximum height of 3.9 metres and an eaves height of 2.8 metres.

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Outline