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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fiveways Special School, St Michaels Road, YEOVIL, Somerset
Received Not publishedStanchester Community School, East Stoke, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6UG
Received Not publishedBeckington C of E First School, Church Street, Beckington, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6TG
Received Not publishedNorth Town Primary School, Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1DF
Received Not publishedOS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408), Crewkerne Road, Chaffcombe, CHARD, TA20 4BS
Received Not publishedWalpole WTS, Pawlett, Bridgwater, TA6 4TF
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedSt Andrews Junior School, Dunstan Road, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 1ER
Received Not publishedHolyrood Community School, Zembard Lane, CHARD, Somerset, TA20 1JL
Received Not publishedSmoke Acre Farm, Marsh Lane, Yeovil Marsh, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3QA
Received Not publishedPepperell Centre, West Huntspill Projects, 11, Old Pawlett Road, West Huntspill, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 3RQ
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS
Received Not publishedHolway Park Community School, Shakespeare Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2JA
Received Not publishedWalpole Waste Management Facility, Bristol Road, Walpole, TA6 4TF
Received Not publishedBridgwater Branch Library, Binford Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NJ
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedMells First School, Mells Green, Mells, FROME, Somerset, BA11 3QE
Received Not publishedNether Stowey C of E VC Primary School, Mill Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NX
Received Not publishedTHE ROBERT BLAKE SCIENCE COLLEGE, HAMP AVENUE, BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School, North Street, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5EP
Received Not publishedMilford Infants School, Glenthorne Avenue, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4PG
Received Not publishedBlackmoor Lane SPS, Blackmoor Lane, Cannington, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 2LG
Received Not publishedCurry Rivel Primary School, School Street, Curry Rivel, LANGPORT, Somerset
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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