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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Walpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedLympsham Church of England VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, WESTON SUPER MARE, Somerset, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedLand opposite Yonder Hill, Station Road, Chard Junction, TA20 4QR
Received Not publishedChard Junction Quarry Westford Park Farm Chard
Received Not publishedHighfield House - Mendip District Council Offices, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5BT
Received Not publishedMudford Sock Sewage Treatment Works, To the Rear of No 4, Sock Lane, Mudford Sock, Mudford, Yeovil, Somerset
Received Not publishedStoke Lane Quarry, Stoke St Michael, RADSTOCK, Somerset
Received Not publishedBristol Road/Ascot Drive Roundabout A38/925 Bridgwater Without CP
Received Not publishedP65 Land at Meare Heath, Meare, Nr Glastonbury
Received Not publishedHeathfield Community School, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8PD
Received Not publishedLand and Buildings adjoining Cooks Cary Farm, Lytes Cary, Kingsdon, SOMERTON, TA11 7HU
Received Not publishedWessex Incinerators, Bunns Lane, West Woodlands, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5ES
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedPennywise Catcott Road Burtle Bridgwater Somerset TA7 8NG
Received Not publishedLympsham C of E First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedCastle Primary School, Stoke sub Hamdon, Yeovil, Somerset, TA14 6RE
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School North Street Milborne Port DT9 5EP
Received Not publishedBack River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedAnsford Community School, Maggs Lane, Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJ
Received Not publishedOld Farmhouse, East Street, West Pennard, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8NJ
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Mart Road, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 5BJ
Received Not publishedFiveways Special School, St Michaels Road, YEOVIL, Somerset
Received Not publishedP113, Turbary East Drove, Sharpham
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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