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

• 08/26/00087 Granted

  Royal Clarence House, High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3BH

  Internal reconfiguration works to create separate office units.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 08/26/00086 Granted

  Morrisons, Broadway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LN

  Creation of electric vehicle (EV) charging zone, including erection of EV charging points, canopy, sub-station enclosure, low voltage (LV) panel, meter cabinet, plant room and associated works.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 53/26/00014 Granted

  12 Grays Avenue, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0HP

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 18/26/00006 Granted

  2 Fowlers Farm Cottages, Fowlers Plot Road, Chedzoy, Bridgwater, TA7 8RH

  Erection of two storey side extension (South) and single storey rear extension (West).

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 46/26/00005 Granted

  SUTTON MILL FARM, Moor Road, Sutton Mallet, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9AR

  Construction of Agricultural Livestock Building

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Full applications