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Wessex House, 12 West Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset

08/23/00184Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 April 2023

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of Use Class E (gym/studio) to wellbeing retreat and associated treatment/therapy rooms (sui generis), with associated internal alterations.

Submitted
14 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received14 Mar
  2. Validated14 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 39 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Wessex House, 12 West Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 4 days longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. The site is in the Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bridgwater

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 March 2023
Consultation start
21 March 2023
Target decision date
22 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/O 2 Oakfield Road Clifton BRISTOL BS8 2AL

Planning decision

Statutory period
39 days

Additional information

Documents
15

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock
  • Listed building: Grade II: 12, 13 and 14, West QuayOn this site · +7 more
  • Brownfield land register: 12-14 West Quay, Bridgwater, TA6 3HWRegister site at or near this address

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Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    14 Mar

    Change of use of Use Class E (gym/studio) to wellbeing retreat and associated treatment/therapy rooms (sui…

    This applicationApprovedFull08/23/00184
  2. 2023
    14 Mar

    Internal alterations in connection with change of use of Use Class E (gym/studio) to wellbeing retreat and…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside08/23/00185

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