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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
May Gurney Ltd, Bridgwater Depot, Parrett Way, Colley Lane Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LB
Received Not publishedCopse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge
Received Not publishedStaplegrove Primary School, Hudson Way, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6UP
Received Not publishedMerriott First School, Church Street, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5PT
Received Not publishedCurry Mallet C of E Primary School, Lower Street, Curry Mallet, Somerset, TA3 6TA
Received Not publishedNorth Town Primary School, Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 1DF
Received Not publishedTemplecombe Water Recycling Centre, Temple Lane, Templecombe, South Somerset, nearest postcode BA8 0HR
Received Not publishedCritchill School, Nunney Road, FROME, Somerset, BA11 4LB
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry Complex Stoke St Michael Radstock Somerset BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedMilford Infants School, Glenthorne Avenue, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4PG
Received Not publishedLand at Walton Heath, Ashcott
Received Not publishedDoniford Farm, Doniford, WATCHET, Somerset
Received Not publishedSouthwood Waste Management Facility, Southwood Common, Evercreech, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 6LX
Received Not publishedP25 Land plot 3831 pt, North Chine Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PS
Received Not publishedPriory Storm Tank Site, Priory Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2AL
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedLand at Eclipse Works, Ashcott Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedChrist Church C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedLand to rear of Fosse House, Stoke Road, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6AF
Received Not publishedSwanmead Community School, Ditton Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0BL
Received Not publishedPriorswood Household Waste Recycling Centre, Venture Way, Crown Industrial Estate, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 8QY
Received Not publishedWestdown Quarry, FROME, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael
Received Not publishedSky College, Pickeridge Close, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7HW
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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