11 Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to 8 bed house in multiple occupation (HMO). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sedgemoor North on 10 Mar 2026.
Approved by 5 votes to 4
As officers recommended.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Officers said the town centre location did not preclude HMOs, no external alterations were proposed, and amenity impacts could be managed through conditions.
- A motion to refuse was lost 4 to 5; the committee then voted 5 to 4 to approve.
Source: Plota analysis of Sedgemoor's committee minutes, Sedgemoor North minutes, 10 March 2026 .
Site constraints 5
Checked on 14 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £290,000 in September 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 176 days from validation, 122 days slower than Sedgemoor's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 27 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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