6 Castle Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from offices into 14 person house in multiple occupation (HMO) with associated alterations and installation of 11No. panel solar array to main flat roof. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sedgemoor North on 11 Aug 2026.
Refused by 8 votes to 2
Against officer advice, as the minutes record.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The committee voted 8 to 2 with 1 abstention to refuse permission, against the officer recommendation, citing overdevelopment and harm to amenity and the area's character.
Source: Plota analysis of Sedgemoor's committee minutes, Sedgemoor North minutes, 11 August 2026 .
Site constraints 5
Show all 60 with distances
- 1 m8, Castle StreetGrade I
- 12 mNo 6 and Attached Wall to the RearGrade I
- 14 m10, Castle StreetGrade I
- 27 m12, Castle StreetGrade I
- 27 m1, Bond StreetGrade II
- 30 m4, Castle StreetGrade I
- 33 m7, Castle StreetGrade I
- 35 mBridgwater Arts CentreGrade I
- 35 m2, Castle StreetGrade I
- 36 m5, Castle StreetGrade I
- 37 m14, Castle StreetGrade I
- 37 m10 and 11, West QuayGrade II*
- 39 mBuilding and Attached Wall to North of No 10 Building and Attached Wall to North of No 10 Castle StreetGrade II
- 40 m12, 13 and 14, West QuayGrade II
- 42 m3, Castle StreetGrade I
- 43 mNo 9 and Attached Rear Walls and OuthouseGrade I
- 44 m1, Castle StreetGrade I
- 46 mNo 16 and Attached Wall to Left ReturnGrade I
- 51 m3-9, Chandos StreetGrade II*
- 51 mCastle Wall, Watergate and UndercroftGrade II*
- 53 mCounty Court OfficeGrade II*
- 53 m7, 8 and 9, West QuayGrade II
- 55 mCrane on Quayside Opposite Nos 11 and 12Grade II
- 61 m6, West QuayGrade II
- 63 mLegion House and Attached Wall to RightGrade II*
- 67 m12 and 14, Queen StreetGrade II
- 68 m10, Queen StreetGrade II
- 73 mNos 11 and 12 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 73 mNo 10 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 76 m18, Queen StreetGrade II
- 78 mNo 14 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 78 mNo 13 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 79 mCastle HouseGrade II*
- 81 m4 and 5, West QuayGrade II
- 88 m8 and 9, King SquareGrade II*
- 96 mFountain InnGrade II
- 97 mThe Lions and Attached Pavilions, Balustrades, Gate Piers and RailingsGrade I
- 100 m8, Fore StreetGrade II
- 102 m2-7, King SquareGrade II*
- 102 m1, WEST QUAY (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 103 m4 and 6, Fore StreetGrade II
- 109 mWorld War MemorialGrade II*
- 113 m30, Fore StreetGrade II
- 114 m32, Fore StreetGrade II
- 117 m1, King SquareGrade II*
- 118 m5, 6 and 7, East QuayGrade II
- 122 m4, East QuayGrade II
- 126 m3, East QuayGrade II
- 129 mTown BridgeGrade II
- 130 m9, Fore StreetGrade II
- 131 mMaldon House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 131 m2, East QuayGrade II
- 132 m42, Fore StreetGrade II
- 134 m15, Fore StreetGrade II
- 139 m1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 140 mNos 16 and 17 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 141 m16, 17 and 18, CornhillGrade II
- 142 m17, Fore StreetGrade II
- 143 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjoining Town BridgeGrade II
- 149 m13 and 15, York BuildingsGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £275,000 in November 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- TA6 3DB
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 21 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Court Design & Conservation, COURT DESIGN and CONSERVATION
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 162 days from validation, 109 days slower than Sedgemoor's median of 53 for changes of use. Refused, as 19% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 13 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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