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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Axbridge Primary School, Moorland Street, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2BA
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedWhiscombe Hill Landfill Site, Somertonfield Road, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6HY
Received Not publishedOaklands Primary School, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2DU
Received Not publishedChard Junction Quarry Westford Park Farm Chard
Received Not publishedOld Cleeve C of E First School, Washford, WATCHET, TA23 0PB
Received Not publishedon land adjacent to, Burtle Road, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not published42, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TAUNTON, TA4 3LH
Received Not publishedCheddar Fairlands Middle School, Fairlands Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3NW
Received Not publishedCallow Rock Quarry Shipham Road Somerset Cheddar BS27 3DQ
Received Not publishedBuckler's Mead School, 1, St Johns Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NH
Received Not publishedHaselbury Plucknett C of E 1st School, North Street, Haselbury Plucknett, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7RQ
Received Not publishedCharlton Mackrell Primary School, Bonfire Lane, Charlton Mackrell, SOMERTON, TA11 7BN
Received Not publishedCountess Gytha Primary School, WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA227LT
Received Not publishedSomerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 8DB
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedSomerton Infants School, Etsome Terrace, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6LY
Received Not publishedWarminster Road Roundabout A362/129 Frome
Received Not publishedYeovil Library King George Street Yeovil BA20 1PY
Received Not publishedCreech St Michael Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedNether Stowey C of E VC Primary School, Mill Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NX
Received Not publishedSt Louis Catholic School, Welshmill Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3AP
Received Not publishedSt Augustine Of Canterbury School Lyngford Road Taunton TA2 7EF
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
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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