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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Seery's Peat Works, Lewis's Drove, Godney, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedLympsham Church of England VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, WESTON SUPER MARE, Somerset, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedSomerton Infants School, Etsome Terrace, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6LY
Received Not publishedMinehead Water Recycling Centre (WRC) Drift Road, Ellicombe, Dunster, Alcombe, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, TA24 6TP, United Kingdom
Received Not publishedWilliton Depot, Slade Way, Roughmoor, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4RF
Received Not publishedWestfield Community School, Stiby Road, Yeovil, BA21 3EP
Received Not publishedLondon Drove, Westhay Moor, MEARE, Somerset
Received Not publishedRuishton C of E Primary School, Newlands Road, Ruishton, TAUNTON, TA3 5LZ
Received Not publishedButleigh Primary School, High Street, Butleigh, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8SX
Received Not publishedWestfield Community School, Stiby Road, Yeovil, BA21 3EP
Received Not publishedHeathfield Community School, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8PD
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedFairmead School, Mudford Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
Received Not publishedWest Buckland Community Primary School, West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9LD
Received Not publishedHaygrove Secondary School, Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HW
Received Not publishedAsh Primary School Main Street Ash Martock TA12 6NS
Received Not publishedWoodhouse Farm Landfill Site, Woodhouse Lane, Montacute, Somerset
Received Not published-
Received Not publishedSelworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedAsh Farm, Charlton Road, Holcombe, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA3 5EX
Received Not publishedBinegar C of E Primary School, Gurney Slade, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4UG
Received Not publishedWadham Community School, Yeovil Road, CREWKERNE, Somerset, TA18 7NT
Received Not publishedNorton Fitzwarren Turning Head, Land adjacent to Allerford Road, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset
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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