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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

More application records

  1. Application Approved1/45/10/032/cond.3

    Change of Use of an existing permitted Crop Residue and Liquid Waste Biogas Facility to accept Crop Residues, Liquid Waste and Food Waste - details to satisfy condition 3 (Noise Management Plan)

    Cannington Cold Store, Cannington, Bridgwater, TA5 2NJ

    Received Not published
  2. Application Validated09/03511/R3C

    REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING CHILDREN'S HOME TO BECOME AN ADULT CARE HOME, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, INSERTION OF 1 NO DOOR, ADDITION OF SOLAR PANELS TO SOUTHERN ROOF ELEVATION, CREATION OF 2 NO DISABLED PARKING SPACES PLUS INSTALLATION OF 2 NO 5M HIGH LIGHT COLUMNS

    Parfields Children Home, 5, Preston Grove, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA20 2DU

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved3/32/15/008

    Site remediation works along the cliff edge fronting Hinkley Point C to include temporary structures & temporary hardstanding areas

    Hinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved3/10/08/001

    NEW LAND-BASED SKILLS CENTRE FOR WEST SOMERSET COLLEGE, INCLUDING SINGLE STOREY AGRICULTURAL BARN AND TEACHING BLOCK, NEW ACCESS ROAD, 5 CAR PARKING SPACES PLUS ANCILLARY WORKS (REVISION OF PERMISSION 3/10/07/004)

    Land near Conygar Wood, Dunster, Somerset

    Received Not published
  5. Temporary Permission Expired067359/006

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 16 FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PEAT EXTRACTION AND RESTORATION

    Land South of Westhay Moor Drove (P.61), Westhay Moor, Glastonbury, Somerset

    Received Not published
  6. Application ApprovedSCC/3725/2020

    Temp Planning permission for the Installation of Portakabin building to be used as additional classroom space for a period of three years.

    4 St Pauls C Of E Vc Junior School Paul Street Shepton Mallet BA4 5LA

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved1/08/10/054/cond.3

    NEW TEMPORARY 2-STOREY BLOCK FOR SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AND RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING TEMPORARY CLASSROOM TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL BUILDING - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 3 (TREE PROTECTION)

    Robert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW

    Received Not published
  8. Application Closed4/38/18/0040/Cond14

    Discharge of Condition 14 Flood warning and Emergency Response Plan) for Planning Permission 4/38/18/0040 for Hybrid application seeking A) Full permission for the erection of a secondary SEN school with all matters to be determined B) Outline permission for a primary SEN school with all matters reserved.

    St Augustine Of Canterbury School Lyngford Road Taunton TA2 7EF

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved4/08/18/0004/Cond13

    Discharge of Condition 13: requires a survey for badger setts to be undertaken within a month prior to the commencement of any groundworks.

    Land off Nerrols Drive Taunton TA2 8QE

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved1/41/02/005

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A MATERIALS RECYCLING FACILITY

    Walpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved11/03812/R3C

    Installation of Solar PV System 3.99KWp, comprising 22 panels covering 28.14 square metres of South-South-West facing Sloping Roof

    High Ham Primary School, High Ham, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9BY

    Received Not published
  12. Application RefusedSCC/3742/2020

    Removal of Condition 2 of Schedule B of planning permission 2016/0025/CNT to enable extraction of Carboniferous limestone to recommence within Bartlett's Quarry prior to the permanent cessation of extraction at Torr Works Quarry

    Colemans Quarry Haygrove Lane To Holwell Hill Nunney Frome BA11 4PX

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved2014/1469/LBC

    Highway improvements and the installation of "Trief High Containment Kerbs" along the unclassified road over the River Brue (near Barton St David)

    Tootle Bridge, Mill Road, Barton St David, SOMERTON, TA11 6DF

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved1/13/11/008/COND.10

    The improvement of an agricultural road junction and access track at Rodway, Cannington, and the use of the junction and access by Castle Hill Quarry with the intention to primarily serve the Hinkley point power station development and the surrounding area north of Cannington - details to satisfy condition 10 Surface

    Castle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved1/51/06/015

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE SEN CLASSROOM

    Wembdon St Georges C of E Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PS

    Received Not published
  16. Application Closed3/09/06/004

    PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF 11 B1, B2, B8 STARTER UNITS

    Unit 12, Barle Enterprise Centre, DULVERTON, TA22 9BF

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved16/05326/Cond5

    Submission of details to satisfy the discharge of Condition 5 (Tree Protection) of permission 16/05326/R3C dated 3/3/17.

    Neroche Primary School, Broadway Road, Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RG

    Received Not published
  18. Application Closed4/38/02/471

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SITING OF TEMPORARY BUILDING

    The Holway Centre, Keats Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2JB

    Received Not published
  19. Temporary Permission Expired07/02229/R3C

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION 02/01181/R3C FOR TEMPORARY CLASSROOM E.608

    Curry Mallet C of E Primary School, Lower Street, Curry Mallet, Somerset, TA3 6TA

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved008024/002

    The excavation of peat.

    P124, Burtle Road, Westhay Heath, Meare, Somerset

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved3/32/10/025/cond.26

    Proposed remediation of Built Development Area East at Hinkley Point to include the re-use of existing stockpiled materials, construction of temporary areas of hardstanding including a temporary helipad, creation of temporary segregation and stockpile areas and erection of temporary contractor office facilities - details to satisfy condition 26 (Restoration Scheme)

    Hinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved2014/1075/CNT

    S.96 Application for First Periodic Review of Mineral Permissions 11483(A), 11493(a) and 011493/004 and subsequent variations of conditions

    Doulting Stone Quarry, Chelynch Road, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PZ

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved1/37/02/045

    RETENTION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING UNIT REF: E140

    Somerset Bridge Primary School, Somerset Bridge, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LG

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved16/01735/Cond.5

    Article 27 submission of details the design and location of the feature wall, pursuant to Condition No. 5 of Planning Permission 16/01735/R3C dated 12-07-2016, for the Provision of a single storey 'One Form Entry' primary school to accommodate 210 statutory places with nursery to accommodate 30 places and associated works, including road, soft play and parking areas

    Land north of Cunningham Road & north-west of Drake Road, Wyndham Park, YEOVIL, BA21 5EY

    Received Not published

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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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