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  • Application Number: 34/26/00002
  • Parish/Town Council: Middlezoy

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Application Registered:
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19/09/2026
Application Decided:
19/10/2026

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Type:
Outline Planning Permission
Location:
SPA, WINDMILL RETREAT, Main Road, Middlezoy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0PD
Proposal:
Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 1No. self-build dwelling to be used as an on-site manager's dwelling.
Case Officer:
Dean Titchener
Registered Date:
18/08/2026
Applicant:
Mr G Ridgment
Applicant Address:
Windmill Retreat Spa Main Road Middlezoy Bridgwater TA7 0PD
Agent:
James Venton Planning & Building Design, Unit 13
Agent Address:
Unit 13 Wiveliscombe Enterprise Centre Sandys Moor Wiveliscombe TA4 2DZ
Consultation Start Date:
19/08/2026
Earliest Decision Date:
19/09/2026
Decision Level:
Delegated
Decision:
Granted Permission
Decision Date:
19/10/2026

Conditions and Reasons

Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
Approval of the details of the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the local planning authority in writing before any development is commenced. Plans and particulars of the reserved matters referred to above, relating to the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, shall be submitted in writing to the local planning authority and shall be carried out as approved. Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the local planning authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later. Reason: The application was submitted as an outline application in accordance with the provisions of Article 5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015. In accordance with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (As amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).
2
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in schedule A. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3
With the exception of ground works and site clearance, no works to construct the dwelling hereby approved shall be commenced until details of measures for the enhancement of biodiversity have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such enhancement measures shall include:- bat box bird box hedgehog friendly fencing (if fencing proposed) Once approved such measures shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To promote biodiversity in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local; Plan 2011-2032.
4
The occupation of the dwelling hereby approved shall be limited to a person solely or mainly working the adjoining holiday site known as Windmill Retreat and to any resident dependants. Reason: The dwelling occupies a position within the adjoining holiday park and cannot reasonably be occupied independently of that use. The occupancy restriction is necessary to prevent the creation of an unrestricted dwelling in this location and to safeguard residential amenity, in accordance with Policy D25 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan.
5
The dwelling hereby permitted shall be planned, built and first occupied in accordance with the definition of 'self-build and custom housebuilding' as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended) and as the sole or main residence of a person on the Council's Self Build Register. Reason: Development in this location is only considered acceptable on the basis that it meets an identified need for self or custom build development in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D9.
6
Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a lighting design for bats, following Guidance Note 08/18 Bats and artificial lighting in the UK (ILP and BCT 2018), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The design shall show how and where external lighting will be installed (including through the provision of technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory. The design should accord with Step 5 of Guidance Note 08/18, including submission of contour plans illustrating Lux levels. Lux levels should be below 0.5 Lux on the identified horseshoe bat commuting routes. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the design, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the design. No other external lighting shall be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority through submission of a planning application. Reason: In the interests of the 'Favourable Conservation Status' of populations of European protected species and in accordance with policy D20 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

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