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Somerset planning decisions and applications for early November

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 15 Nov, 06:01 · Archive

Somerset Council has made several planning decisions and received new applications across the region in early November 2026.

Somerset Council has approved planning applications across the region in early November 2026. In Bridgwater, permission was granted on Friday, November 6 for two self-build homes at 22 Bath Road in Ashcott, proposed by Messrs A and T Briffett. A garage and workshop extension, also in Ashcott, was approved on Wednesday, November 4 for Mr K Billing, including 1.8-metre-high boundary fencing and new access gates. Permission was granted on Tuesday, November 3 to replace a Calor gas tank and boiler with an air source heat pump at Hill House in Edington, with listed building consent also approved.

In the Taunton area, a new rural worker's residence at Woodland Way Farm in Chipstable was granted conditional approval on Tuesday, November 3, submitted by Mr and Miss Stamp and Laghos. A revised single-storey rear extension to Merlands on Stapley Road in Biscombe was approved on Wednesday, November 4. An agricultural barn for stabling horses and sheep at Curland, Staple Fitzpaine, was granted conditional approval on Wednesday, November 4.

Several applications were refused or withdrawn. Bloor Homes South West's non-material amendment to remove six visitor parking bays from a major development in Bridgwater was refused on Thursday, November 5. A golf driving range proposal in Durleigh was withdrawn after registration. Plans for seven bungalows on Dillons Road in Creech St Michael were withdrawn, and an access track to Farthings Farm in Milverton was refused prior approval on Thursday, November 5.

New applications submitted include a proposal by Barwood Development Securities Ltd for up to 265 residences with public open space on land west of Shovel Lane in North Petherton, and a detached garage and home office at The Four Seasons in Catcott.

Somerset planning decisions and applications for early November
Image: Bridgwater Mercury

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In this story: Somerset Council · Bridgwater · Taunton · Bloor Homes South West · Barwood Development Securities Ltd · North Petherton · Ashcott · Chipstable

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