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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lympsham C of E VC First School, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston super Mare, Somerset, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedSix Acres Day Centre, Ashbury Care Home, Roman Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2BD
Received Not publishedSt Michaels First School, Watery Lane, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5NY
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL
Received Not publishedTorr Works, East Cranmore, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedAdjacent to, Shapwick Road, Westhay, GLASTONBURY, Somerset
Received Not publishedHuish Primary School, Carisbrooke Gardens, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA20 1AY
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity Technology College, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedManor Farm, Rectory Way, Lympsham, BS24 0EW
Received Not publishedFields East of Cambria Farm, Ilminster Road (A358), Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5LT
Received Not publishedO.S. 2000(pt), Colham Lane, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4BX
Received Not publishedThe Castle School, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Received Not publishedSt. Georges C of E VC Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, TA6 7PS
Received Not published1, Dame Withycombe Villas, Otterhampton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2PR
Received Not publishedLongcroft Farm, Stone Lane, Yeovil, BA21 4NU
Received Not publishedBetween The Docks and Express Park in Bridgwater. The route of the proposed cycleway is located between grid references ST 30701 38882 and ST 29516 37499
Received Not publishedLeighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedFrome Youth & Community Centre, Vallis Road, FROME, Somerset, BA11 3EF
Received Not publishedBroadway Water Recycling Centre, East of Broadway Village, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9RJ
Received Not publishedFairmead School, Mudford Road, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
Received Not publishedChrist Church C of E First School, Feltham Lane, FROME, Somerset, BA11 5AJ
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Mart Road, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 5BJ
Received Not publishedGreenfylde First School, Silver Street, ILMINSTER, Somerset, TA19 0DS
Received Not publishedCamel Hill Farm Quarry Queen Camel Yeovil BA22 7PL
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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