Land to the West of, Maunsel Road, North Newton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 37/25/00101 - Full Planning Permission
Council
Date received
16 Feb 2026
Date validated
16 Feb 2026
Postcode
TA7 0BP
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Installation of a 30MWac ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm and associated infrastructure to include the erection of radio communication tower, control building, medium voltage Station, CCTV cameras poles, and placement of a storage container. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 210.

Day 210, past the statutory target. 96% of full applications in Sedgemoor are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 210154 days past the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
97decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the North Newton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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