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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre, Charlton Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PG
Received Not publishedWembdon St George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedTaunton Water Recycling Centre Ham Road Creech St. Michael TAUNTON TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL
Received Not publishedThe Cratt Buildings, Long Sutton, LANGPORT, Somerset, TA10 9PZ
Received Not publishedP12, Westhay Heath, Shapwick, Bridgwater
Received Not publishedLand at Eclipse Works, Ashcott Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedPreston C of E VC Primary School, The Toose, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3SN
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedLeighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedGreenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU
Received Not publishedThe paper mill site The Old Railway Yard Haybridge Lane Wells Haybridge BA5 1AG
Received Not publishedWest Cranmore Quarry, West Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Received Not publishedPriorswood Household Waste Recycling Centre, Venture Way, Crown Industrial Estate, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 8QY
Received Not publishedSpaxton Primary School, High Street, Spaxton, TA5 1BS
Received Not publishedP83 - Land at Westhay Heath, Meare
Received Not publishedWhiscombe Hill Landfill Site, Whiscombe Hill, SOMERTON, Somerset
Received Not publishedStaplegrove C of E Primary School, Hudson Way, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 6UP
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedLand between Showground Road/Marsh Lane and, Parrett Way, Colley Lane Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedLand off Ashcott Road, Meare
Received Not publishedHugh Sexey C of E Middle School, Blackford, WEDMORE, BS28 4ND
Received Not publishedPen Mill County Infants School, St Michaels Avenue, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 4LD
Received Not publishedHinkley Point A, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
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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