TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, George Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NA Data via plota.co.uk

08/26/00059 - Full Planning Permission Pending

Proposal

Upgrades to the existing Bridgwater Telephone Exchange Building consisting of proposed 6no. antennas and ancillaries to be removed with 3no. antennas and ancillaries to be installed. Proposed 1no. GPS module, reserved 2no. cabinets, 1no. cabinet to be removed, 2no. existing cabinets to be refreshed, and 3no. diplexers to be removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 14 Nov 2026, from Sedgemoor's recent full applications. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

68 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 and 12, George Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 60 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 77 m away: Christ Church Unitarian Chapel, Dampiet Street; Inside the Bridgwater built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TA6 3NA
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd, Building 8 Unit 6

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Sedgemoor usually decides full applications by day 49.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
284decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026