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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hinkley Point C Power Station, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedLympsham C of E VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston super Mare, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedNunney First School, Catch Road, Nunney, FROME, BA11 4NE
Received Not publishedLympsham Church of England VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, WESTON SUPER MARE, Somerset, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedPen Mill Sewage Treatment Works, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, BA21 5BG
Received Not publishedManor Farm, Lopen, Somerset, TA13 5JN
Received Not publishedNether Stowey C of E VC Primary School, Mill Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NX
Received Not publishedEnterprise Resource Centre, Manor Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4BS
Received Not publishedSt George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7PS
Received Not publishedOrchardleigh Golf Club Ltd Orchardleigh Estate Road From A362 To Lullington Lane Buckland Dinham Frome BA11 2PH
Received Not publishedIlchester Community Primary School, Somerton Road, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8JL
Received Not publishedP102, Turbury East Drove
Received Not publishedPawlett Primary School, Gaunts Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RX
Received Not publishedCastle Cary Water Recycling Centre SOUTH CARY LANE Castle Cary BA7 7EZ
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedCrane Farm, Ashen Cross, Somerton, Somerset
Received Not publishedDoulting Stone Quarry, Chelynch Road, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PZ
Received Not publishedLongman Wood Recycling, Camp Road, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0TN
Received Not publishedWest Chinnock Primary School, Scotts Way, West Chinnock, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7PU
Received Not publishedDanesfield C of E Community School, North Road, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW
Received Not publishedRockwell Green VC Primary School, Brooklands Road, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9DJ
Received Not publishedBrookside County Primary School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedCheddar HWRC, Wedmore Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3EB
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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