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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
West Chinnock C of E Primary School, Scotts Way, West Chinnock, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7PT
Received Not publishedP.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedStation Quarry, CHARLTON MACKRELL, SOMERTON, SOMERSET, TA11 6AG
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedStreet Heath and Walton Heath, Turbary West Drove, Sharpham, STREET, Somerset
Received Not publishedDoulting Stone Quarry, Chelynch Road, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PZ
Received Not publishedRuishton C of E Primary School, Newlands Road, Ruishton, TAUNTON, TA3 5LZ
Received Not publishedLand at Rock's Drove Sharpham Street Somerset
Received Not publishedLand opposite Mill House, off Wayford Hill, Clapton, CREWKERNE, Somerset, TA18 8TU
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedO.S. Field 0084 (pt),, Moorhayes Farm, Verrington Lane, Charlton Musgrove, Somerset
Received Not publishedBlackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Received Not publishedBrookside Community Primary School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR
Received Not publishedNorth Curry Primary School, Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6NQ
Received Not publishedP118 P180 P197 Land at Middle, Allotment & Wilderness Drove, Sharpham
Received Not publishedTHE MAPLES, CATHERINES CLOSE, CASTLE CARY, SOMERSET, BA7 7HP
Received Not publishedHighcroft Quarry, Gurney Slade, Radstock, Somerset
Received Not publishedLympsham Pre School, Lympsham Road, Lympsham, WESTON SUPER MARE, BS24 0DN
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Acorn Industrial Park, Dimmer, Somerset
Received Not publishedCreech St Michael C E V C Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, TA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedWellington Waste Skips Site, The Old Brickworks, Higher Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HW
Received Not publishedHalcon Community Centre and Primary School, Outer Circle, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2BU
Received Not publishedHalecombe Quarry, Leigh On Mendip, Somerset
Received Not publishedField to the East of 1-9 Halfways, Chilthorne Domer, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA22 8RE
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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