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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oakhill C of E VC Primary School, Bath Road, Oakhill, RADSTOCK, BA3 5AQ
Received Not publishedSOMERLAP FOREST PRODUCTS, WELLS ROAD, MARK, SOMERSET TA9 4NR
Received Not publishedRobert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedAbbas & Templecombe Primary School, School Lane, Templecombe, BA8 0HP
Received Not publishedHinton St George C of E First School, West Street, Hinton St George, Somerset, TA17 8SA
Received Not publishedCharlton Mackrell Primary School, Bonfire Lane, Charlton Mackrell, SOMERTON, TA11 7BN
Received Not publishedO.S. Plot 0023 Sheet Nos. ST4639 & ST4739, Sharpham Crossing, Sharpham, Street, BA16 9SF
Received Not publishedWayback Cottage, Torr Works Quarry, East Cranmore, Somerset
Received Not publishedSpaxton Road, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedBowlish Infant School, Wells Road, Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5JQ
Received Not publishedBartletts Quarry, Nunney, Somerset
Received Not publishedFiveways School, Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ
Received Not publishedLand north of Cunningham Road & north-west of Drake Road, Wyndham Park, YEOVIL, BA21 5EY
Received Not publishedTout Quarry, Charlton Adam, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7AN
Received Not publishedBetween CASTLE STREET and, WOOD STREET, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 4AU
Received Not publishedFORMER CHARD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, BEECHING CLOSE, CHARD, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedWoolavington Causeway Sewage Pumping Station, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedField NG 3749 (PT), off Bolter's Lane, Ditcheat, Somerset
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre Kilve Bridgwater TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedThe Old Vicarage, Brooke Street, Cannington, TA5 2HP
Received Not publishedGurney Slade Quarry, Tape Lane, Gurney Slade
Received Not publishedStaplegrove C of E Primary School, Hudson Way, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 6UP
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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