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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land off Hurst Lane (OS.4478Bpt), Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedMoons Hill Quarry, Mendip Road, Stoke St Michael, Bath, BA3 5JU
Received Not publishedThe Bridgwater Centre, Albert Street, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 3RG
Received Not publishedChilthorne Domer C of E VC Primary School, Main Street, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RD
Received Not publishedJohnson Metals Ltd, Pheonix Road, Colley Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5LZ
Received Not publishedWilliton Landfill Site, Rydon Lane, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4DW
Received Not publishedLonglands Farm, Monty's Lane, Norton Fitzwarren, TAUNTON, Somerset
Received Not publishedNorth Petherton Primary School, School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Received Not publishedKing Ina C Of E Academy Infants Etsome Terrace Somerton TA11 6LY
Received Not publishedThe Castle School, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Received Not publishedField to East of 'Quarry Close', Stoney Stoke, Shepton Montague, Wincanton
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA
Received Not publishedRNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HL
Received Not publishedMinehead & West Somerset Golf Course, The Warren, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 5SJ
Received Not publishedAnsford Community School, Maggs Lane, Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJ
Received Not publishedWalford Cross Waste Transfer Station Langdon Depot, Walford Cross, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8QP
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedLand (OS Plots 8254 pt, 9041 pt, 9427 pt & 0012 pt), South of Wills Road, Stockmoor, North Petherton, Bridgwater
Received Not publishedColemans Quarry Haygrove Lane to Holwell Hill Nunney Shepton Mallet BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedHolway Park Community School, Shakespeare Avenue, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2JA
Received Not publishedWhiteball Quarry, Whiteball, Sampford Arundel, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 0LY
Received Not publishedLand At Bearley Farm Bearley Lane Tintinhull Yeovil BA22 8PE
Received Not publishedWellesley Park Primary School, Homefield, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9AJ
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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