Telephone Exchange, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA
Approved on 10 July 2024
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of 6no. existing antennas and ancillary apparatus, and the installation of 6no. new antennas, ancillary apparatus and associated support structures. All other associated ancillary apparatus and development thereto.
- Submitted
- 29 May 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted29 May
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Jul
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 42 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Telephone Exchange, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA. Sedgemoor has handled 162 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 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. We hold 1,334 applications in total for the TA6 postcode area.
100% of telecoms 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 3NA
- Application type
- Telecommunications Full Planning
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bridgwater
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 7 June 2024
- Target decision date
- 10 July 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Building8 Unit 6 Carryduff Business Park Comber Road, Carryduff BT88AN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 24
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Sep
Upgrades to the existing Bridgwater Telephone Exchange Building consisting of proposed 6no. antennas and…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/26/00059 - 20262 Sep
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 08/25/00199
ApprovedNon-material amendment08/26/00090 - 20269 Mar
Installation of 1No. customer switch and 1No. distribution network operator (DNO) substation, each within a…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/25/00199 - 20234 Jan
Notice of intent to install a telecommunications box.
ApprovedTelecommunications Determination08/23/00159 - 20218 Dec
Notice of intent to install 1no. GPS module and 3no. RRUs. Ref 242002.
ApprovedTelecommunications Determination08/21/00187
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