Planning application
Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for EIA Screening Opinion for a new 7-form entry secondary school (replacement of the existing 7-form entry Haygrove School) which is up to 5,500sqm Gross External Area (GEA) of education space (Use Class F1). This will include a sports hall detached from the main school building, a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), sports courts and pitches, and a hardstanding social area including seating areas, a cark park, and vehicular and pedestrian access. The Proposed Development will be up to 2 storeys (up to 12m from FFL).
As published by the council, reference 23/26/00001
Application record
- Reference
- 23/26/00001
- Type
- Screening opinion
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Durleigh
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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