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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Colemans Quarry Haygrove Lane To Holwell Hill Wanstrow Shepton Mallet BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedP212 - Land at Rocks Drove, Sharpham
Received Not publishedO.S. Field Ref 4275 and 4700 (pt), Old Langaller Lane, Creech Heathfield, TAUNTON, Somerset
Received Not publishedRECKLEFORD CHILDREN'S CENTRE, Eastland Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4ET
Received Not publishedThe Old Railway Yard, Haybridge, Wells, BA5 1AH
Received Not publishedSelworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD
Received Not publishedOaklands Primary School, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2DU
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent to Oaks Drove, Westhay Moor, MEARE, Somerset
Received Not publishedLympsham C of E First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedPlot 4226 (pt) of OS Sheet ST5227 at Nut Hill, Sunnyside Farm, Kingsdon, SOMERTON, Somerset, TA11 7LJ
Received Not publishedIlchester Community Primary School, Somerton Road, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8JL
Received Not publishedBirchfield Community Primary School, Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
Received Not publishedBerkley First School, Berkley, Frome, Somerset
Received Not publishedP29, Land at Burtle Road, Meare, Burtle Road
Received Not publishedLand off Nerrols Drive Taunton TA2 8QE
Received Not publishedMilverton Community Primary School, Sand Street, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1JP
Received Not publishedBatts Combe Quarry, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3LR
Received Not publishedChrist Church C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedKing Alfred Community School, Burnham Road, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 3EE
Received Not publishedMorgan House, Mount Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3ER
Received Not publishedThe Blue C of E School, Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR
Received Not publishedThe Briars, Paintmoor House, Avishayes Road, Chard, Somerset
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS
Received Not publishedUnit 22, Evercreech Junction, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
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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