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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sewage Pumping Station, Warren Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG
Received Not publishedHayesdown First School, Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN
Received Not publishedSt Pauls C of E VC Junior School, 4, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA
Received Not publishedNorth Petherton Primary School, School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Received Not publishedCoxley Primary School, Harters Hill Lane, Coxley, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1RD
Received Not publishedIlchester Primary School, Illustrious Crescent, Ilchester, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA22 8JX
Received Not publishedYPH Saracen Business Park, Artillery Road, Brympton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RP
Received Not publishedHInkley Point C - Connection Project Hinkley Point Road Stogursey Bridgwater Somerset TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedLand north of Cunningham Road & north-west of Drake Road, Wyndham Park, YEOVIL, BA21 5EY
Received Not publishedWest Cranmore Quarry, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4QP
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedPriorswood Household Waste Recycling Centre and Depot, Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedReckleford Primary School, Eastland Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4ET
Received Not publishedPreston School, Monks Dale, YEOVIL, BA21 3JD
Received Not publishedTaunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AA
Received Not publishedLand between Amberd Lane and Church Road, Trull, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedSt Paul's C of E VC Primary School, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Received Not publishedSDIC Phase 1 Site, Land adjacent to Trenchard Way ,Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1PN
Received Not publishedNorth Petherton Primary School, School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Received Not publishedWalford Cross Depot Walford Cross Taunton TA2 8QP
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedGLASTONBURY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, OLD BECKERY ROAD, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 9NY
Received Not publishedSt Lawrence C of E V C Primary School, School Hill, Westbury Sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HL
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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