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Somerset Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,569Searchable applications
211Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 3,378 approved or refused records
66Refused applications

3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas178 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

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  1. Application Approved02/01499/CPO

    PROPOSED QUARRYING OF FOREST MARBLE STONE ON LAND ADJACENT TO

    Copse Quarry, pt OS 6146, Landshire Lane, Henstridge, Somerset

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved1/11/10/083/cond.3

    PHASED DEMOLITION OF BEECHFIELD INFANTS SCHOOL AND ST JOHNS JUNIOR SCHOOL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AMALGAMATED PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING TO BE NAMED CHURCHFIELD CHURCH OF ENGLAND VC PRIMARY SCHOOL (WITH ASSOCIATED AREAS OF HARDSTANDING, LANDSCAPING, EXTERNAL TEACHING AREAS, FOREST SCHOOL AREA, SPORTS PITCHES, AND A MULTI USE GAMES AREA) INCLUDING A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE ON CORONATION ROAD - cond 3 (Materials)

    Churchfield C of E VC Primary School, Burnham Road, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 3JF

    Received Not published
  3. Temporary Permission Expired4/25/02/010

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 4/25/97/024 (DATED 03.04.98) TO AMEND THE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE FROM 30.06.02 TO 30.06.06, USE OF LAND FOR THE CRUSHING/SCREENING AND STORAGE OF RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

    Unit 101, Taunton Trading Estate, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved4/34/07/011

    INFILL EXTENSION TO FORM AN IT SUITE

    Staplegrove Primary School, Hudson Way, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6UP

    Received Not published
  5. Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending4/46/09/0025

    CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CAR BREAKING, METAL RECOVERY, SCRAP DEALING AND STORAGE YARD WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION NO 7 (RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF VEHICLES OR MATERIALS) OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO 4/46/01/010 (DATED 09.08.2001)

    Garretts Scrapyard, Poole Industrial Estate, Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HW

    Received Not published
  6. Out to Consultation/ Decision PendingSCC/4164/2026

    Excavate the area and use the clay on site to line the farm lagoon. The finished volume will be 3,028 cubic metres, excluding the 750 freeboard. Please see the attached proposal statement for full details

    Staffords Green Farm Staffords Green Corton Denham Dorset DT9 4LY

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved4/49/09/0003

    S.73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 10 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 4/49/08/012 TO ENABLE COMPLETION OF THE ZEBRA CROSSING AT THE LATER DATE OF DECEMBER 2009

    The Children's Centre, Croft Way, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2BF

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved1/08/03/290

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR A DURATION OF 12 WEEKS

    Hamp Academy, Rhode Lane, BRIDGWATER, Somerset

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved1/08/13/005

    Renewal of temporary planning permission for the retention of Modular Building E623(TC)

    Penrose School, Albert Street, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7ET

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved03/01027/R3C

    ERECTION OF EXTERNAL ACCESS RAMPS AND A LIFT BLOCK BETWEEN THE EXISTING SCIENCE AND I.T. BLOCKS, TO FACILITATE DISABLED ACCESS

    Preston Secondary School, Monks Dale, YEOVIL, Somerset

    Received Not published
  11. Application Withdrawn3/39/09/011

    THE ERECTION OF A 7-BAY TEMPORARY ELLIOTT BUILDING FOR USE AS A FOUNDATION STAGE CENTRE, WITH 2 NO PARKING SPACES AND THE REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING FOOTPATH, ON LAND

    St Peters First School, Doniford Road, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4SF

    Received Not published
  12. Application Approved2012/1797

    Variation of Condition 9 of Permission 117367/000 to enable the site to remain open until 7 pm on Mondays only between 1 October and 31 March

    Coleford Household Waste Recycling Centre, Newbury Lane, Coleford, Somerset

    Received Not published
  13. Application ApprovedSCC/3938/2022/Cond9

    To discharge condition 9- Landscape and Ecological Management Plan

    Land at Comeytrowe, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  14. Application ApprovedSCC/3615/2019

    Retention of existing modular classroom (Unit TB)

    Barwick & Stoford Primary School Mill Lane Barwick Yeovil BA22 9TH

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved1/41/10/007

    PROPOSED EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO 1/41/07/002 FOR A MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT

    Walpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved13/01200/CPO/cond.4

    Deposit of soils to raise land at OS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408) to the southeast of Newlands Farmhouse - details to satisfy condition 4 (Warning Signage)

    OS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408), Crewkerne Road, Chaffcombe, CHARD, TA20 4BS

    Received Not published
  17. Temporary Permission Expired1/08/11/023

    Section 73 Application to vary condition 1 of permission 1/08/05/288, to retain temporary Classroom Units E741 and E742 for a further 5 years

    Robert Blake Science College, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6AW

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved1/49/03/001

    PROPOSED 1.2M HIGH GALVANISED CHAIN LINK FENCING ABOVE EXISTING 900MM HIGH BRICK WALL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR GATES WITH 2.1M HIGH CHAIN LINK MESH GATES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY

    Weare C of E First School, Sparrow Hill Way, Lower Weare, Somerset, BS26 2JS

    Received Not published
  19. Temporary Permission Expired4/48/06/001

    REPLACEMENT OF TWO EXISTING TEMPORARY CLASSROOM UNITS WITH TWO NEW 3-BAY TEMPORARY SINGLE CLASSROOM UNITS

    West Monkton C of E Primary School, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PA

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved4/48/01/043

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION (REF: 4/48/99/011) FOR THE USE OF LAND AND EXISTING BUILDINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING AND RECOVERY ADJACENT TO

    156, Bridgwater Road, TAUNTON, Somerset

    Received Not published
  21. Temporary Permission Expired4/38/13/0315

    Retention of Temporary Building (E589)

    Parkfield Primary School, Parkfield Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4RT

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved10/03306/R3C/cond.4

    EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE PLAYGROUP AND NEW TOILET FACILITIES - details to satsfy condition 4 (Method Statement)

    Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School, Stembridge, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6BP

    Received Not published
  23. Application Withdrawn08/00855/R3C

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LIBRARY, INCLUDING TOILETS AND FOUR DISABILITY PARKING SPACES

    Land at, Millbrook Gardens, Castle Cary, Somerset

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved1/37/17/00101/Cond9

    Proposal of Condition 9 Foul and Surface Water Drainage of Planning Permission 1/37/17/00101 Section 73 application for the variation of condition 2, 3, 7 and 15 of permission No 1/37/15/093 dated 24 October 2016

    Land at Showground Road Showground Road Bridgwater TA6 6AJ

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

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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