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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Creech St Michael Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedGreenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU
Received Not publishedFrome Selwood Middle School, Berkley Road, FROME, BA11 2EF
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedLympsham C of E First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedMilverton Water Recycling Centre Preston Bowyer Milverton Nearest Postcode: TA4 1PH
Received Not publishedMinehead Middle School, Ponsford Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5RH
Received Not publishedCallow Rock Quarry, Shipham Gorge, CHEDDAR, Somerset, BS27 3DQ
Received Not publishedBinegar C of E Primary School, Gurney Slade, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4UG
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedDillington House, Ilminster, TA19 9DT
Received Not publishedWatchet Water Recycling Centre Cleeve Hill Watchet Somerset TA23 0JP
Received Not publishedChard HWRC, Beeching Close, CHARD, Somerset, TA20 1BB
Received Not publishedNorton Fitzwarren Turning Head, Land adjacent to Allerford Road, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedWellesley Park Primary School, Homefield, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9AJ
Received Not publishedSedgemoor Manor Infants School, Parkway, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4QY
Received Not publishedLovington C of E VC Primary School, Lovington, Somerset, BA7 7PX
Received Not publishedKingsdon C of E Primary School, Kingsdon, Somerton, TA11 7JX
Received Not publishedLand at, Sharpham Bridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedHatch Beauchamp Primary School, Station Road, Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, TA3 6SQ
Received Not publishedSix Acres Day Centre, Ashbury Care Home, Roman Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2BD
Received Not publishedWalpole WTS Pawlett Nr Bridgwater TA6 4TF
Received Not publishedLangford Budville Primary School, Langford Budville, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0RD
Received Not publishedGreenfylde First School, Silver Street, ILMINSTER, Somerset, TA19 0DS
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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