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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Temporary Permission Expired4/32/14/0004

    S.73 Application to Vary Condition 1 of Planning Permission 4/32/05/006 dated 9 February 2006, to Extend the Period of Operation to 31.12.2021 with Consequential Changes to Conditions 3 (Access), 10 (Restoration and Aftercare), 11 (drainage) and 12 (Screening Bund)

    Whiteball Landfill Site, Wellington, Somerset.

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved2013/2045/cond.10

    Article 30 Application for the approval of details to satisfy the requirements of Condition No. 10 attached to the Planning Certificate 2013/0324 dated 30 July 2013 (regarding the operation of pumps on site) to extend the period of peat extraction from 31 December 2016, until 31 December 2020

    P.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved1/08/03/225

    ERECTION OF A 3 BAY ELLIOTT CLASSROOM UNIT

    East Bridgwater Community School, Parkway, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 4QY

    Received Not published
  4. Application ApprovedSCC/3909/2022/cond3

    Discharge of condition 3 relating to Planning Permission SCC/3909/2022 (Great Crested Newt District Level Licence from Natural England

    Land either side of Chilton Trinity Water Resource Centre (Wessex Water) at Saltlands Avenue, Bridgwater TA6 3JS

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved1/13/07/012

    NEW BOARDING ACCOMMODATION HOUSE

    Brymore School, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2NB

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved2010/0984/Cond23

    Submission of blast vibration scheme to discharge condition 23 of Planning Application 2010/0984 permitted for the deepening of existing quarry by 112m to 3m AOD and extension of time to 2040 releasing 115 million tonnes of saleable limestone and increase output by 2 million tonnes per anum to 8m tonnes

    Leighton Quarry East Cranmore SHEPTON MALLET BA4 4SQ

    Received Not published
  7. Application Withdrawn06/02109/CPO

    THE DEPOSIT OF INERT EXCAVATED MATERIAL AND RESTORATION OF FORMERLY QUARRIED AREA

    Copse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge, Somerset

    Received Not published
  8. Temporary Permission Expired1/08/07/021

    SITING OF NEW TWO BAY ELLIOTT BUILDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TO THE EXISTING CHILDENS CENTRE

    Gardens Childrens Centre, Westonzoyland Road, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 5HT

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved18/00415/CPO

    Hadspen Quarry Extension for the extraction of Hadspen Stone

    Grove Farm Quarry, Lime Kiln Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7NX

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved09/03391/R3C/cond.6

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY ROOM - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 6 (TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME)

    High Ham Primary School, High Ham, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9BY

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved1/11/04/011

    CONSTRUCTION OF 4 CLASSROOMS, HALL/DANCE STUDIO, KITCHEN, CHANGING ROOMS AND OTHER ANCILLARY ROOMS

    King Alfred Secondary School, Burnham Road, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 3EE

    Received Not published
  12. Application Approved1/54/05/035

    INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND SEWAGE PUMPING AND ABOVE GROUND CONROL KIOSK ON HIGHWAY VERGE ADJACENT

    New House Farm, Reeds Drive, Woolavington, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 8DR

    Received Not published
  13. Application ApprovedSCC/3865/2021/Cond6

    Details so satisfy Condition 6: Flood Risk to Highway Provision shall be made within the site for the disposal of surface water so as to prevent its discharge onto the highway, details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with Highways DC. Such provision shall be installed before occupation and thereafter maintained at all times. Reason: To limit the risk flooding on the highway and to accord with policy TA5 (Transport impact of new development) of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006 – 2028. …of permission SCC/3865/2021

    Templecombe Water Recycling Centre, Temple Lane, Templecombe, South Somerset, nearest postcode BA8 0HR.

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved2014/0039/CNT

    Variation of conditions 2, 32, 33 and 34 of permission 015399/005 (allowed on appeal 4 February 1999) for the "Extraction of Mineral Reserves, Importation, Crushing and Screening of Demolition and Construction Materials for the Production of Recycled Aggregates; Importation of Inert and Naturally Occurring Excavated Materials for the Restoration and Reclamation" to allow an extension of time for restoration of the site only

    Dulcote Quarry, Dulcote, WELLS, Somerset, BA4 3PY

    Received Not published
  15. Application ApprovedSCC/3850/2021

    Construction and use of a Waste Oils Recycling Facility with associated Control Cabin

    Land at Wellington Recycling Centre, Higher Poole, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9HW

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved034953/027

    FORMATION OF ENTRANCE TO TEACHING BLOCK, ERECTION OF EXTERNAL LIFT SHAFT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED GROUND WORKS

    The Blue C of E School, Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved076515/003/COND10

    ARTICLE 21 APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF DETAILS PURSUANT TO CONDITION NO.10 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 076515/003 DATED 11 MARCH 2005 DETAILS OF PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANTING SCHEME

    Richmoor Lakes, Lewis's Drove, Godney, Somerset

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved085020/002/COND.12

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 12 (RESTORATION)

    P.99 (pt), Wilderness Drove, Sharpham, Somerset

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved1/54/09/018/cond.4

    ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE TOILET AND STORAGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER EXTENSION TO FORM ADDITIONAL LIBRARY SPACE - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 4 (PROTECTION OF EXISTING TREES & SHRUBS)

    Woolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA

    Received Not published
  20. Temporary Permission Expired1/39/09/010

    ERECTION OF A NEW 4 BAY ELLIOTT TO BE USED AS A PRE-SCHOOL, BREAKFAST CLUB AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, INCLUDING ANCILLARY ACCESS WORKS, ON LAND

    Otterhampton Primary School, School Lane, Combwich, TA5 2QS

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved3/10/08/001/COND8

    Submission of details - Condition 8 Landscaping

    Land near Conygar Wood, Dunster, Somerset

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved1/25/12/007

    Importation of Soils and Subsoils for Land Improvement on Former Waste Deposit Site for the M5 Motorway

    Land to the South of the River Brue, New Road, East Huntspill, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved1/25/12/007/cond.7

    Importation of Soils and Subsoils for Land Improvement on Former Waste Deposit Site for the M5 Motorway - details to satisfy condition 7 (Dust)

    Land to the South of the River Brue, New Road, East Huntspill, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset

    Received Not published
  24. Temporary Permission Expired4/32/09/0003

    S.73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 4/32/04/001 TO RENEW THE TIME-LIMIT OF TEMPORARY BUILDING E.686 (TD)

    Sampford Arundel Primary School, Sampford Arundel, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9QN

    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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