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Land between Downend Road and Pawlett Road, to the East of, Bristol Road, Walpole, Bridgwater, Somerset

Decided Exmoor National Park 42/26/00003 Screening opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for EIA Screening Opinion for the development of up to 400 residential dwellings (Class C3) and a community/commercial building (Class E), with landscaping, public open space (including formal play space, a community orchard, allotments, a sustainable drainage system (SuDS) ), drainage, highway and access improvements, and all associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 42/26/00003

Application record

Reference
42/26/00003
Type
Screening opinion
Status
Permitted
Decision
Not Required
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Decided
26 Feb 2026
Parish
Puriton
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Not Required

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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