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The Mill (formerly Bigwood & Staple), Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

08/21/00023Reserved mattersApproved

Approved on 12 May 2021

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Approval of the details of landscaping in connection with thee erection of 29 two bedroom town houses.

Submitted
16 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 57 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at The Mill (formerly Bigwood & Staple), Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset. Sedgemoor has handled 374 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 3 weeks longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

94% of outline applications at Sedgemoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Reserved matters
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bridgwater

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2021
Consultation start
13 April 2021
Target decision date
12 May 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
9 Yardley Close Swanwick DE55 1EP

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Bridgwater St John'sPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: The Mill (formerly Bigwood & Staple), Church Street, BridgwaterRegister site at or near this address

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 (20)

flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    20 Mar

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 08/21/00023

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment08/24/00053
  2. 2021
    16 Mar

    Approval of the details of landscaping in connection with thee erection of 29 two bedroom town houses.

    This applicationApprovedOutline08/21/00023

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