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Bridgwater Docks, Docks, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6

08/25/00190Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 January 2026

Proposal

Restoration of Bridgwater Dock, including change of use of the dock to introduce residential and leisure moorings and associated infrastructure including new secure entrances and pontoons, creation of an active travel route, removal of the modern newton lock swing bridge and replacement with a new swing bridge, repairs to bascule bridge and associated structures, landscaping and public realm works and engineering works in the basin.

Submitted
20 November 2025
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 49 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bridgwater Docks, Docks, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. The site is in the Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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
20 November 2025
Consultation start
17 December 2025
Target decision date
8 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Floor 1 8 First Street Manchester United Kingdom M154RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Additional information

Documents
94

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock

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 (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    20 Nov

    Restoration of Bridgwater Dock, including change of use of the dock to introduce residential and leisure…

    This applicationApprovedFull08/25/00190
  2. 2025
    20 Nov

    Restoration of Bridgwater Dock, including change of use of the dock to introduce residential and leisure…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside08/25/00191

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