Lower Tower Cottage, Downhall Drive, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7RT

1. 12 May 2021

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 8 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Granted Permission

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 July 2021, 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.

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.

• 2 Grove House, Downhall Drive, Wembdon, TA6 7RT

  51/19/00026 Submitted 4 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  Retrospective application for the erection of a decked platform on top of shed.

  Refused Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Wembdon Orchard, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PH

  51/26/00002 Submitted 10 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Crown reduce 1No. Lime (T1) (TPO Ref T1) in height and spread by approx. 2-3m all round leaving the tree approx. 11-12m in width and 13m in height.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Tower, Downhall Drive, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7RT

  51/23/00002 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Erection of ancillary log cabin on site of existing (to be demolished).

  Granted Full applications Demolition 15 docs

• 5 Shepherds Close, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7RJ

  51/25/00017 Submitted 22 Sep 2025 150 yards away

  Demolition of an existing timber garden room and the construction of a single storey extension to side of existing bungalow.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Church Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7RH

  51/21/00024 Submitted 4 Aug 2021 150 yards away

  Retrospective application for the erection of detached shed and proposed installation of fence panels.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Glenwood, 2 The Oaks, Wembdon Rise, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7QL

  51/25/00023 Submitted 8 Sep 2025 150 yards away

  Reduce lateral spread of 1No. Copper Beech (T1) (TPO Ref A1) by 4-5m to suitable pruning points to give 2-3m clearance from the house. Reduce height of 1No. False Acacia (T2) (TPO Ref A1) by 2-3m and reduce the lateral spread by 2-3m to balance up the tree. Pollard 1No. Lime (T3) (TPO Ref A1) to 5-6m in height due to it previously losing a large limb.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 39/26/00008 Granted

  22 Brookside Road, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QW

  Change of use of redundant commercial retail space to residential use.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 01/26/00016 Granted

  Fulpitts Cottage, Fullpits Lane, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9QR

  Erection of a two storey building for use as a car port and home office and extension to existing retaining wall.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 38/26/00005 Granted

  Olivers House, Fore Street, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0QH

  Conversion of residential outbuilding into a separate one bedroom dwelling.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 08/26/00013 Granted

  14 Richmond Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3JP

  Erection of an Orangery to the North elevation.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 24/26/00013 Granted

  Sunnydale, Lake House Lane, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4HN

  Erection of a two storey extension to the south elevation.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications