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Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

Granted Exmoor National Park 37/26/00052 Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a McDonald's Drive Thru' restaurant and 2No. employment units with associated car parking, circulation, refuse enclosure, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 37/26/00052

Application record

Reference
37/26/00052
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Decided
15 Aug 2026
Parish
North Petherton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 37/26/00017 Granted

    Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Display of 2 No. internally illuminated signs and 5 No. non illuminated signs (Retrospective).

    Decided 25 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 37/26/00013 Granted

    Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Installation of 4No. internally illuminated fascia signs, 2No. internally illuminated 'Quattro Dots' (logo) signs, 1No. internally illuminated totem sign, and 1No. 4m banner sign (Retrospective).

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 37/26/00016 Granted

    Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Installation of 6No. internally illuminated fascia signs, including 2No. logos, 2No. lettering signs, and 2No. traditional fascia signs (including lettering and logo). (Retrospective).

    Decided 23 May 2026 Advertising
  • 37/26/00023 Granted

    Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 37/25/00034 (Erection of 4no. employment units (mix of Use Classes E(g) and B8) with associated car parking including EV charging, circulation, landscaping and associated infrastructure, on plots 1611, 1612, 1614 & 1615.) to allow for changes to the facade and site plan associated with unit 1611 to accommodate the requirements of an end user.

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 37/26/00022 Granted

    Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Erection of 2No. detached and 6No. terraced employment units (mix of Use Classes E(g) and B8) with associated car parking including EV charging, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

    Decided 16 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

49 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 15 August 2026, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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