Planning application
Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset
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.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
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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.
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Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset
THE INSTALLATION OF INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE TO COMPRISE; 3 NO. FASCIA SIGNS, 3 NO. BOOTH LETTERING, 1 NO. DIGITAL BOOTH SCREEN AND 4 NO. YELLOW SOFFIT LIGHTS.
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VARIOUS SITE SIGNAGE INCLUDING 4 NO. FREESTANDING SIGNS, 2 NO. BANNER UNITS, 1 NO. PLAY LAND SIGN AND 24 NO. DOT SIGNS.
Granted Advertising 17 docs -
Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset
THE INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. FREESTANDING TOTEMS.
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