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Bowdly, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8NB

55/26/00003Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 9 November 2026

Council decision: Refuse Planning Permission

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

New independent residential (C3) dwelling with decking, demolition of existing garage and carport, and upgrade to existing foul water system and the creation of a new vehicle access for the existing dwelling with 2 disabled off-street parking spaces, using permeable surfacing

Submitted
22 September 2026
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Nov

Decided in 48 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Bowdly, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8NB. Sedgemoor has handled 143 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 13 days longer than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,073 applications in total for the TA7 postcode area.

91% of full planning permission 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
TA7 8NB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Parish
Burtle

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Charles Morgan

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    31 May

    Erection of first floor extension

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission55/19/00006

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