23 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LH
Approved on 17 February 2024
Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee
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Proposal
Erection of three storey, 30No. bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and associated works.
- Submitted
- 12 January 2024
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Feb
- DecidedDecided17 Feb
Decided in 36 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 23 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LH. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days. The site is in the Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,334 applications in total for the TA6 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
- TA6 3LH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bridgwater
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2024
- Consultation start
- 4 November 2024
- Target decision date
- 17 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 15-17 Backfields Lane Bristol BS2 8QW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 36 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 41
Site constraints
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
- Brownfield land register: Land to the Rear of, Ivy House, Friarn Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3LHRegister 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20251 Oct
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed demolition of conservatory, internal reconfiguration, associated…
ApprovedCert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev08/25/00178 - 20229 Sep
Change of use of building to form 8no. residential units.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/22/00119 - 202015 Apr
Change of use and conversion from elderly persons day care centre into 7 No. two bed flats and 1 No. bedsit…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/20/00059 - 20204 Mar
Erection of a part two storey, part three storey building to form 13no. dwellings.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/20/00043
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