Quern Barn, 47 Riverside, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2RB Data via plota.co.uk

39/26/00004 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of Quern Barn from short-term holiday let to ancillary residential annex to the main dwelling (Riverside Farm). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

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 ↗
Public footpath about 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservation about 18 m away: Severn Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 18 m away: Bridgwater Bay SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Combwich built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Flood defence about 42 m from the postcode pin (embankment, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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 area51 m² (549 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, 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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Nearby new applications

2 Sept 2026Pending

22 Brookside Road, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QW

Change of use of redundant commercial retail space to residential use.

39/26/00008

Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TA5 2RB
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Parish
Otterhampton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 10 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
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
5 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Anchor Inn, Riverside, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset
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2020 Approved
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39/20/00002
2019 Approved
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Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (external materials) and 6 (windows) of Pla…
39/19/00002
2019 Approved
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Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (external materials) and 6 (windows) of Pla…
39/19/00002
2018 Withdrawn
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Variation of Condition 6 of Planning Permission 39/16/00003 (Erection of two storey and p…
39/18/00008
2018 Withdrawn
Anchor Inn, Riverside, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
4 Old Ship Inn, Ship Lane, Combwich, Bridgwater, TA5 2QQ
Alterations and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation.
39/18/00003
2017 Approved
The Anchor Inn, 39 Riverside, Combwich, Bridgwater, TA5 2RA
Prior Notification of the demolition of outbuilding.
39/17/00013
2017 Approved
The Anchor Inn, 39 Riverside, Combwich, Bridgwater, TA5 2RA
Prior Notification of the demolition of outbuilding.
39/17/00013

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.