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A NEW block of flats will be built in Bridgwater – despite councillors saying it will look like “a prison”. Sedgemoor District Council put forward plans to demolish Penlea House on Rhode Lane and replace it with a four-storey block of 33 one- and two-bedroom flats. Numerous members of the council’s development committee tried to stop the plans, arguing the block would be out of character and lead to a loss of privacy for existing residents. But the committee ultimately voted to approve the plans on Tuesday morning (January 12) after more than 90 minutes of debate. The council previously secured permission in December 2018 to build 36 flats on the site, split into three blocks of two storeys each.