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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North Petherton Primary School, School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Received Not publishedLand at Eclipse Works, Ashcott Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedLeighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedHigh Street Roundabout A371/325 Shepton Mallet
Received Not publishedBroadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ
Received Not publishedP166, Oaks Drove, GODNEY, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedStreet Heath and Walton Heath, Turbary West Drove, Sharpham, STREET, Somerset
Received Not publishedHill Farm, Jarmany Hill, Barton St David, SOMERTON, Somerset, TA11 6DA
Received Not publishedCopse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge, Somerset
Received Not publishedPriorswood Household Waste Recycling Centre and Depot, Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way, Taunton, Somerset
Received Not publishedBolter's Lane, Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA7 7PF
Received Not publishedSelwood School, Berkley Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2EF
Received Not publishedWest Monkton C of E Primary School, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 8PA
Received Not publishedRockwell Green VC Primary School, Brooklands Road, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9DJ
Received Not publishedLand at Somerset Bridge Bridgwater
Received Not publishedSomerton HWRC, Bancombe Road Trading Estate, Somerton
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedBurcott House Farm, Pennybatch Lane, Burcott, Wells
Received Not publishedLangford Budville Primary School, Langford Budville, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0RD
Received Not publishedKing Ina C Of E Academy Northfield Somerton TA11 6JB
Received Not publishedLand at Beeching Close Chard TA20 1BB
Received Not publishedBlackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Received Not publishedHAM HILL QUARRY NORTH, HAM HILL, STOKE SUB HAMDON, SOMERSET
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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