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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Robert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedRode First VC School, High Street, Rode, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6NZ
Received Not publishedSaltlands Depot Saltlands Western Way Bridgwater TA6 3JG
Received Not publishedNether Stowey Primary School, Mill Lane, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1NX
Received Not publishedSomerset County Council, South Somerset Area Highways Offices, Mead Avenue, Houndstone Business Park, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA22 8RT
Received Not publishedLand adjoining Turbary East Drove, Sharpham P126
Received Not publishedHayesdown First School, Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN
Received Not publishedP255, Oaks Drove, Westhay Moor, MEARE, Somerset
Received Not publishedWedmore First School, Blackford Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BS
Received Not publishedExebridge Waste Water Pump Station, Adjacent The Old Forge, Exebridge, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9AY
Received Not publishedCountess Gytha Primary School, WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA227LT
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedNorton Fitzwarren C of E Community School, Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6TB
Received Not publishedStogumber First School, Station Road, Stogumber, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3TQ
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity Primary School, South Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3AF
Received Not publishedLeigh-on-Mendip First School, Leigh Street, Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, BA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedAvalon Farm (P.84/P.97), Sharpham Lane, Somerset
Received Not publishedSt Mary's and St Peter's First School, Water Street, Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0JR
Received Not publishedCastle Cary Primary School, Park Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EH
Received Not publishedNunney Catch Roundabout A361/1030 Trudoxhill
Received Not publishedTorr Works, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedLand at Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedIlchester Community Primary School, Somerton Road, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8JL
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe County Primary School North Street Wiveliscombe Taunton TA4 2LA
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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