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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coopers Mill Public House, Brunswick Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QZ
Received Not publishedJOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO LTD, MOONS HILL QUARRY, MENDIP ROAD, STOKE ST. MICHAEL, RADSTOCK, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedSt George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7PS
Received Not publishedViridor - Priorswood, Venture Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8QY
Received Not publishedLand forming part of Westfield Farm, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6DQ
Received Not publishedChrist Church C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedBolter's Lane, Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA7 7PF
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedWardleworth House, Wardleworth Way, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0BA
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Mart Road, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 5BJ
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chads Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedP8, P104 & P173, Heathway Drove, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedTadhill Quarry, Luxton's Lane
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedCastle Cary Water Recycling Centre SOUTH CARY LANE Castle Cary BA7 7EZ
Received Not publishedFORMER CHARD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, BEECHING CLOSE, CHARD, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedParkfield Primary Community School Parkfield Road Taunton Somerset TA1 4RT
Received Not publishedSomerton Infants School, Etsome Terrace, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6LY
Received Not publishedCurry Rivel Primary School, Church Street, Curry Rivel, LANGPORT, Somerset, TA10 0HD
Received Not publishedVallis Primary School, Milk Street, FROME, Somerset, BA11 3DB
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry Long Cross Bottom Stoke St Michael Shepton Mallet BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedAshen Cross Quarry, Catsgore Road, SOMERTON, TA11 7JW
Received Not publishedLand South of Westhay Moor Drove (P.61), Westhay Moor, Glastonbury, Somerset
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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