Planning application
Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 23/26/00004
Application record
- Reference
- 23/26/00004
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decided
- Date not published
- 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.
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23/26/00001 Status unknown
Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater
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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
90 documents on file for this application
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