Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sock Hill, Mudford Sock, Yeovil, Somerset
Received Not publishedLondon Drove, Westhay Moor, MEARE, Somerset
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedSelworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD
Received Not publishedWhiscombe Hill Waste Management Site, Somertonfield Road, Somerton, TA11 6HY
Received Not publishedWestdown Quarry Whatley Frome BA11 3LF
Received Not publishedLand Os 1615 Part, Northfield, Somerton, TA11 6JB
Received Not publishedPriory Depot, Priory Way, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2BB
Received Not publishedP133 - O.S no's 96&98 being 8.036 acres in the parish of Sharpham as shown upon plan edged red
Received Not publishedBrook Green Bridge, Brook Green, Ilton, Ilminster, Somerset
Received Not publishedVALLIS FIRST SCHOOL, MILK STREET, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 3DB
Received Not publishedSt. Nicholas C of E VC Primary School, Ash Walk, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0QD
Received Not publishedTemplecombe Water Recycling Centre, Temple Lane, Templecombe, South Somerset, nearest postcode BA8 0HR.
Received Not publishedLeigh upon Mendip First School, Leigh Street, Leigh upon Mendip, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedSt James Resource Centre, Houndstone Close, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3RL
Received Not publishedLand between Wells Leisure Centre, and Haybridge
Received Not publishedPreston Secondary School, Monks Dale, YEOVIL, Somerset
Received Not publishedColeman's Quarry Complex, Holwell, Nunney, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedChurchstanton County School Willand Road Churchstanton Taunton TA3 7RL
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedAsham Quarry
Received Not publishedPlot 8372pt. O.S. Sheet ST4443 (1971 Ed.), London Drove, Westhay Moor, MEARE, Somerset
Received Not published1, Park Cottages, Rodhuish, 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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