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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved1/96/14/00005

    Application to Discharge Planning Requirement PW 7 parts (1), (3) (5) and (6) for work no 6A to 6J Cannington Bypass

    Hinkley Point C Power Station, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved069935/005

    SITING OF TEMPORARY BUILDING FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FOR USE AS AONB OFFICE

    The Charterhouse Centre, Charterhouse-on-Mendip, Blagdon, Somerset, BS40 7XR

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved1/04/02/016

    PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

    Kingsmoor Primary School, Bawdrip, Bridgwater, TA7 8PY

    Received Not published
  4. Application ClosedSCC/3848/2021

    The proposal includes upgrades to the building elevations, internal layout changes and upgrade works to the roof including replacement of plant.

    Somerset County Council County Hall, Block B The Crescent Taunton Taunton TA1 4DY

    Received Not published
  5. Application ApprovedSCC/4058/2023/Cond11

    To discharge condition 11- Outline restoration scheme for area B

    Monument Quarry Ham Hill Stoke-sub Hambdon Somerset TA14 6RW

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved13/01200/CPO/cond.6

    Deposit of soils to raise land at OS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408) to the southeast of Newlands Farmhouse - details to satisfy condition 6 (Pedestrian Arrangements)

    OS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408), Crewkerne Road, Chaffcombe, CHARD, TA20 4BS

    Received Not published
  7. Application ApprovedSCC/4143/2026

    The extension of an approved recycling yard for inert materials and the erection of an associated building for the storage of vehicles, plant and machinery together with the formation of a vehicular access at Colham Lane Cricket St Thomas

    Colham Lane Cricket St Thomas TA20 4BY

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved089639/010

    INFILLING OF 2 NO. INTERNAL COURTYARDS TO FORM ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING ICT ROOM, STAFF ROOM AND MEDICAL ROOM

    Rode First VC School, High Street, Rode, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6NZ

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved03/03126/R3C

    ERECTION OF 2.4 M HIGH STEEL TANGO RAIL SECURITY FENCING AND GATES (REVISED FENCING DETAIL - AMENDED SCHEME TO THAT PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF:03/02332/R3C)

    Parcroft Junior School, Summerleaze Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BP

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved1/13/08/028/COND.13

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITIONS 13 (DUST MITIGATION)

    Castle Hill Quarry, Chads Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF

    Received Not published
  11. Out to Consultation/ Decision PendingSCC/4117/2025

    Proposed Re-Grading of Land with Topsoil

    Land at Downslade Farm Tengore Lane Upton Langport Long Sutton TA10 9NW

    Received Not published
  12. Application Approved03/02159/CPO

    TO INFILL A DISUSED CHALK PIT WITH SUBSOIL AND TOP SOIL AND BE RETURNED TO AGRICULTURE

    Higher Purtington Farm, Purtington, Windwhistle, Cricket St. Thomas, Chard, Somerset, TA18 8QY

    Received Not published
  13. Temporary Permission Expired054492/031

    TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO 054492/025 (DATED 01.04.03) TO PERMIT THE DEPOSIT OF BONDED ASBESTOS ONLY WITHIN LANDFILL SITE

    Southwood Waste Management, Southwood Common, Evercreech, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 6LX

    Received Not published
  14. Application WithdrawnSCC/3953/2022

    x 4 roundabout advertisement/sponsorship signs. The facia of each sign measures 500 x 1000 mm with a depth of 2mm, installed at a height of 260mm from the ground to the base of the sign. The sign will be mounted onto two galvanised tubular steel posts, height: 885mm (above ground 760mm, below ground 125mm) x 60mm diameter, fixing: two clips per post. The signs are made of road traffic grade recycled material composite. There will be only one advertiser per roundabout and each sign will be identical, displaying their company branding above a message reading "Somerset County Council supporting local businesses". Advertising on a roundabout is taken up on a minimum one-year contract and the message will remain constant during this time. All designs will be approved by Somerset County Council prior to going into production.

    Coleridge Green U7147/240 Roundabout

    Received Not published
  15. Application WithdrawnSCC/3960/2022

    x 4 roundabout advertisement/sponsorship signs. The facia of each sign measures 500 x 1000 mm with a depth of 2mm, installed at a height of 260mm from the ground to the base of the sign. The sign will be mounted onto two galvanised tubular steel posts, height: 885mm (above ground 760mm, below ground 125mm) x 60mm diameter, fixing: two clips per post. The signs are made of road traffic grade recycled material composite. There will be only one advertiser per roundabout and each sign will be identical, displaying their company branding above a message reading "Somerset County Council supporting local businesses". Advertising on a roundabout is taken up on a minimum one-year contract and the message will remain constant during this time. All designs will be approved by Somerset County Council prior to going into production.

    A38/860 CROSS RIFLES ROUNDABOUT

    Received Not published
  16. Application ApprovedSCC/3600/2019

    Retention of existing modular classroom (Unit TJ)

    Birchfield Primary School Birchfield Road Yeovil BA21 5RL

    Received Not published
  17. Temporary Permission Expired09/01117/R3C

    THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE 5-BAY ELLIOTT CLASSROOM BUILDING TO REPLACE AN EXISTING 3-BAY ELLIOTT CLASSROOM BUILDING ON LAND

    Merriott First School, Church Street, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5PT

    Received Not published
  18. Temporary Permission Expired05/00484/R3C

    RETROSPECTIVE SITING OF TWO TEMPORARY BUILDINGS FOR 6 TO 9 MONTHS FOLLOWING FIRE

    Fiveways Special School, St Michaels Road, YEOVIL, Somerset

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved4/27/04/019

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BOUNDARY FENCING WITH RAILINGS AND STONE WALLING, AND MATCHING GATES

    Oake & Bradford Primary School, Oake, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1AZ

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved12/01440/R3C

    The retention of modular building E748 (TC) in its current position

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

    Received Not published
  21. Application Closed3/39/01/038

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (RELATING TO FINAL CONTOURS OF SITE) OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO. 3/39/86/026 (DATED 17/10/86)

    Williton Waste Disposal Site, Rydon Lane, WILLITON, Somerset

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved1/17/01/109

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION WITHIN EXISTING COURTYARD TO FORM NEW CLASSROOM FOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TEACHING

    Kings of Wessex Community School, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved4/38/08/054

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CLOSE BOARDED FENCE AND PEDESTRIAN GATE WITH NEW METAL HOOPED-TOP FENCING AND GATE

    The Hollies Family Centre, South Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3AG

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved101679/014/cond.12

    CONSTRUCTION OF A THERMAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY, ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPING - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 12 (CONTROL OF NOISE EMANATING FROM REVERSING ALARMS)

    The Old Railway Yard, Haybridge, Wells, BA5 1AH

    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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