England · Local authority

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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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 ApprovedSCC/3836/2021/IDO/conds6f&45

    Discharge of conditions Condition 6 (f) - Habitat Management Plan & Condition 45 - COEMP: Biodiversity and EMMMP of application ref: SCC/3836/2021/IDO

    Westdown Quarry Whatley Frome

    Received Not published
  2. Application Validated09/01645/R3C

    APPLICATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO EXTERNAL WINDOWS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTRANCE DOORS AND ACCESS RAMP

    Compton Dundon Primary School, School Lane, Compton Dundon, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6PE

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved11/00751/CPO

    Erection of End of Life Vehicle (ELV) and Non-Ferrous Buildings, Two Storey Weighbridge Office and fences (4m, 5m and 5.5m high), and raising of ground level on part of site

    Springmead Works, Beeching Close, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1BB

    Received Not published
  4. Application Withdrawn2011/2166

    Section 73 Application to Vary condition nos 2, 9, 15, 16 and 17 of Permission No 054492/037 dated 31 July 2008, for a Waste Transfer Station on land at

    Land at Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved902784

    Provision of new quarry access at Ham Hill Quarry by extraction of limestone and tipping of quarry waste as described in the plans and drawings submitted.

    Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved96/01640/R3C

    Erection of stock housing and instalation of effluent disposal scheme on land at Pottery Farm, Horton, Ilminster.

    Pottery Farm, Horton, Ilminster

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved100538/001

    ROMP - Peat extraction

    P143 Plot 7717 (OS Sheet ST4639), Turbary East Drove, Street Heath, SHARPHAM

    Received Not published
  8. Application Withdrawn11/04250/CPO

    To Undertake Land Raise/Reprofiling Development subject to Planning Permission no 08/02692/CPO (dated 21.10.08) without Compliance with Condition 3 (Time Limit); 7 (Fill Material) and 9 (Dust Control)

    Field to East of Quarry Close, Stoney Stoke, Shepton Montague

    Received Not published
  9. Temporary Permission Expired1/54/07/027

    RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EXISTING ELLIOTT BUILDING E.246 (TA)

    Woolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved4/24/13/0055

    Renewal of planning permission 4/24/08/0048 dated 25 November 2008 for the retention of the temporary 3 Bay Elliott Building E.403

    North Curry Primary School, Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6NQ

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved2010/0984/Cond.25

    Article 27 submission of a Pollution Prevention Scheme pursuant to Condition 25 of Planning Permission 2010/0984 dated 10 August 2012, for the Deepening of existing quarry by 112m to 3m AOD, the extension of time by 10 years until 2040 and an increase in output

    Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ

    Received Not published
  12. Application ApprovedSCC/4096/2024/cond13

    Discharge of cond 13- Vehicle Routing and Signage Strategy of Application 17/03257/CPO

    Brains Farm Moor Lane Wincanton BA9 9RA

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved4/38/09/0149

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE WESTERN ELEVATION OF THE SWIMMING POOL CHANGING ROOMS

    Selworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved115009/000

    ERECTION OF SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN CONNECTION WITH FIRST-TIME SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR THE VILLAGES OF CHEWTON MENDIP, FORD AND LITTON ON LAND

    White House Lane, Litton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved4/42/11/0022/COND5

    Construction of New Footbridge over Sherford Stream and Associated Fencing and Gates along the Newly Diverted Route of Public Footpath T.21/2, plus Removal of Existing Bridge to satisfy public footpath safety scheme.

    Land between Amberd Lane and Church Road, Trull, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved017721/004

    PROVISION OF TWO NEW KIOSKS; ONE TO HOUSE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS EQUIPMENT (4.5m X 8.0m X 3.5m HIGH); AND THE OTHER TO CONTAIN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION BOARD (3.5m X 5.0m X 2.5m HIGH) TO FEED THE EXISTING WORKS AND ASSOCIATED UPGRADES TO NEW SLUDGE TREATMENT WORKS

    Wells Sewage Treatment Works, Burcott Road, Wells

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved14/01605/Cond 25/2

    Article 27 submission of an `Landscape Maintenance Scheme' pursuant to condition 25 of Planning Permission 14/01605/CPO dated 7 November 2014, for the variation of approved details of Planning Permission no. 10/01498/CPO dated 23 March 2010 (to vary planning condition no. 1; no. 2 and no. 28 and continued use as a waste management site)

    Whiscombe Hill Waste Management Site, Somertonfield Road, Somerton, TA11 6HY

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved2014/2578/Cond.3

    Details to satisify Condition 3: Surface water drainage scheme.

    Moons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU

    Received Not published
  19. Temporary Permission Expired054227/017

    DEMOLITION OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOM AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS IN SAME POSITION

    Brookside County Primary School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR

    Received Not published
  20. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision IssuedSCC/3916/2022/SCR

    Improvements to Castle Cary Water Recycling Centre to meet regulatory obligations and remove phosphorous.

    Castle Cary WRC South Cary Lane Castle Cary BA7 7EZ

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved4/38/10/0088

    NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS PATH AND ANCILLARY WORKS (RESUBMISSION OF 4/38/09/0214) FROM SHUTTERN TO SHIRE HALL

    SHIRE HALL, COUNTY HALL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 4DY

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved4/14/09/0034

    RESUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR A CHILDREN'S CENTRE WITH CAR PARKING ONLY AT

    Creech St Michael Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5QQ

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved4/35/13/0022

    Application to raise ground levels; lay concrete; erect new workshop building; new sewage treatment plant; new surface water drainage system and resite existing buildings

    Greenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU

    Received Not published
  24. Temporary Permission Expired4/38/08/347

    APPLICATION FOR RETENTION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING E.589 (TE)

    Parkfield Community Primary School, Parkfield Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 4RT

    Received Not published

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Somerset Council

Start 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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides
  • 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.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

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.

Check collection coverage