Land to the East of Gravity, Woolavington Road, and to the West of, Stoning Pound Rhyne, The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

1. 18 Sep 2024

   Received by Somerset

2. 5 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 4 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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• Land to the East of Gravity, Woolavington Road, and to the West of, Stoning Pound Rhyne, The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

  54/24/00016 Submitted 18 Sep 2024 0m away

  Notification under the Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 for the installation of 1no. H pole to terminate the existing 21ZDR line, to facilitate the removal of one overhead span and associated existing "H" pole and single intermediate pole. Ref:CW51940

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• Land to the West of, The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

  54/26/00006 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 104m away

  Installation of a synchronous condenser facility, switchroom, with ancillary 400kV infrastructure, and associated works including upgraded access, internal drives, diversion of 33kV overhead line and cable connection to New Woolavington Substation.

  Granted Full applications 35 docs

• Land to the West of, The Causeway, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

  54/26/00006 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 104m away

  Installation of a synchronous condenser facility, switchroom, with ancillary 400kV infrastructure, and associated works including upgraded access, internal drives, diversion of 33kV overhead line and cable connection to New Woolavington Substation.

  Granted Full applications 35 docs

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  54/26/00001 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 188m away

  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.

  Decided Other 8 docs

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  54/26/00001 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 188m away

  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.

  Decided Other 8 docs

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

  95/26/00001 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 202m away

  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.

  Granted 59 docs

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