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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bristol Road Sewage Pumping Station, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4LF
Received Not publishedWestover Green Primary School, Westover Green, BRIDGWATER, TA6 7HB
Received Not publishedP199, Land At Westhay Heath
Received Not publishedSt George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7PS
Received Not publishedHolway Park Community School, Shakespeare Avenue, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2JA
Received Not publishedHayesdown First School, Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN
Received Not publishedColemans Quarry,, Nunney, FROME, Somerset, BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedTHE OLD RAILWAY YARD, Haybridge, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 1AH
Received Not publishedSt Michaels First School, Watery Lane, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5NY
Received Not publishedAshen Cross Quarry, Catsgore Lane, Somerton, TA11 7JW
Received Not publishedSt Mary's and St Peter's First School, Water Street, Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0JR
Received Not publishedBack River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedNeroche Primary School, Broadway Road, Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RG
Received Not publishedStoke St Michael Primary School, Moonshill Road, Stoke St Michael, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5LG
Received Not publishedDulverton Household Waste Recycling Centre, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9AA
Received Not published10, Courtlands Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8ND
Received Not publishedEast Coker County Primary School, East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9HY
Received Not publishedLand between Brangay Lane and Eastville Lane, Draycott, Somerset
Received Not publishedPenrose School, Albert Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7ET
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedWookey Primary School, Wells Road, Wookey, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1LQ
Received Not publishedMells First School, Mells Green, Mells, FROME, Somerset, BA11 3QE
Received Not publishedPixie's Field, Wick Moor Drove, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1UF
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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