Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 off Nerrols Drive Taunton TA2 8QE
Received Not publishedSleepy Hollow (formerly Brookhayes), Station Road, Cossington, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedMay Gurney Ltd., Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedKnights Templar School, Liddymore Road, Watchet, Somerset
Received Not publishedSky College, Pickeridge Close, TAUNTON, TA2 7HW
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedWalpole Waste Management Facility, Bristol Road, Walpole, TA6 4TF
Received Not publishedLand at, Badgers Cross Lane, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7JB
Received Not publishedPuriton Landfill Site, Pawlett Road, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedSouth of Coultings Farm, Coultings, Somerset
Received Not publishedGreen Ore Farm, Green Ore, Wells, Somerset
Received Not publishedWincanton Primary School, Station Road, WINCANTON, Somerset, BA9 9DZ
Received Not publishedFairlands Middle School, Masons Way, CHEDDAR, Somerset, BS27 3PG
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedCompound 3, Small Industries Estate, River Lane, Dunwear, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedNorth Cadbury C of E Primary School, Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
Received Not publishedMisterton C of E First School, Middle Street, Misterton, Somerset, TA18 8LZ
Received Not publishedSt. Cuthberts Mill Ltd St. Cuthberts Paper Mill Haybridge Wells BA5 1AG
Received Not publishedCallow Rock Quarry, Shipham Gorge, CHEDDAR, Somerset, BS27 3DQ
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, The Kings Head Public House, Underhill, Coleford, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5LU
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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