Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Green Ore Farm, Green Ore, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3EP
Received Not publishedCritchill School, Nunney Road, FROME, Somerset, BA11 4LB
Received Not publishedShepton Mallet Leisure Centre, Charlton Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PG
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedSt Dunstan's School Glastonbury BA6 9BY
Received Not publishedStreet Heath and Walton Heath, Turbary West Drove, Sharpham, STREET, Somerset
Received Not publishedShepton Mallet Community Infants School, Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
Received Not publishedStalbridge Quarry, Landshire Lane, HENSTRIDGE, Somerset
Received Not publishedShepton Beauchamp First School, Church Street, Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0LQ
Received Not publishedNeroche Primary School, Broadway Road, Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RG
Received Not publishedWhitstone Community School, Charlton Road, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 5PF
Received Not publishedAsh Farm, Charlton Road, Holcombe, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA3 5EX
Received Not publishedSelworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD
Received Not publishedMinehead & West Somerset Golf Course, The Warren, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 5SJ
Received Not publishedSt Paul's C of E VC Primary School, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Received Not publishedWhatley Quarry, Holes Lane to Railford Hill, Whatley, Frome BA11 3LF
Received Not publishedRydon Farm, Rydon Lane, West Quantoxhead, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4DW
Received Not publishedWadham Community School, Yeovil Road, CREWKERNE, Somerset, TA18 7NT
Received Not publishedCopse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge, Somerset
Received Not publishedHigh Ham Primary School, High Ham, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9BY
Received Not publishedCannington Park Quarry, Cannington, BRIDGWATER
Received Not publishedBirchfield Community Primary School, Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
Received Not publishedMilverton Community Primary School, Sand Street, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1JP
Received Not publishedCounty Hall B Block, The Crescent, TAUNTON, TA1 4DY
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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