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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Castle Hill Quarry, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS
Received Not publishedBurnham on Sea Infants School, Winchester Road, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 1JD
Received Not publishedFORMER CHARD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, BEECHING CLOSE, CHARD, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedUnit 22, Evercreech Junction, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedOS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408), Crewkerne Road, Chaffcombe, CHARD, TA20 4BS
Received Not publishedKingsbury Episcopi Primary School, Stembridge, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6BP
Received Not publishedBrookhayes Farm Bell Lane Cossington Bridgwater TA7 8LR
Received Not published9, The Square, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, TA4 2JT
Received Not publishedGrove Farm Quarry, Lime Kiln Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7NX
Received Not publishedHighway Depot, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9HP
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedP83 land between South Drain & Vanity Rhyne, Westhay Heath, Meare, Glastonbury, BA6 9TT
Received Not publishedSeery's Peat Works, Lewis's Drove, Godney, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedHornsey Bridge Water Recycling Centre Chilton Cantelo Yeovil BA22 8BE
Received Not publishedLand between Wells Leisure Centre, and Haybridge
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Mill House, Clapton Road, Clapton, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8TU
Received Not publishedDillington House, Ilminster, TA19 9DT
Received Not publishedLand and Buildings adjoining Cooks Cary Farm, Lytes Cary, Kingsdon, SOMERTON, TA11 7HU
Received Not publishedWalford Cross Depot Walford Cross Taunton TA2 8QP
Received Not publishedBridgwater Branch Library, Binford Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3NJ
Received Not publishedFairmead School, Mudford Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
Received Not publishedLand forming part of Westfield Farm, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6DQ
Received Not publishedTatworth Pre School, Kents Road, Tatworth and Forton, TA20 2QW
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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