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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Lime Kiln Hill Quarry, Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3PH
Received Not publishedST JOHNS JUNIOR SCHOOL, BURNHAM ROAD, HIGHBRIDGE, SOMERSET, TA9 3JF
Received Not publishedWest Huntspill Community Primary School, New Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3QE
Received Not publishedP49 land off Northload (Oaks) Drove, Oaks Drove, Meare, Glastonbury
Received Not publishedAnsford Community School, Ansford, BA7 7JJ
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL
Received Not publishedWalford Cross Depot Walford Cross Taunton TA2 8QP
Received Not publishedFrome Community College, Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ
Received Not publishedDunball Interchange A39/1130 Puriton
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedBrookhayes Farm Bell Lane Cossington Bridgwater TA7 8LR
Received Not publishedSt Aldhelm's C of E VC Primary School, Chelynch Park, Doulting, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 4PL
Received Not publishedColeman's Quarry Complex, Holwell, Nunney, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4PX
Received Not publishedBetween CASTLE STREET and, WOOD STREET, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 4AU
Received Not publishedMaiden Beech Middle School, Lyme Road, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8GH
Received Not publishedLand south-east of Brains Farm Horwood Wincanton BA9 9RA
Received Not publishedLakeview Quarry, Lakeview Stone Supplies Ltd, Chistles Lane, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, TA11 6ES
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School, North Street, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5EP
Received Not publishedILTON FIRST SCHOOL, COPSE LANE, ILTON, TA19 9EX
Received Not publishedM5 J25 to A358/Ruishton Lane Junction.
Received Not publishedLand at Showground Road Showground Road Bridgwater TA6 6AJ
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Tone Bridge, Creech St Michael, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedCallow Rock Quarry, Shipham Gorge, CHEDDAR, Somerset, BS27 3DQ
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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