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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Castle Hill Quarry, Chads Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedFormer Priory Bridge Car Park from Priory Bridge Road to, Priory Park, Taunton
Received Not publishedBrent Knoll Primary School, Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA9 4EQ
Received Not publishedUnit 3 The Old Camp Ground, Thrupe Lane, Maesbury, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3HE
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedHugh Sexey C of E Middle School, Blackford, WEDMORE, BS28 4ND
Received Not publishedCatcott Community Primary School, Manor Road, Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HD
Received Not publishedOaklands Primary School, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2DU
Received Not publishedPriorswood Primary School, Wedlands, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7AD
Received Not publishedFiveways School Victoria Road Yeovil BA21 5AZ
Received Not publishedThe Children's Centre, Croft Way, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2BF
Received Not publishedKeinton Mandeville Primary School Chistles Close Keinton Mandeville Somerton Somerset TA11 6ES
Received Not publishedThe Holway Centre, Keats Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2JB
Received Not publishedSwanmead Community School, Ditton Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0BL
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedFiveways School, Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ
Received Not publishedGreenfylde C of E First School, Silver Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0DS
Received Not publishedCallow Rock Quarry Shipham Road Cheddar BS27 3DQ
Received Not publishedAshen Cross Quarry, Catsgore Road, SOMERTON, TA11 7JW
Received Not publishedSt. Marys Primary School, Oakfield Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7LX
Received Not publishedThe Bridgwater Centre, Albert Street, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 3RG
Received Not publishedNorth Curry Primary School, Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6NQ
Received Not publishedGerber Food Sewage Pumping Station, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Primary School, North Street, LANGPORT, TA10 9RW
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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