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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
S Roberts & Son (Bridgwater) Ltd, Spaxton Road Landfill, SPAXTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA5 2NU
Received Not publishedNo. 1 Dame Withycombe Villas, Combwich, Otterhampton, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedStation Road Roundabout B3168/107 Ilminster
Received Not publishedFormer Priory Bridge Car Park from Priory Bridge Road to, Priory Park, Taunton
Received Not publishedStanchester Community School, Montacute Road, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Yeovil, Somerset, TA14 6UG
Received Not publishedBirchfield Primary School, Birchfield Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 5RL
Received Not publishedHolyrood Community School, Zembard Lane, CHARD, Somerset, TA20 1JL
Received Not publishedP260 Land off, Higher Ropes Drove, Catcott, Bridgwater, TA4 8NQ
Received Not publishedChard Recycling Centre, Beeching Close, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1BB
Received Not publishedSpaxton Road, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedP140, Sharpham Crossing, Sharpham, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA16 9SF
Received Not publishedST MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, Oakfield Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7LX
Received Not publishedP.99 (pt), Wilderness Drove, Sharpham, Somerset
Received Not publishedWestonzoyland Primary School, Cheer Lane, Westonzoyland, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 0EY
Received Not publishedLand forming part of Westfield Farm, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6DQ
Received Not publishedMeadow View Bungalow, Six Acre Close, Roman Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2BD
Received Not publishedLovington C of E VC Primary School, Lovington, Somerset, BA7 7PX
Received Not publishedSelwyn Wing, 52, Southway Drive, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3ED
Received Not publishedPriory Fields Retail Park, Priory Fields, Taunton, TA1 1QS
Received Not publishedRM Penny WTS, Wells Road, Emborough, RADSTOCK, Somerset, BA3 4SD
Received Not publishedP.67 (pt) south of Wilderness Drove, Walton Heath, Sharpham, Street, Somerset
Received Not publishedCannington C of E Primary School, Brook Street, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2HP
Received Not publishedLove Lane Vent Stack, Brent Knoll Flood Alleviation Scheme, Love Lane, BURNHAM ON SEA, Somerset
Received Not publishedShipham Primary School, Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1TX
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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