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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 publishedYPH Saracen Business Park, Artillery Road, Brympton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RP
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS
Received Not publishedWells Portway Adult Learning and Leisure Centre, Portway Avenue, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2QF
Received Not publishedBatts Combe Quarry, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3LR
Received Not publishedP166, Oaks Drove, GODNEY, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Road, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1UF
Received Not publishedRobert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedCastle Cary Sewage Treatment Works, Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EZ
Received Not publishedSewage Treatment Works, Wells Road, Darshill, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 5JT
Received Not publishedBlackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedCotford St Luke Primary School, Bethell Mead, Cotford St Luke, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1HZ
Received Not published4 Corams Lane, Wellington
Received Not publishedPipplepen Farm, Pipplepen Lane, South Perrott, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3HS
Received Not publishedMerriott First School, Church Street, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5PT
Received Not publishedKINGSTON ST MARY VC PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINGSTON ST MARY, TA2 8JH
Received Not publishedMinehead Middle School, Ponsford Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5RH
Received Not publishedHayesdown First School, Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset
Received Not publishedFiveways School, Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ
Received Not publishedCricket St Thomas Golf Club, Windwhistle, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4DG
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedSpaxton Road, BRIDGWATER, 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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