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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Approved100199/000

    Excavation of peat from Land adjoining Turbary West Drove, Sharpham

    P136 - Land adjoining Turbary West Drove, Sharpham

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved054325/016

    APPLICATION FOR OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION TO ERECT EXTENSION TO EXISTING BUILDING TO FORM SWIMMING POOL WITH ANCILLARY FACILITIES, ALTERATION TO ACCESS AND ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING

    Whitstone Leisure and Community Centre, Charlton Road, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved14/02728/R3C

    Single storey extension with pitched roof providing an additional classroom with external space plus flat roofed single storey extension to form a staff room and formalisation of existing parking spaces

    Fiveways School, Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved12/00901/CPO

    Installation of a Motor Control Centre kiosk

    Somerton STW, Barpool Lane, SOMERTON, TA11 6JB

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved4/34/02/016

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SITING OF TEMPORARY BUILDING

    Staplegrove Primary School, Hudson Way, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6UP

    Received Not published
  6. Temporary Permission Expired1/50/07/131

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EXISTING ELLIOTT BUILDING

    Wedmore First School, Blackford Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BS

    Received Not published
  7. Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending2016/1181/CNT

    First Periodic Review of Schedule 14 Review of Conditions attached to Planning Permission No. 8028(a) dated 21 August 1951. As reviewed by ROMP Certificate 008028/001 dated 24 June 1997

    Land (P18) adjoining, Oak's Drove, Westhay Moor, Glasonbury, Somerset

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved4/38/08/045/cond.10

    Construction of Taunton Third Way, a New Section of Road Including the Construction of New Bridge Over the River Tone - details to satisfy condition 10 (Design - Street Furniture)

    Between CASTLE STREET and, WOOD STREET, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 4AU

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved4/38/01/320

    RETENTION OF STORED TOPSOIL FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS

    Archbishop Cranmer Community School, Cranmer Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 1UX

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved2009/0660/cond.3

    CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS A SIXTH FORM, PLUS ANCILLARY WORKS - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 3 (Intention to commence devlopment)

    Frome Community College, Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ

    Received Not published
  11. Application ApprovedSCC/3640/2019/Cond24

    Discharge of Condition 24: Construction Environmental Management Plan for permission SCC/3640/2019 for Erection of new primary school, to include construction of sports pitches, parking area with drop off/pick up area, new access points onto Northfield and Etsome Road, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

    Somerton Primary School Land at Northfield Somerton TA11 6JB

    Received Not published
  12. Application Approved4/06/09/0033/cond.9

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY PERMANENT CHILDRENS CENTRE ADJACENT TO BISHOPS LYDEARD VILLAGE HALL - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 9 (FLOOD RESILIENCE SCHEME)

    42, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TAUNTON, TA4 3LH

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved102897

    Extraction of peat from Land adjoining Wilderness Drove, Sharpham

    P204 - Land adjoining Wilderness Drove, Sharpham

    Received Not published
  14. Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending2016/1151/CNT

    Schedule 14 review of conditions attached to Planning Permissions No. 085160/001 dated 23 March 2000, for the extraction of peat and reclamation to lake suitable for leisure use

    Land (P267) adjoining, Rock's Drove, Sharpham, Street, Somerset

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved911725

    Use of land at Marsh Lane Trading Estate, Henstridge as a waste transfer and reclamation facility and construction of new access and service driveway.

    Henstridge Transfer and Reclamation Facility, 13A, Marsh Lane, HENSTRIDGE, Somerset

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved4/38/03/585

    CONSTRUCTION OF A 140 M LONG SECTION AND 8 M LONG SECTION OF SEGREGATED CYCLE/FOOTWAY

    Land between, Upper Holway Road and, Lisieux Way, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved03/00585/R3C

    REPLACEMENT OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOM AND OFFICE UNITS E139 AND E605 WITH NEW 6-BAY DOUBLE CLASSROOM IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION AT KINGSDON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

    Kingsdon C of E Primary School, Kingsdon, Somerton, TA11 7JX

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved1/17/07/114

    APPLICATION FOR THREE SOIL STORAGE AREAS (PART RETROSPECTIVE)

    Batts Combe Quarry, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3LR

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved2013/0390

    The retention for modular building E614 (TD).

    St Lawrence C of E V C Primary School, School Hill, Westbury Sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HL

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved3/18/10/006

    Siting of 2 caravans for use as temporary staff accomodation on land at

    Kilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, TA5 1EA

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved11/00633/CPO

    Extraction of Stone from land previously extracted

    Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved1/14/97/007

    S 73 for permission to work land off Higher Ropes Drove, Catcott Heath without compliance with conditions 3 and 5 of PP 1/14/89/006 dd 15 Feb 1990

    P260 Land off, Higher Ropes Drove, Catcott, Bridgwater, TA4 8NQ

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved108362/012

    APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 2 OF PERMISSION 108362/011 TO ALLOW REVISION TO RESTORATION SCHEME

    Pond Farm, Hardington, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2RE

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved1/08/01/265

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY STAND ALONE LEARNING SUPPORT UNIT TO THE SOUTH OF THE SCHOOL,

    Chilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, Somerset

    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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