Tudor Lodge, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LD Data via plota.co.uk

37/26/00031 - Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed….Proposed Garage Conversion. Together with change of use from Single Family Dwelling (Class C3) to 6 Person HMO, (Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1954 m away: Hinkley Point C Connection; Inside the Bridgwater built-up area.
Not affected
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Postcode
TA6 6LD
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Parish
North Petherton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Property Planning Consultants Ltd, 42 High Street

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 20 days faster than Sedgemoor's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 May 2026
Comments by
26 May 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.