Land to the West of, Maunsel Road, North Newton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7
Approved on 21 March 2026
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Proposal
Installation of a 30MWac ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm and associated infrastructure to include the erection of radio communication tower, control building, medium voltage Station, CCTV cameras poles, and placement of a storage container.
- Submitted
- 16 February 2026
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Mar
- DecidedDecided21 Mar
Decided in 33 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land to the West of, Maunsel Road, North Newton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7. Sedgemoor has handled 2,951 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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
- Parish
- North Petherton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Floor 4 Maybrook House 31/35 Grainger Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 33 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 314
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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.
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