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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
JOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO LTD, MOONS HILL QUARRY, MENDIP ROAD, STOKE ST. MICHAEL, RADSTOCK, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedThe Castle School, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedGrove Farm Quarry, Lime Kiln Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7NX
Received Not publishedLand near Conygar Wood, Dunster, Somerset
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedCourtfields Community School, Mantle Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SW
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School, North Street, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5EP
Received Not publishedOver 55 Club, North Street, WELLINGTON, SOMERSET, TA21 8LY
Received Not publishedColemans Quarry Holwell Nunney Nr Frome
Received Not publishedOakfield Middle School, Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4JF
Received Not publishedThe former St Augustine School Site, Lyngford Road, Taunton, TA2 7EF
Received Not publishedHolway Park Community School, Shakespeare Avenue, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2JA
Received Not publishedCannington Park Quarry, Cannington, BRIDGWATER
Received Not publishedFairmead School, Mudford Road, Yeovil BA21 4NZ
Received Not publishedField OS ref 6931 (pt), Puriton Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedBowden's Lane Quarry, Bowden's Lane, Langport, Somerset
Received Not publishedSpaxton Road, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedHorsington Church of England Primary School, Lower Road, South Cheriton, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0BW
Received Not publishedc/o West Somerset Community College, Alcombe, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6AY
Received Not publishedSomerton Primary School Land at Northfield Somerton TA11 6JB
Received Not publishedSomerset Bridge Primary School, Somerset Bridge, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LG
Received Not publishedP.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedBridgwater College Academy Infant School, Parkway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4QX
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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