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Electronic Communications Apparatus adjacent to, Tween Cottage, Catcott Broad Drove, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7

55/23/00005Telecommunications DeterminationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 4 November 2023

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed installation of 1 x (approx.) 7.5m wooden pole, underground 397m duct and 2 x jointing chambers (all in the verge alongside the carraigeway). Ref: HV6152

Submitted
11 September 2023
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated11 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Nov
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 54 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Electronic Communications Apparatus adjacent to, Tween Cottage, Catcott Broad Drove, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7. Sedgemoor has handled 162 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 3 weeks longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

100% of telecoms 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
Telecommunications Determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burtle

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 September 2023
Consultation start
6 October 2023
Target decision date
4 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • SSSI: Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI
  • Special Protection Area: Somerset Levels & Moors
  • Ramsar wetland: Somerset Levels & Moors

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 (18)

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, national parks, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, 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.

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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