Bridgwater Docks, Docks, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 Data via plota.co.uk

08/25/00191 - Listed Building Consent - alterations Approved

Proposal

Restoration of Bridgwater Dock, including change of use of the dock to introduce residential and leisure moorings and associated infrastructure including new secure entrances and pontoons, creation of an active travel route, removal of the modern newton lock swing bridge and replacement with a new swing bridge, repairs to bascule bridge and associated structures, landscaping and public realm works and engineering works in the basin. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sedgemoor North on 14 Jul 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

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

  • The application sought restoration of Bridgwater Dock, including residential and leisure moorings, a new swing bridge and bascule bridge repairs.
  • The committee voted unanimously to approve the application.

Source: Plota analysis of Sedgemoor's committee minutes, Sedgemoor North minutes, 14 July 2026 .

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wares Warehouse (Bridgwater Dock), Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 143 m away: Chandos Glass Cone, at the junction of Northgate and Valetta Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bridgwater built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Listed Building Consent - alterations
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
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Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
WSP in the UK, Floor 1

How this decision compares

Decided in 245 days from validation, 190 days slower than Sedgemoor's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Mar 2026