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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.
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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
land adjacent to Paddens Barn, Farringdon Hill Lane, Stogursey, Bridgwater
Received Not publishedSt Pauls C of E VC Junior School, 4, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA
Received Not publishedSt Aldhelms Primary School, Chelynch Park, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PL
Received Not publishedDillington House Training & Conference Centre, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT
Received Not publishedChristchurch C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedParkfield Primary School, Parkfield Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 4RT
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedCapton Quarry, Capton, Williton, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton lane Junction, Taunton
Received Not publishedEvercreech Waste Transfer Station Evercreech Junction Evercreech Shepton Mallet BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedStaplegrove C of E Primary School, Hudson Way, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 6UP
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedFormer Fisons Football Ground at Eclipse Works (P.41), ASHCOTT ROAD, MEARE, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 9SU
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chads Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedDimmer Waste Disposal Site, Dimmer Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7NR
Received Not publishedEastover Park, Bridgwater, TA6 5JS
Received Not publishedWellington Waste Skips Site, The Old Brickworks, Higher Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HW
Received Not publishedCannington Cold Store, Cannington, Bridgwater, TA5 2NJ
Received Not publishedCheddar Fairlands Middle School, Fairlands Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3NW
Received Not publishedNewton Golf Course, Yeovil Golf Club, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5BW
Received Not publishedOtterhampton Primary School, School Lane, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QS
Received Not publishedSomerton Infants School, Etsome Terrace, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6LY
Received Not publishedAdjacent to the Old Elm, Middle Stoford, West Buckland, WELLINGTON, Somerset
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity Technical College, Chilton Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3JA
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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