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Somerset Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,569Searchable applications
211Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 3,378 approved or refused records
66Refused applications

3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas178 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Application Approved02/01388/R3C

    ERECTION OF SECURITY FENCING AND VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN GATES

    Birchfield Primary School, Birchfield Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 5RL

    Received Not published
  2. Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending4/46/83/003/cond.4

    Reinstatement of land used for clay extraction by tipping of controlled waste at Poole Brickworks, Nynehead - details to satisfy condition 4 (site drainage)

    Poole Landfill Site,, Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HH

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved1/08/15/054/Cond 14

    Article 27 application to satisfy the discharge of Condition 14 - (Facilitation of Pedestrian Movment) of application 1/08/15/054 dated 14th July 2015 for the Construction of a new road (Colley Lane Southern Access Road)

    Land between Showground Road/Marsh Lane and, Parrett Way, Colley Lane Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved076719/010

    APPLICATION FOR PEAT EXTRACTION (26.17 HECTARES), MITIGATION AREA (4.09 HECTARES) AND FORMATION OF ACCESS ADJACENT TO

    Back River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved3/21/04/040

    LEVELLING OF PLAYING FIELD INCLUDING INFILLING OF POOL AND DEMOLITION OF CHANGING ROOMS AND SCREEN WALLING

    Minehead Middle School, Pondsford Road, Minehead, TA24 5RH

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved90128

    Use of land at Castle Bridge, Wiveliscombe as a site for the tipping of excavated material from highway improvement works.

    Croford Landfill Site, Wiveliscombe, Somerset

    Received Not published
  7. Temporary Permission Expired3/38/15/004

    Replacement of above ground sewage treatment works with below ground sewage treatment works

    Home Farm Holiday Centre, The Belt, St Audries Bay, West Quantoxhead, TA4 4DP

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved1/08/09/344/cond.29

    RESUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, COMMUNITY WET AND DRY LEISURE FACILITY, SPORTS PITCHES, AND MULTI USE GAMES AREA, ALONG WITH ENGINEERING, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING WORKS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 29 (FOOTWAY)

    Chilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved4/06/15/0004

    Replacement of existing steel and timber frame windows with new heritage style aluminium frame windows to openings in the conservation area and modern aluminium framed windows elsewhere. Replacement of existing timber and aluminium doors with new aluminium doors.

    Bishops Lydeard Primary School, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3AN

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved4/49/09/0012

    INSTALLATION OF 'CEDRAL WEATHERBOARD' (COLOUR - BLUE GREY) TO REPLACE EXISTING WALL-HUNG TILES TO ALL ELEVATIONS OF 'B BLOCK' AND PARTS OF 'A BLOCK' (NORTHEASTERN & SOUTHEASTERN ELEVATIONS)

    Kingsmead Community School, WIVELISCOMBE, Somerset, TA4 2NE

    Received Not published
  11. Permitted Development10/03455/R3C/nma

    Non Material Amendment to Permission no 10/03455/R3C to modify the Earth Bund on the Eastern Boundary

    Fiveways School, Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ

    Received Not published
  12. Application Refused1/07/14/025

    Erection of Anaerobic Digestion Plant and Ancillary Structures and Works, Extension of Existing Building and Erection of New Agricultural Building on land about 80m from the junction of Harp Road and Vole Road

    North of Westways, Northwick, Mark, Highbridge, TA9 4PF

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved1/11/12/045

    Retention of a 2 classroom Elliott temporary modular unit and provision of a new 2.4m high weldmesh boundary fence

    Churchfield CoE VC Primary School, Burnham ROad, Somerset, Somerset, TA9 3JF

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved16/01937/R3C Cond.9

    Article 27 application for discharge of Condition 9 - Bat mitigation, of planning application 16/01937/R3C

    Wincanton Primary School, Station Road, WINCANTON, Somerset, BA9 9DZ

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved14/04945/R3C/Cond.14

    Article 27 submission of details of any trees and/or shrubs removed as a result of the development for the discharge of Condition 14 of Planning Permission 14/04945/R3C dated 16/01/2015 for the construction of a New Single Storey Primary School with associated Play Area, Landscape and Parking

    Countess Gytha Primary School, WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA227LT

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved10/02922/CPO/cond.13

    Section 73 Application to vary conditions 1 and 2 of Permission 07/02080/CPO to amend the EXPIRY DATE and WORKING PLAN - details to satisfy condition 13 (Bund Creation & Removal)

    Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved2014/1025/CNT

    Section 73 Application for Development without Complying with Conditions 3, 12, 25 and 26 of Planning Permission 036297/007 to enable Permanent Operation of the Stone Products Facility

    West Cranmore Quarry, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4QP

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved114273/000

    CONSTRUCTION OF LAY-BY, ERECTION OF 2NO VENT STACKS AND 2NO CONTROL KIOSKS WITH ASSOCIATED FENCING AND LANDSCAPING AS PART OF RURAL SEWAGE SCHEME

    Rural Sewage Scheme, Alhampton

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved3/18/10/003

    CONSTRUCTION OF A FREE STANDING CLIMBING TOWER

    Kilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, BRIDGWATER, TA5 1EA

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved2016/1864/Cond.3

    Article 27 to discharge condition 3 (Tree Protection)

    St Pauls C of E VC Junior School, 4, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved4/08/08/017/COND3

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 3 (LANDFILL GAS + CONTAMINATED SOIL SURVEY)

    Priorswood Household Waste Recycling Centre, Venture Way, Crown Industrial Estate, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 8QY

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved01/01401/LBC

    REMOVAL OF INTERNAL STRUCTURES, LININGS AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND ENTRANCE SCREEN TO THE BINVILLE SEMINAR ROOM

    Dillington House Training & Conference Centre, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT

    Received Not published
  23. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision IssuedSCC/4042/2023/SCR

    EIA screening opinion for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels

    Cheddar Water Recycling Centre Wedmore Road Cheddar Somerset BS27 3EH

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved911277

    Provision of household waste recycyling centre

    Yeovil HWRC, Artillery Road, Brympton, Yeovil, BA22 8YH

    Received Not published

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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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