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Somerset Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,569Searchable applications
210Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 3,378 approved or refused records
66Refused applications

3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas178 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

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  1. Application Approved4/35/13/0022/Cond5/1

    Article 27 Submission of a site working plan peruant to condition 5 of Planning Permission 4/35/13/0022 dated:18 March 2015, for raising ground levels; laying concrete; erecting new workshop building; new sewage treatment plant; new surface water drainage system and resiting existing buildings

    Greenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU

    Received Not published
  2. Application Approved094296/001

    Extraction of peat from Land at Allotment Drove, Walton Heath

    P197 - Land at Allotment Drove, Walton Heath

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved2013/0580

    Repair and minor internal and external alterations to the farmhouse; alteration and redevelopment of the cow sheds to form new galleries and a café; demolition and redevelopment of the 1970's reception and shop to provide new stairs, lift and toilets; and the demolition of the 1970's wagon shed and replacement with a new community learning space, store and toilets

    Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8DB

    Received Not published
  4. Application WithdrawnSCC/3974/2022

    x 3 roundabout advertisement/sponsorship signs. The facia of each sign measures 500 x 1000 mm with a depth of 2mm, installed at a height of 260mm from the ground to the base of the sign. The sign will be mounted onto two galvanised tubular steel posts, height: 885mm (above ground 760mm, below ground 125mm) x 60mm diameter, fixing: two clips per post. The signs are made of road traffic grade recycled material composite. There will be only one advertiser per roundabout and each sign will be identical, displaying their company branding above a message reading "Somerset County Council supporting local businesses". Advertising on a roundabout is taken up on a minimum one-year contract and the message will remain constant during this time. All designs will be approved by Somerset County Council prior to going into production.

    Anchor Hill Roundabout A371/109

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved4/08/03/033

    CHANGE OF USE FROM B2 TO B8 TO ENABLE THE STORAGE OF MUSEUM ARTIFACTS

    Unit 15, Crown Industrial Estate, Taunton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved1/37/17/00101/Cond11

    Discharge of Condition No.11: Odour Management Scheme Before the commencement of the development hereby approved an Odour Management Scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. Thereafter the development hereby permitted shall be maintained for the duration of the development hereby permitted in accordance with the details so approved. Reason: To minimise off-site odour impacts and in the interests of the residential amenity of the area.

    Land at Showground Road Showground Road Bridgwater TA6 6AJ

    Received Not published
  7. Application Withdrawn2012/0302

    Section 73 Application of Permission 030803/001, to Extend Duration of Extraction of Peat, Proposed Revised Working, Drainage and Restoration Scheme

    P29, Land at Burtle Road, Meare, Burtle Road

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved11/00493/CPO/cond.5

    Alternative access and retention of peripheral vegetation to assist screening of a proposed Blue Lias extraction site being the subject of application no 10/03199/CPO - details to satisfy condition 5 (Public Footpath Safety)

    Land forming part of Westfield Farm, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6DQ

    Received Not published
  9. Application ApprovedSCC/3775/2020/Cond13

    Discharge Condition 13 (Public Art) of application SCC/3775/2020

    Firepool Centre of Digital Innovation Trenchard Way Taunton TA1 1FH

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved2012/2357

    S.73 application for the continued use of a former quarry as a research, development and test centre for explosives, etc. (pursuant to planning permission 2009/0620 dated 17 May 2010) without compliance with Condition No, 10, which prevents overnight storage of explosives

    Broadmead Quarry, Stancombe Lane, Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BZ

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved16/00696/R3C/Cond16

    Article 27 submission to satisfy the discharge of Condition 16 of application No. 16/00696/R3C. Cycle Parking for the construction of a two storey, 14 classroom primary school with community use and associated facilities on land at Lufton, Lufton Lane, Brympton, Yeovil

    Land at Lufton, Lufton, BRYMPTON, Yeovil, BA22 8SX

    Received Not published
  12. Application Approved1/41/03/013

    USE OF LAND AND FORMATION OF OPERATIONS SURFACE AND BOUNDARY BUND FOR THE COMPOSTING OF GREEN WASTE AND SHREDDING OF WOOD AT FIELD PLOT 2150 (pt) ADJOINING

    Walpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved1/52/04/009

    PLANNING APPLICATION FOR IMPORVEMENTS TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF TWO GRP KIOSKS MEASURING 2.5m X 5.0m X 3.5m HIGH AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    West Huntspill Sewage Treatment Works, West Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3DS

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved2016/2043/CNT

    Notification for prior approval for the installation of roof mounted Photovoltaic panels

    The Library, Orchard Court, The Archers Way, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9JB

    Received Not published
  15. Temporary Permission Expired11/02536/CPO

    Temporary Storage of Construction Waste/Aggregates

    Plot 21, Artillery Road, Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil, BA22 8QR

    Received Not published
  16. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision Issued1/41/04/030/COND.15

    SUBMISSION OF DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 15 (RECLAMATION RESTORATION)

    Walpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS

    Received Not published
  17. Application Approved2017/1506/CNT

    Variation of consented working scheme from "extraction of limestone to a depth of 115m AOD" to "extraction of limestone to a depth of 141m AOD" and variation of subsequent restoration scheme from "lake, wetland habitat, calcareous grassland, woodland and exposed quarry faces" to "restoration scheme comprising mix of calcareous grassland and woodland".

    Leighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved036297/007

    ERECTION AND OPERATION OF STONE PRODUCTS FACILITY

    West Cranmore Quarry, West Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved11/00633/CPO/cond.4

    Extraction of Stone from land previously extracted - details to satisfy condition 4 (Extent of Extraction)

    Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved3/21/01/252

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SOUTH ELEVATION OF THE RECENTLY APPROVED TEACHING BLOCK, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 5 SQUARE METRES FLOOR AREA

    West Somerset Community College, Bircham Road, Alcombe, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6AY

    Received Not published
  21. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision Issued2014/0038/Cond.8

    Article 27 submission of a surface water drainage scheme (making provision within the quarry for the storage and regulated disposal of surface water so as to prevent discharge onto the highway) pursuant to Condition No. 8 of Planning Permission 2014/0038/CNT date 2 May 2014, for the deposit of inert waste materials (demolition waste , subsoil and top soil) for ground remodelling and restoration to agriculture of land

    Highcroft Quarry, Gurney Slade, Radstock, Somerset

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved049404/006

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PERIMETER ROAD AROUND UNDERWOOD QUARRY WITH BRIDLEWAY ALONG ONE SECTION

    Milton Hill,, WELLS, Somerset

    Received Not published
  23. Application Closed4/08/18/0004/Cond6

    Discharge of Condition 6: Requires a surface condition survey to be undertaken of the public highway in either direction of the construction vehicular access within a month prior to the commencement of the development.

    Land off Nerrols Drive Taunton TA2 8QE

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved03/02332/R3C

    ERECTION OF 2.4 METRE HIGH STEEL PALISADE FENCING AND GATES

    Parcroft Junior School, Summerleaze Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BP

    Received Not published

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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.

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