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The Old Post Office, 27-28 Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset

08/25/00025Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 22 March 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part demolition and change of use to the rear and erection of a new building to create 7no. flats.

Submitted
17 February 2025
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 33 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Old Post Office, 27-28 Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days. The site is in the Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
17 February 2025
Consultation start
18 February 2025
Target decision date
22 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Walgaston Farm Mobley Berkeley Goucester GL13 9EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
33 days

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock
  • Listed building: Grade II: Maldon House and Attached RailingsOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Land to the rear of, 27-28 Cornhill, Bridgwater, TA6 3AYRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • 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 (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.

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

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© 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.

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