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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

More application records

  1. Application Approved03/01490/R3C

    PROPOSED COVERED AREA TO CLASSROOMS 3 AND 4

    St Bartholomew's First School, Crewkerne, Somerset

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved4/06/05/013

    PROPOSED NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT

    Bishops Lydeard Primary School, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 3AN

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved08/02279/R3C/COND5

    Submission of Details Condition 5 - Roof Tiles

    Huish Primary School, Carisbrooke Gardens, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA20 1AY

    Received Not published
  4. Temporary Permission Expired1/33/05/020

    APPLICATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ELLIOTT OFFICES/STAFF ROOM WITH NEW TEMPORARY ELLIOTT SINGLE CLASSROOM

    Mark First School, The Causeway, Mark, HIGHBRIDGE, Somerset, TA9 4QA

    Received Not published
  5. Application ApprovedSCC/3881/2021/SCO

    Request to the Somerset County Council for a Scoping Opinion in connection with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that would be submitted in support of an application for a small scale High Temperature Treatment Facility at Greenham Quarry, Wellington

    Greenham Quarry, Wellington

    Received Not published
  6. Temporary Permission Expired3/21/13/073

    Deposit of Soils and Course Improvements

    Minehead & West Somerset Golf Course, The Warren, Minehead, TA24 5SJ

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved04/01058/CPO

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION TO CARRY OUT DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION NO: 03/02402 (DATED 12/11/03) TO PERMIT THE INCINERATION OF LIVESTOCK AND OTHER ANIMAL, FISH AND BIRD CARCASSES, BODY PARTS AND REMAINS, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, BY-PRODUCTS AND CATERING WASTE CONTAINING RAW AND COOKED MEATS PRODUCTS, PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND OTHER FOOD WASTE NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

    Bronzeoak Thermal Processing Limited, Acorn Industrial Park, Dimmer, BA7 7JB

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved030798/076/COND.4+7

    ARTICLE 21 APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF DETAILS PURSUANT TO CONDITIONS 4 AND 7 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 030798/076 DATED 6 JUNE 2008, LANDSCAPE SCHEME AND TRAVEL PLAN

    Crispin Secondary School, Church Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AD

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved1/08/06/020

    ERECTION OF WIRE SECURITY FENCE ON TOP OF EXISTING BRICK PERIMETER WALL

    Chilton Street Pumping Station, Chilton Street, Bridgwater

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved064786/009

    NEW CHILDREN'S CENTRE

    Bishop Henderson Primary School, Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5PN

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved2015/2531/CNT

    Retention and consolidation of Waste Management and Renewable Energy Facilities and the erection of an additional building

    Southwood Waste Management, Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, BA4 6LX

    Received Not published
  12. Application Closed4/24/08/030

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL CAR PARK TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 5 PARKING SPACES, PLUS ONE DISABLED PARKING SPACE

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

    Received Not published
  13. Temporary Permission Expired02/02316/R3C

    RETENTION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING

    Yeovil Westfield Community School, Stiby Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3EP

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved4/46/04/023

    THE ERECTION OF AN OPEN ENDED BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS FOR USE AS A WASTE TRANSFER STATION FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF 3 YEARS

    Poole Landfill Site, Poole, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9HH

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved2016/0066/CNT

    Refurbishment and change of use of building and adjoining land to provide Library, County and District Council offices, start-up business offices, midwifery service, citizens advice, Getset service and nursery

    The Library, Orchard Court, The Archers Way, GLASTONBURY, BA6 9JB

    Received Not published
  16. Application Validated076385/022

    ERECTION OF 2 NO. TIMBER BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE OFFICE AND VISITOR CENTRE, ERECTION OF FLAGPOLE, CONSTRUCTION OF ROUNDHOUSE, RESITING OF EXHIBITION BUILDINGS AND SITING OF TEMPORARY OFFICE/RECEPTION BUILDING

    Peat Moors Centre, Shapwick Road, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9TT

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved1/96/18/00009

    Construction of a 57km 400kV electricity transmission connection between Bridgwater in Somerset and Seabank, near Avonmouth, comprising installation of a 400Kv overhead line (OHL), installation of 400kV underground cables, Modifications to existing OHL's at Hinkley Point, Construction of three 400Kv Cable Sealing End (CSE) compounds along the route of connection, Constuction of a 400kV substation at Sandford, North Somerset, Extension of the existing 400kV Substation at Seabank, the removal of existing 132kV OHLs and the construction of replacement 132kV OHL's and 132kV underground cables, Extensions/modifications to existing 132kV substations at Churchill, Portishead, Avonmouth and Seabank and any associated works, for example temporary access roads, highway works, temporary construction compounds, scaffolds, work sites and ancillary works

    Land connecting Hinkley Point C Power Station with Avonmouth, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved4/38/11/0248/cond.4

    Construction of 609m length of Segregated Cycleway / Footway from Somerset College and Castle School to Steps Water (Tesco) including New Lighting, Fencing, Landscaping and Ancillary Works - details to satisfy condition 4 (Ecological Report)

    Western Cycle Route, Long Run Meadow, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved3/32/01/016

    ERECTION OF 0.9M HIGH SAFETY FENCE AND ACCESS GATES

    Stogursey Primary School, Tower Hill, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1PR

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved4/38/17/0205/Cond28

    Submission of Scheme to satisfy the discharge of Condition 28: Design Details for Footway / Cycleway of Conditionally permitted application 4/38/17/025 dated: 12 March 2018 for the Construction of a new road scheme including the enlargement of M5 Junction 25 Roundabout , widening of Toneway and the construction of a new roundabout to the south western corner of the Gateway Park and Ride site including linking sections of road from J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.

    M5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved1/08/11/012/cond.4

    Change of Use of Land from Storage Use to Scrap Metal Use - details to satisfy condition 4 (Site Layout Plan)

    Johnson Metals Ltd, Pheonix Road, Colley Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5LZ

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved2009/0660/cond.10

    CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS A SIXTH FORM, PLUS ANCILLARY WORKS - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 10 (Details of an element of public art)

    Frome Community College, Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved15/02486/Cond.3

    Article 27 submission of odour management details pursuant to Condition 3 of Planning Permission 15/02486/R3C dated 16 July 2015, for the installation of a modular unit to house a new school kitchen

    Birchfield Primary School, Birchfield Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 5RL

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved1/07/10/009

    EXTENSION OF HARD PLAY AREA AND RE-SITING OF EXISTING TRIM-TRAIL PLAY EQUIPMENT

    Brent Knoll Primary School, Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA9 4EQ

    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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