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The Smithy, Tappers Lane, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6SJ

37/23/00105Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 29 December 2023

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Formation of pedestrian access to include erection of gate and brick pillar and part demolition of existing stone wall.

Submitted
22 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided29 Dec

Decided in 37 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Smithy, Tappers Lane, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6SJ. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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 6SJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Petherton

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2023
Consultation start
7 December 2023
Target decision date
29 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
6 Orchard Close North Petherton TA66TW

Planning decision

Statutory period
37 days

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (22)

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, 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

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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.

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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