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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset
Received Not publishedUnit B4, Marshall Way, Commerce Park, FROME, BA11 2FB
Received Not publishedDanesfield C of E Community School, North Road, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW
Received Not publishedLand between Showground Road/Marsh Lane and, Parrett Way, Colley Lane Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedChristchurch C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedWest Pennard C of E Primary School, CHURCH LANE, WEST PENNARD, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 8NT
Received Not publishedBetween Churchill Way and Cherry Tree Lane, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedLONDON LODGE FARM, Windwhistle, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 4DQ
Received Not publishedLand at Eclipse Works, Ashcott Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedTaunton Library, 24, Paul Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3PF
Received Not publishedWestover and Cocklemoor Banks, Langport, Somerset
Received Not publishedFiveways Special School, St Michaels Road, YEOVIL, Somerset
Received Not publishedThe Rollercoaster, Sydenham Young People's Centre, Parkway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Received Not publishedNorth Petherton Water Recycling Centre Parkers Field North Petherton Bridgwater TA6 6QS
Received Not publishedHenstridge Transfer and Reclamation Facility, 13A, Marsh Lane, HENSTRIDGE, Somerset
Received Not publishedAshill Community Primary School, Ashill
Received Not publishedFiveways School Victoria Road Yeovil BA21 5AZ
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedPriory Bridge Road Car Park & 84-94 Priory Bridge Road, Taunton Northern Inner Distributor Road (NIDR), Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedOS Sheet ST4108 field no. 1800 (pt) land at, Highlands Dairy Farm, Hewish, CREWKERNE, Somerset, TA18 8QY
Received Not publishedHalecombe Quarry Leigh on Mendip Frome Somerset BA11 3RD
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedWest Buckland Community Primary School, West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9LD
Received Not publishedLand at Showground Road, Showground Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AJ
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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