Land At Cokerhurst Farm South Of Wembdon Hill & North Of, Quantock Road, Bridgwater, Somerset Data via plota.co.uk

51/25/00024 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Retrospective variation of Condition 3 of Planning Permission (Hybrid (full and outline) application. Full application for the erection of 238 dwellings, formation of two new means of access onto A39, pedestrian/cycle link onto Wembdon Hill, public open space, parking and landscaping. Outline application with all matters reserved, for up to 437 dwellings, 500sqm (A1-A5) and/or community uses (D1)), 2.2ha site for up to 2 Form Entry Primary School and bus gate/emergency access via Inwood Road with associated infrastructure, landscaping and works.) to amend the approved plans in schedule A to allow for a change to the height of a retaining wall within Phase 1 of the development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2025
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Approved
27 Oct 2025

Approved on 27 Oct 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cook Memorial, Wembdon Road Cemetery, Grade II, about 55 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 37 m away: Bridgwater Northfield; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bridgwater built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
11 Sept 2025
Validated
11 Sept 2025
Parish
Wembdon
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
27 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
tor&co, 23 Heddon Street

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days slower than Sedgemoor's median of 37 for amendments. Approved, as 94% of amendments here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Sept 2025
Comments by
25 Oct 2025