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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Henstridge Transfer and Reclamation Facility, 13A, Marsh Lane, HENSTRIDGE, Somerset
Received Not publishedIlchester Community Primary School, Somerton Road, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8JL
Received Not publishedP221 Land at, Heathway Drove, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedP22 Land at Short Drove, North Chine Drove, Godney, WELLS, BS28 4DH
Received Not publishedDanesfield C of E Community School, North Road, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW
Received Not publishedWedmore County First School, Blackford Road, WEDMORE, Somerset, BS28 4BS
Received Not publishedWoolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA
Received Not publishedP254, Land at Meare Heath
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School, Glovers Close, Milborne Port, Somerset, DT9 5EP
Received Not publishedCannington Park Quarry, Cannington, BRIDGWATER
Received Not publishedDoulting Stone Quarry Chelych Road Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4PZ
Received Not publishedNunney First School, Catch Road, Nunney, FROME, BA11 4NE
Received Not publishedLand at Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedWalford Cross Depot Walford Cross Taunton TA2 8QP
Received Not publishedMartock Church of England Primary School, Elmleigh Road, MARTOCK, Somerset
Received Not publishedChilton Trinity School, Chilton Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3JA
Received Not publishedP39, Tinney's Land, Sharpham Bridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury
Received Not publishedWhiteball Quarry, Whiteball, Sampford Arundel, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 0LY
Received Not publishedUnit 7c, Chelston Business Park Phase 2, Castle Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9JQ
Received Not publishedLand at Evercreech Junction, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6NA
Received Not publishedSomerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 8DB
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedWellington Waste Skips Site, The Old Brickworks, Higher Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HW
Received Not publishedWater Recycling Centre Ilton Ilminster TA19 9ED
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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