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Mosslands, Chestnut Lane, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9PR

01/25/00022Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 31 January 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of land to include the reorganisation and extension of an existing Gypsy and Traveller site, to provide an additional eight pitches, to include landscaping and access works.

Submitted
22 December 2025
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 40 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Mosslands, Chestnut Lane, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9PR. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 5 days longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,073 applications in total for the TA7 postcode area.

97% of full applications at Sedgemoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA7 9PR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ashcott

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2025
Consultation start
31 December 2025
Target decision date
31 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PO Box 981 Exeter EX3 9DS

Planning decision

Statutory period
40 days

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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