Land to the north of Woolavington Road, within the south east of the Gravity Smart Campus site, near Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8 Data via plota.co.uk

95/26/00001 - Local Development Orders Compliance Pending

Proposal

LDO compliance application for the erection of one 132kV and one 400kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation comprising five 460 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) super grid transformers and associated switchgear, four overhead line gantries, two Distribution Network Operator (DNO) transformers and two metering kiosks; ancillary office, welfare and workshop buildings; a fire water tank and diesel generator; permanent access from Gravity Ring Road, internal access roads and parking; drainage, lighting and CCTV; security fencing, strategic landscaping and associated engineering works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 05:43

Application progress

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Received

9 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 67. The consultation period closed on 8 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Woolavington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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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Important details

Council: Sedgemoor
Application type: Local Development Orders Compliance
Received: 9 Jul 2026
Validated: 9 Jul 2026
Parish: Project wide application
Case officer: Show

Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 91% of other in Sedgemoor are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 8 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

predicted

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target

81%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

2,213decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Sedgemoor to go on. Sedgemoor decision record →