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Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater

23/26/00004Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of a new secondary school including a two storey teaching building, sports hall, multi-use games area (MUGA), sports pitches, hard & soft landscaping, vehicle, pedestrian & cycle access, parking, drainage infrastructure, associated works & highways works.

Submitted
1 October 2026
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Land to the West of Broadlands Lane and North of, Spaxton Road, Durleigh, Bridgwater. Sedgemoor has handled 143 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Parish
Durleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Laura Heykoop

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Blake StatueOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Bridgwater Post Office, 27-28, Cornhill, Bridgwater, TA6 3AYRegister site at or near this address
  • 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

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.

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