Planning application
Towens of Weston Ltd Springway Business Park Springway Lane Bridgwater Westonzoyland TA7 0JS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development of Inert Waste Management Facility.
As published by the council, reference SCC/4138/2026
Application record
- Reference
- SCC/4138/2026
- Type
- Other
- Status
- Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Postcode
- TA7 0JS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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SCC/4135/2025 Awaiting decision
Towens of Weston Ltd Springway Business Park Springway Lane Bridgwater Westonzoyland TA7 0JS
Materials reprocessing facility and ancillary development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 45 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
87 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided less common application types in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Towens of Weston Ltd Springway Business Park Springway Lane Bridgwater Westonzoyland TA7 0JS
92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec
Materials reprocessing facility and ancillary development.
Awaiting decision -
The Old Airfield Camp, Langport Road, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0JS
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