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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Approved034706/003

    INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIELD ACCESS GATE

    Coxley Primary School, Coxley, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1RD

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved2009/1923

    ERECTION OF AN ELLIOTT CLASSROOM TO REPLACE THE LIFE-EXPIRED TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS ON LAND AT

    Avalon Special School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PS

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved4/06/01/035

    REALIGNMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING CAR PARK

    Bishops Lydeard Primary School, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 3AN

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved4/30/02/016

    UNDERGROUND PUMPING STATION WITH GROUND CONTROL AND DOSING KIOSKS AND VEHICLE TURNING AREA IN CONNECTION WITH FIRST TIME SEWERAGE SCHEME

    Field approximately 100M East of, Northam, Blagdon Hill, Somerset

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved4/05/12/0021

    Single storey extension to a primary school to provide additional teaching space.

    Bishops Hull Community Primary School, Bishops Hull Hill, Bishops Hull, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 5EB

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved4/40/13/0001/cond.19

    Construction of a new dedicated single lane access road with passing places to serve Ham Sewage Treatment Works (STW) on land between the A358 at Henlade and Ham STW, Ruishton and Thornfalcon, nr Taunton - details to satisfy condition 19 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation)

    Ham Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved117367/000

    ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE, TO INCREASE SIZE OF SORTING AREA, PROVIDE REPLACEMENT OFFICE AND FACILITIES, AND BOUNDARY LANDSCAPING

    Coleford Household Waste Recycling Centre, Newbury Lane, Coleford, Somerset

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved12/02588/R3C

    Renewal of permission for Shelter along Northern Side of Temporary Classroom E.596

    Curry Rivel Primary School, Church Street, Curry Rivel, LANGPORT, Somerset, TA10 0HD

    Received Not published
  9. Application ApprovedSCC/3909/2022/cond4,5,8&12

    Discharge of conditions: 4 – Construction Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity) (CEMP), 5 - Landscape Environmental Management Plan (LEMP), Condition 8 – Foundation Works Risk Assessment and Condition 12 – Badger Sett Survey Report of planning permission ref SCC/3909/2022 Solar Farm (8.887MWp total installed capacity) and associated development at Land either side of Chilton Trinity Water Resource Centre (Wessex Water) at Saltlands Avenue, Bridgwater TA6 3JS.

    Land either side of Chilton Trinity Water Resource Centre (Wessex Water) at Saltlands Avenue, Bridgwater TA6 3JS

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved4/38/01/436

    PROVISION OF SEGREGATED CYCLEWAY/FOOTWAY AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING VEHICULAR ACCESS ALONG PATH ADJACENT TO

    Greenlands between South Road and Hillyfields, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved4/37/02/001

    RETENTION AND PROPOSED IMPORTATION AND DEPOSITION OF MATERIAL TO FILL DITCH ON LAND

    Haydon Lane, Holway, TAUNTON, Somerset

    Received Not published
  12. Application ClosedSCC/3870/2021

    National Grid Hinkley Point C - connection Project Discharge of Requirement 25 (Highways Signage Plans) for Stage 7.2 of the authorised development. The Project comprises the following elements: - Construction of a 57km 400kV electricity transmission connection between Bridgwater in Somerset and Seabank, near Avonmouth, comprising: Installation of a 400kV overhead line (OHL). Installation of 400kV underground cables. - Modifications to existing OHLs at Hinkley Point, Somerset. - Construction of three 400kV Cable Sealing End (CSE) compounds along the route of the connection. - Construction of a 400/132kV substation at Sandford, North Somerset. - Extension of the existing 400kV substation at Seabank. - The removal of existing 132kV OHLs and the construction of replacement 132kV OHLs and 132kV underground cables. - Extensions/modifications to existing 132kV substations at Churchill, Portishead, Avonmouth and Seabank. - Associated works, for example, temporary access roads, highway works temporary construction compounds, scaffolds, work sites and ancillary works.

    Hinkley Point C - Connection Project Hinkley Point Road Stogursey Bridgwater Somerset TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved094262/002

    Excavation of peat from land

    Land at, Turbary East Drove, Street Heath, SHARPHAM

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved007486/004

    Peat Extraction - ROMP

    P160, Westhay Heath, Meare

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved1/25/03/014

    RETENTION OF LAND FOR HORTICULTURAL PURPOSES

    Threeways Horticultural Project, Catherine Street, East Huntspill, Somerset

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved04/00893/R3C

    REPLACEMENT OF 3 BAY TEMPORARY CLASSROOM WITH 4 BAY TEMPORARY CLASSROOM

    Barwick & Stoford Primary School, Mill Lane, Barwick, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9TH

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved2016/2841/CNT/Cond4

    Condition 4 Construction Compound & Access: Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted details of the construction access and contractors parking/compound area including surfacing and drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority. The construction of the development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme.

    Mendip Centre, Beckery New Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9NS

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved1/04/02/001

    PROPOSED ERECTION OF SHELTER ON AREA OF PLAYGROUND TO PROVIDE COVERED AREA AND PROTECTION FROM THE SUN/ RAIN FOR CHILDREN

    Kingsmoor Primary School, Church Road, Bawdrip, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8PY

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved3/21/09/062/COND.6

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 6 (SURFACE DETAILS)

    West Somerset Community College, Bircham Road, Alcombe, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6AY

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved2013/0470

    Application for a 0.16 ha Extension to Stoke Quarry to Straighten a Quarry Face

    Moons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved2015/1831/Cond.3

    Article 27 submission of details of materials and finish pursuant to Condition 3 of Planning Permission 2015/1831/CNT dated 23 September 2015, for Special Educational needs adaptations to listed school building and attached rear extension

    St Pauls C of E VC Junior School, 4, Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved094318/003

    ROMP

    P131, Turbury East Drove

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved2009/0620/cond.15

    Retrospective application for change of use from quarry to a research, development and test centre for explosives. The change of use retains the quarry offices and outbuildings and involves alterations to the entrance, car parking, landscaping and the erection of a new store, two containers and flagpoles for blast warnings - details to satisfy condition 15 (lighting)

    Broadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved2017/3147/CNT/Cond8

    Application to discharge condition 8 (Odour Control): "Prior to the receipt of materials for processing within the development hereby permitted, an Odour Control Scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. The scheme shall consider and minimise the release of odours from the site as a result of the delivery, storage and movement of agricultural materials for processing at the site. Thereafter the development shall be undertaken fully in accordance with the scheme so approved. Reason: In the interests of the residential amenities of the area." of planning permission reference: 2017/3147/CNT

    Unit 22 Evercreech Junction Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6NA

    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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