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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent Queenswood Farm, between Spaxton Road, Skimmerton Lane and the A39, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedCheddar Fairlands Middle School, Fairlands Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3NW
Received Not publishedSaltlands Transport Depot Saltlands Avenue Bridgwater TA6 3JG
Received Not publishedLand north of Cunningham Road & north-west of Drake Road, Wyndham Park, YEOVIL, BA21 5EY
Received Not publishedPontins (Brean) Holiday Camp, Brean, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 2RJ
Received Not publishedThe Children's Centre, Croft Way, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2BF
Received Not publishedHalcon Community Centre and Primary School, Outer Circle, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2BU
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, BRIDGWATER, TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedNunney First School, Catch Road, Nunney, FROME, BA11 4NE
Received Not publishedCompound 3, Small Industries Estate, River Lane, Dunwear, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0AA
Received Not publishedHillside Children's Centre, Eastwick Road, Taunton, TA2 7HD
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedWellesley Park Primary School, Homefield, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9AJ
Received Not publishedRuishton C of E Primary School, Newlands Road, Ruishton, TAUNTON, TA3 5LZ
Received Not publishedLordslot, Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Bristol, BS40 6LD
Received Not publishedLand Os 1615 Part Northfield Somerton TA11 6JB
Received Not publishedLympsham C of E VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston super Mare, Somerset, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedHAM HILL QUARRY NORTH, HAM HILL, STOKE SUB HAMDON, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedBrookside County Primary School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedHolway Park Community School, Shakespeare Avenue, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2JA
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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