139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Approved on 21 July 2026
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Proposal
Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.
- Submitted
- 11 June 2026
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Jun
- ValidatedValidated11 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Jul
- DecidedDecided21 Jul
Decided in 40 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 5 days longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There have been 2 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 5JA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bridgwater
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Unit 13 Wiveliscombe Enterprise Centre Sandys Moor Wiveliscombe TA4 2DZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 40 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: The Old Bakery, Edward StreetRegister 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202516 Sep
Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 6No. dwellinghouses.
ApprovedOutline Planning Permission08/25/00171 - 202511 Aug
Application for prior approval for the conversion of funeral directors into three bedroom flat
ApprovedPrior Approval Business (E) to Dwelling08/25/00153 - 202528 Jan
Change of use fromUse Class E(c)(ii) (Commercial, business and services) to HMO Use Class C4.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission08/25/00020
Source: Sedgemoor
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