TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA Data via plota.co.uk

08/25/00199 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1No. customer switch and 1No. distribution network operator (DNO) substation, each within a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) enclosure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

68 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 and 12, George Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 60 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 77 m away: Christ Church Unitarian Chapel, Dampiet Street; 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 6 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 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
Postcode
TA6 3NA
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
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Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Lambert Smith Hampton, 55 Wells Street

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 94% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Comments by
29 Apr 2026