Planning application
Land at Somerset Bridge Bridgwater
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full Planning application for an aggregates washplant with an annual output of 365,000 tonnes.
As published by the council, reference SCC/4159/2026
Application record
- Reference
- SCC/4159/2026
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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SCC/4147/2026 Awaiting decision
Land at Somerset Bridge Bridgwater
Change of use from Agriculture to Class E for industrial use, along with engineering operation to raise the level of the land.
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SCC/4147/2026(37/26/00042) Awaiting decision
Land at Somerset Bridge Bridgwater
Change of use from Agriculture to Class E for industrial use, along with engineering operation to raise the level of the land.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What 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 full applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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.
Other full applications
In Exmoor National Park
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39/26/00008 Granted
22 Brookside Road, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QW
Change of use of redundant commercial retail space to residential use.
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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.
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38/26/00005 Granted
Olivers House, Fore Street, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0QH
Conversion of residential outbuilding into a separate one bedroom dwelling.
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08/26/00013 Granted
14 Richmond Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3JP
Erection of an Orangery to the North elevation.
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24/26/00013 Granted
Sunnydale, Lake House Lane, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4HN
Erection of a two storey extension to the south elevation.