Planning application
Land At, Former Somerset Bridge Primary School, Hamp Bridge, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permission in Principle for up to 9 houses on former school site land.
As published by the council, reference 37/25/00077
Application record
- Reference
- 37/25/00077
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2025
- Parish
- North Petherton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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37/25/00068 Granted
Land At, Former Somerset Bridge Primary School, Hamp Bridge, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Application for Permission in Principle for the erection of 9No. dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 October 2025, 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.
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