Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The former St Augustine School Site, Lyngford Road, Taunton, TA2 7EF
Received Not publishedDene Cross Roundabout A358/745
Received Not publishedGreenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU
Received Not publishedOakfield Middle School, Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4JF
Received Not published4, Corams Lane, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8LL
Received Not publishedDimmer Landfill Site Dimmer Lane Castle Cary BA7 7NR
Received Not publishedYeovil Sherborne Road (Pen Mill) Water Recycling Centre
Received Not publishedBolter's Lane, Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA7 7PF
Received Not publishedChurchill House, Robins Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DL
Received Not publishedSt Aldhelm's C of E Primary School, Chelynch Park, Doulting, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 4PL
Received Not publishedGrove Farm Quarry Lime Kiln Lane Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7NX
Received Not publishedGreenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU
Received Not publishedBlackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Received Not publishedMinehead Middle School, Ponsford Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5RH
Received Not publishedGlastonbury Young People's Centre, Benedict Street, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9EX
Received Not publishedMinehead Middle School, Ponsford Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5RH
Received Not publishedWarwick Farm, Wrangcombe Road, Wrangway, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QG
Received Not publishedOakhill C of E Primary School, Bath Road, Oakhill, Radstock, BA3 5AQ
Received Not publishedCountess Gytha Primary School, WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA227LT
Received Not publishedFormer Priory Bridge Car Park from Priory Bridge Road to, Priory Park, Taunton
Received Not publishedP83 - Land at Westhay Heath, Meare
Received Not publishedGoldenhaye Field, Cricket St Thomas Estate, Chaffcombe, Chard, Somerset
Received Not publishedLand at Downslade Quarry, Downslade Lane, Upton, Long Sutton, Somerset, TA10 9NW
Received Not publishedPoole Waste Transfer Station, Poole, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9HH
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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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