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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
St Josephs & St Teresa's Primary School, Lovers Walk, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2QL
Received Not publishedLand off Hurst Lane (OS.4478Bpt), Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedColemans Quarry Haygrove Lane To Holwell Hill Wanstrow Shepton Mallet BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedPodimore Recycling, Podimore, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8JQ
Received Not publishedBowden's Lane Quarry, Bowdens Lane, LANGPORT, Somerset
Received Not publishedP.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedChurchfield C of E VC Primary School, Burnham Road, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 3JF
Received Not publishedUnit 3 The Old Camp Ground, Thrupe Lane, Maesbury, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3HE
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C Connection Project
Received Not publishedAbbas & Templecombe Primary School, School Lane, Templecombe, BA8 0HP
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedCallow Rock, Aggregate Industries UK Limted, Frome Area Office, Edward Sims House, Vallis Road, Frome, BA11 3EG
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry Long Cross Bottom Stoke St Michael Shepton Mallet BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedNorth Cadbury C of E Primary School, Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
Received Not publishedLand to the West of Lambrook Pig Unit, Lamyatt, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 6NX
Received Not publishedLime Kiln Hill, Mells, Frome
Received Not publishedRichmoor Lakes, Lewis's Drove, Godney, Somerset
Received Not publishedRoewood, Bunns Lane, West Woodlands, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5ES
Received Not publishedAxbridge Primary School, Moorland Street, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2BA
Received Not publishedGreenfylde First School, Silver Street, ILMINSTER, Somerset, TA19 0DS
Received Not publishedWestfield Academy, Stiby Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3EP
Received Not publishedNorton Fitzwarren C of E Community School, Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6TB
Received Not publishedWoolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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