Land to the North of, Haygrove Farm, Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 Data via plota.co.uk

08/25/00086 - Full Planning Permission Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 9 June 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Erection of a detached dwelling with associated vehicle parking and garden areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2025
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Committee
9 Jun 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Aug 2025; it is now day 508.

A re-consultation started on 29 May 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Planning committee

Decided by Sedgemoor North on 9 Jun 2026. Earlier deferred on 12 May 2026, 14 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved by 7 votes to 3

As officers recommended.

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Objectors said a narrow private lane with no passing places already struggled with service vehicles, and one more dwelling would add to reversing and safety risks.
  • A ward councillor said she did not object to the dwelling itself but to its siting on an already constrained lane.
  • Officers said there were no recorded injury collisions and the extra traffic did not meet the "severe impact" test; the committee voted 7 to 3 to approve.
Read how the committee decided The access-lane objections, the highways test officers applied, and the vote to approve.

Source: Plota analysis of Sedgemoor's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
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. 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
9 Jun 2025
Validated
9 Jun 2025
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Architectural Studio SW Ltd, 26 Friday Street

Decision outlook

Day 508, past the statutory target. 75% 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 28 Oct 2026.

Day 508452 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
538decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2025