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Somerset Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,569Searchable applications
211Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 3,378 approved or refused records
66Refused applications

3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas178 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Application Approved4/38/11/0248/cond.6

    Construction of 609m length of Segregated Cycleway / Footway from Somerset College and Castle School to Steps Water (Tesco) including New Lighting, Fencing, Landscaping and Ancillary Works - details to satisfy condition 6 (Fencing)

    Western Cycle Route, Long Run Meadow, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved3/39/14/032

    Construction of a new footbridge and ramp across "The Swill" on the England Coast Path about 115 metres downstream of The Swill Road Bridge

    Land crossing over "The Swill", Doniford, Watchet, TA23 0TQ

    Received Not published
  3. Application Withdrawn10/00841/CPO

    DEPOSIT OF SOILS AND OTHER INERT EXTRACTED MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE AGRICULTURAL BENEFIT OF FIELD O.S.3733 (PT)

    Manor Farm, Cricket Lane, Cricket Malherbie, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0PW

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved08/02434/R3C/COND.3

    ARTICLE 21 APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF DETAILS PURSUANT TO CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 08/02434/R3C DATED 23 JULY 2008; SCHEME IDENTIFYING CONTRACTORS ROUTE, TREES TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACEMENTS

    Maiden Beech Middle School, Lyme Road, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8GH

    Received Not published
  5. Temporary Permission Expired06/01278/R3C

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR TEMPORARY BUILDING E539

    Dillington House, Ilminster, TA19 9DT

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved07/00555/CPO

    USE OF BUILDING FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF WASTE VEHICLE AIRBAGS

    Unit 47, Great Western Road, Martock Industrial Estate, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6HB

    Received Not published
  7. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision Issued2014/0038/Cond.5

    Article 27 submission of details of the internal access route construction from the highway to the quarry floor, pursuant to Condition No. 5 of Planning Permission 2014/0038/CNT date 2 May 2014, for the deposit of inert waste materials (demolition waste , subsoil and top soil) for ground remodelling and restoration to agriculture of land

    Highcroft Quarry, Gurney Slade, Radstock, Somerset

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved17/01217/CPO

    Northern extension to Bowden's Lane Quarry

    Bowdens Lane Quarry, Bowdens Lane, Langport

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved910695

    Continued quarrying of lias stone on land at Tout Quarry, Charlton Adam

    Tout Quarry, Charlton Adam, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7AN

    Received Not published
  10. Application Closed04/02218/R3C

    INFILLING OF A LOW AREA OF SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD WITH TOPSOIL GENERATED ON SITE FROM A PERMITTED CLASSROOM EXTENSION

    Ansford Community School, Ansford, BA7 7JJ

    Received Not published
  11. Permitted Development1/37/14/114

    S. 192 Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use or development for the erection of a 1.83m high wind break between the canopy posts beneath the western end of the existing canopy; and construction of a 37m long x 5m wide canopy with 2.6m high wind breaks between canopy posts and existing building along the south-east elevation of the main school building

    Somerset Bridge Community Primary School, Stockmoor Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AH

    Received Not published
  12. Application WithdrawnSCC/3617/2019

    New bow top metal fence and gate, including replacement of existing fence.

    Shepton Beauchamp Primary School Church Street Shepton Beauchamp Ilminster TA19 0LQ

    Received Not published
  13. Application Closed1/08/02/048

    PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO ENTRANCE / CAR PARK TO CREATE NEW PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND PARKING AREAS

    East Bridgwater Community School, Parkway, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 4QY

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved076719/009/Cond42

    Article 30 Submission of Phase 6 Restoration Scheme requirements of Condition 42 attached to permission 076719/009, for the extraction of peat

    Street Heath and Walton Heath, Turbary West Drove, Sharpham, STREET, Somerset

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved2015/0686/CNT

    Relocation of the Recycled Aggregate Facility from Crees Quarry to Bartlett's Quarry

    Coleman's Quarry Complex, Holwell, Nunney, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4PX

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved1/08/10/059/cond.18

    REDEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT BUILDINGS (PART ONE-STOREY, PART TWO-STOREY) FOR ROBERT BLAKE SCIENCE COLLEGE AND ELMWOOD SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH A PRIMARY CARE TRUST FACILITY AND ADULT LEARNING CENTRE WITH ASSOCIATED CAR, MINIBUS AND CYCLE PARKING AND AN ALL WEATHER PITCH, MULTI USE GAMES AREA, RETAINED GRASS PLAYING PITCH, LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 18 (ECOLOGICAL WORKING METHOD STATEMENT)

    Robert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved4/34/03/031

    DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITY NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 1 (TO AMEND THE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE TO 30 JUNE 2008) CONDITION 3 (TO DELETE REFENCE TO A MAXIMUM ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 1200 TONNES), CONDITION 5 (TO ALLOW UP TO 10 DELIVERIES PER WEEK) & CONDITION 8 (TO LIMIT SHREDDING ACTIVITY TO A MAXIMUM OF 9 HOURS PER WEEK) OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO: 4/34/03/008 (DATED 26 JUNE 2003)

    Smokey Farm, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6JQ

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved1/54/09/018/cond.3

    ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE TOILET AND STORAGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER EXTENSION TO FORM ADDITIONAL LIBRARY SPACE - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPING)

    Woolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved4/38/10/0223

    ERECTION OF A GLAZED CANOPY TO THE REAR ELEVATION

    Parkfield Community Primary School, Parkfield Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 4RT

    Received Not published
  20. Temporary Permission Expired2009/2018

    S.73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 094493/018 TO ALLOW THE RETENTION OF THE TEMPORARY CLASSROOM E.715

    St Aldhelms Primary School, Chelynch Park, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PL

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved12/00198/CPO/cond.4

    Extraction of Camel Hill Stone and Improvements to the Road Access - details to satisfy condition 4 (Surface Water Run Off)

    Camel Hill Farm Quarry, Queen Camel, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA22 7PL

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved1/37/17/00101

    Section 73 application for the variation of condition 2, 3, 7 and 15 of permission No 1/37/15/093 dated 24 October 2016

    Land at Showground Road, Showground Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AJ

    Received Not published
  23. Out to Consultation/ Decision PendingSCC/3848/2021/Cond4

    Discharge of Condition 4 relating to noise

    County Hall The Crescent Taunton Somerset TA1 4DY

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved4/43/05/021

    REFURBISHMENT TO PROVIDE TOILET FOR THE DISABLED, MALE AND FEMALE TOILET, RAMP AND OPENING TO LINK TWO ROOMS

    Over 55 Club, North Street, WELLINGTON, SOMERSET, TA21 8LY

    Received Not published

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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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