54/24/00016

1. 18 Sep 2024

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 5 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

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• 54/26/00001 Decided

  Land At East of Former, Gravity Campus Woolavington Road, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AD

  Notification under the Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009. proposed works to an overhead electricity line to be turned into to connect to substation. The works will connect existing overhead line to new FLT gantries located directly underneath existing alighment of ZGA 400kV overhead line.

  23 Jan 2026 188m away Other
• 54/26/00001 Decided

  Land At East of Former, Gravity Campus Woolavington Road, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AD

  Notification under the Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009. proposed works to an overhead electricity line to be turned into to connect to substation. The works will connect existing overhead line to new FLT gantries located directly underneath existing alighment of ZGA 400kV overhead line.

  23 Jan 2026 188m away Other
• 95/26/00001 Granted

  Land to the north of Woolavington Road, within the south east of the Gravity Smart Campus site, near Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8

  LDO compliance application for the erection of one 132kV and one 400kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation comprising five 460 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) super grid transformers and associated switchgear, four overhead line gantries, two Distribution Network Operator (DNO) transformers and two metering kiosks; ancillary office, welfare and workshop buildings; a fire water tank and diesel generator; permanent access from Gravity Ring Road, internal access roads and parking; drainage, lighting and CCTV; security fencing, strategic landscaping and associated engineering works.

  9 Jul 2026 202m away

• 2026/1142/OHL Granted

  Limes Lea The Street Chilcompton Radstock Somerset BA3 4HB

  Install a new 11m pole in line with an existing overhead Low Voltage Line to resolve a service defect. The new pole will be in line with & will not exceed 10% higher than the existing poles in this line.

  16 Jun 2026 Other
• 2026/1446/AGB Awaiting decision

  Land At 349244 149709 Westfield Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset

  Application for prior notification of agricultural development for a proposed building for the storage of machinery and fodder.

  30 Jul 2026 Other
• 26/01688/AGN Decided

  Land At Higher Beetham Farm Whitestaunton Chard Somerset TA20 3PY

  Application for prior notification of agricultural development for the erection of a dual pitch portal framed agricultural building.

  21 Jul 2026 Other
• 2026/1419/AGB Awaiting decision

  Whitchurch Farm Hay Street Ston Easton Radstock Somerset BA3 4DW

  An extension to cover existing open yard

  27 Jul 2026 Other
• 26/01719/AGN Awaiting decision

  Land And Buildings At The Hayloft Manor Farm Forton Chard Somerset TA20 2LY

  Application for prior notification of agricultural development for the erection of an Agricultural Workshop Building.

  24 Jul 2026 Other