Land North of the A372 and East of New Road, Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 14 July 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Outline application with some matters reserved, for the erection of up to 38 dwellings, erection of 71sqm flexible commercial floor space (Class E), public open space, drainage and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 11 Dec 2025; it is now day 592.
Planning committee
Decided by Sedgemoor North on 14 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved by 7 votes to 1
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Othery Parish Council said the scheme was oversized for the village, in the wrong location and did not reflect local housing need.
- Officers said the affordable housing was secured through a Section 106 agreement and could not simply be reduced later.
- Councillors voted 7 to 1, with one abstention, to approve, with amended conditions protecting the neighbouring farm and requiring the pedestrian link before occupation.
Source: Plota analysis of Sedgemoor's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 8
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
Decision outlook
Day 592, past the statutory target. 52% of outline 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.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Dec 2025
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A re-consultation started on 3 Jul 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.