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Somerset planning decisions approved for mixed-use and residential projects

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Somerset Council has approved planning applications for residential extensions, mixed-use developments and tree works across the county.

Somerset Council has made planning decisions on several applications across the county in October 2026. Permission has been granted for a mixed-use development on Appledore Drive in Bridgwater, which will feature retail space on the ground floor and residential accommodation on the upper floors, along with changes to access and parking arrangements. The decision was issued on Friday, October 23.

Elsewhere, a two-storey side extension to Heathcote on Old Lane in Creech St Michael has been approved. Extensions and a new garage at 41 Tudor Way in Bridgwater have also received approval, including a two-storey side extension, a single-storey rear extension to replace an existing conservatory, and a detached double garage. Widcombe Grange and Widcombe House on Churchinford Road in Culmhead have been granted permission to change from commercial use to residential use.

Bridgwater Cricket Club has received approval to install new ball stop netting at its ground on Durleigh Road, measuring 15 metres high and 68 metres wide on the south side. An application to convert a former care home on Manor Road in Catcott into five residences has been refused.

Somerset planning decisions approved for mixed-use and residential projects
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In this story: Somerset Council · Bridgwater · Culmhead · Catcott · Bridgwater Cricket Club

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