Planning application
4 Rhyne Bridge, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing front garden into driveway, and erection of 1.5m high fence and gates.
As published by the council, reference 37/26/00053
Application record
- Reference
- 37/26/00053
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Parish
- North Petherton
- Postcode
- TA6 6LE
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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37/25/00027 Granted
4 Rhyne Bridge, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LE
Conversion of existing front garden into driveway, and erection of 1.8m high fence and gates.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 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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