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Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater

Status unknown Exmoor National Park 23/26/00001 Screening opinion

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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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/26/00004 Granted

    Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater

    Construction of a new secondary school including a two storey teaching building, sports hall, multi-use games area (MUGA), sports pitches, hard & soft landscaping, vehicle, pedestrian & cycle access, parking, drainage infrastructure, associated works & highways works.

    Decided 5 Nov 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 48 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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