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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cannington Cold Store, Cannington, Bridgwater, TA5 2NJ
Received Not publishedParfields Children Home, 5, Preston Grove, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA20 2DU
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedLand near Conygar Wood, Dunster, Somerset
Received Not publishedLand South of Westhay Moor Drove (P.61), Westhay Moor, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not published4 St Pauls C Of E Vc Junior School Paul Street Shepton Mallet BA4 5LA
Received Not publishedRobert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedSt Augustine Of Canterbury School Lyngford Road Taunton TA2 7EF
Received Not publishedLand off Nerrols Drive Taunton TA2 8QE
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedHigh Ham Primary School, High Ham, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9BY
Received Not publishedColemans Quarry Haygrove Lane To Holwell Hill Nunney Frome BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedTootle Bridge, Mill Road, Barton St David, SOMERTON, TA11 6DF
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedWembdon St Georges C of E Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PS
Received Not publishedUnit 12, Barle Enterprise Centre, DULVERTON, TA22 9BF
Received Not publishedNeroche Primary School, Broadway Road, Broadway, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RG
Received Not publishedThe Holway Centre, Keats Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2JB
Received Not publishedCurry Mallet C of E Primary School, Lower Street, Curry Mallet, Somerset, TA3 6TA
Received Not publishedP124, Burtle Road, Westhay Heath, Meare, Somerset
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedDoulting Stone Quarry, Chelynch Road, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PZ
Received Not publishedSomerset Bridge Primary School, Somerset Bridge, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LG
Received Not publishedLand north of Cunningham Road & north-west of Drake Road, Wyndham Park, YEOVIL, BA21 5EY
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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