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Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

37/25/00042Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 29 October 2026

Council decision: Granted Permission

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Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 22 & 25 of Planning Permission 37/22/00071 (Hybrid planning application (Outline and Full), Outline planning application with some matters reserved for the erection of 15no. dwellings, including green infrastructure, drainage and other associated infrastructure works. Full planning application for the erection of 346no. dwellings, including green infrastructure, drainage and other associated infrastructure works (Phase 2).) to amend the site layout to provide adoptable roads, replace house types, amend dwelling heights, increase the proportion of 3-bed homes, re-orient houses to overlook open spaces, add a 3m wide shared cycle and pedestrian route through the site, replace 'communal gardens' with private gardens, and amend the parking layout.

Submitted
7 July 2025
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 479 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bridgwater Gateway Development, Bridgwater Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 479 days, 63 weeks longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There have been 12 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
Large
Number of dwellings
15
Parish
North Petherton

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2025
Consultation start
29 July 2025
Target decision date
13 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Pembroke House 15 Pembroke Road Bristol BS8 3BA

Planning decision

Case officer
Amelia Elv?
Statutory period
37 days

Additional information

Documents
112

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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

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.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Oct

    Erection of 1no. Stackboard Sign to the West of the roundabout between Willstock Road and Taunton Road and…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00050
  2. 2026
    31 Jul

    Installation of internally illuminated signage - 3No Fascia signs, 3No Booth lettering, 1No Digital Booth…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00057
  3. 2026
    31 Jul

    Erection of 4No. freestanding signs, 2No. Banner Units, 1No. Play Land sign and 24No. Dot signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00056
  4. 2026
    31 Jul

    Installation of 2No Freestanding totem signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00055
  5. 2026
    2 Jun

    Installation of 4No. internally illuminated fascia signs, 2No. internally illuminated 'Quattro Dots' (logo)…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00013
  6. 2026
    24 Apr

    Installation of 6No. internally illuminated fascia signs, including 2No. logos, 2No. lettering signs, and…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent37/26/00016

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