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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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.

More application records

  1. Application Approved4/06/08/055

    Installation of a photovoltaic array system to generate electricity on the roof of

    Bishops Lydeard Primary School, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 3AN

    Received Not published
  2. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision Issued4/32/05/006/COND.10

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 10 (REINSTATEMENT SCHEME)

    Whiteball Quarry, Whiteball, Sampford Arundel, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 0LY

    Received Not published
  3. Application Closed3/18/02/010LB

    MODIFICATION TO THE MAIN STAIRCASE TO STRENGTHEN AND RAISE THE HEIGHT OF THE BALUSTRADING/HANDRAIL

    Kilve Court Residential Education Centre,, Kilve, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1EA

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved107967

    The extraction of peat from Land off Wilderness Drove, Sharpham

    Land off Wilderness Drove, Sharpham

    Received Not published
  5. Temporary Permission Expired049424/003

    S.96 APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF CONDITIONS ON PERMISSION NOS 049424/001 (3.1.78) & 101659 (19.9.78) EXCAVATION OF PEAT

    P.99 (pt), Wilderness Drove, Sharpham, Somerset

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved1/22/09/006/cond.4

    CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND (FORMER LANDFILL) WITH DEPOSITED MATERIAL TO A NATURE RESERVE - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 4 (ROOT-PROOF MEMBRANE)

    Land off Hurst Lane (OS.4478Bpt), Cossington, Bridgwater, Somerset

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved03/00277/R3C

    FORMATION OF NEW DOORS, COVERED AREA, DECKING, DWARF WALLS AND RAILINGS

    Merriott First School, Church Street, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5PT

    Received Not published
  8. Application ApprovedSCC/3848/2021/Cond6

    Discharge of Condition 6 relating to bats

    County Hall The Crescent Taunton Somerset TA1 4DY

    Received Not published
  9. Temporary Permission Expired4/31/13/0019

    Retention of 4 bay modular classroom unit and associated works for a further temporary period for use as a pre-school

    Ruishton C of E VC Primary School, Newlands Road, Ruishton, TAUNTON, TA3 5JZ

    Received Not published
  10. Application Refused11/04495/CPO

    Erection of a 4 bedroom bungalow on land within a mineral permission

    Badgers Sett Farm, Badgers Cross, Somerton, Somerset

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved02/00582/CPO

    ERECTION OF CONTROL KIOSK IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING STORM OVERFLOW CHAMBER, ON LAND AT JUNCTION OF

    West Hendford Road & Horsey Lane, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA21 5DD

    Received Not published
  12. Screening/Scoping Opinion Decision Issued1/02/29/SCREEN

    Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 Extension of quarrying within the Rookery Farm area of Halecombe Quarry, Leigh on Mendip - Screening and Scoping Opinion

    Halecombe Quarry, Leigh On Mendip, Somerset

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved1/53/18/00012

    Materials reprocessing facility and ancillary development.

    Springway Business Park, Springway Lane, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater, TA7 0JS

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved1/08/16/106

    Retrospective application for an extension to previously granted temporary construction compound (1/08/15/173) to facilitate an area for the deposit of saturated soil excavated from Bristol Road Sewage Pumping Station Site.

    Bristol Road Sewage Pumping Station, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4LF

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved2010/0043/cond.11

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITIONS OF PERMISSION 104203/001 (KNOWN AS PEAT SITE P221) TO ENABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED DRAINAGE AND WORKING SCHEME - details to satisfy condition 11

    P221 Land at, Heathway Drove, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset

    Received Not published
  16. Application Approved1/01/04/026

    INSTALLATION OF TWO CANOPIES TO PROVIDE A COVERED OUTSIDE PLAY AREA

    Ashcott Primary School, Ashcott, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 9PP

    Received Not published
  17. Application Withdrawn17/02026/CPO

    Wood Recycling and Processing Depot

    Henstridge Airfield, The Marsh, Henstridge, Somerset, BA8 0TN

    Received Not published
  18. Application Approved4/38/01/357

    RETENTION OF ELLIOTT CLASSROOM

    Six Acres Day Centre, Ashbury Care Home, Roman Road, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2BD

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved043742/014

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY CLASSROOM BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE TWO CLASSROOMS, MUSIC ROOMS, IT SUITE PLUS ANCILLARY ROOMS

    Oakfield Middle School, Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4JF

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved1/11/11/147

    Single Storey Extension to Form One Additional Classroom plus Ancillary Space and a Change of Use of 381 Square Metres of Public Park to Educational Use

    Burnham on Sea Infants School, Winchester Road, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 1JD

    Received Not published
  21. Application WithdrawnSCC/3968/2022

    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.

    Berkley Roundabout A361/1320 Berkley

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved008026/001

    Peat extraction

    p16, shapwick road

    Received Not published
  23. Temporary Permission Expired1/50/12/029

    Retention of modular classroom unit E540 tc for a further five years

    HUGH SEXEY C OF E MIDDLE SCHOOL, SEXEYS ROAD, BLACKFORD, BS28 4ND

    Received Not published
  24. Out to Consultation/ Decision PendingSCC/3714/2020

    The Project comprises the following elements: - Construction of a 57km 400kV electricity transmission connection between Bridgwater in Somerset and Seabank, near Avonmouth, comprising: Installation of a 400kV overhead line (OHL). Installation of 400kV underground cables. - Modifications to existing OHLs at Hinkley Point, Somerset. - Construction of three 400kV Cable Sealing End (CSE) compounds along the route of the connection. - Construction of a 400/132kV substation at Sandford, North Somerset. - Extension of the existing 400kV substation at Seabank. - The removal of existing 132kV OHLs and the construction of replacement 132kV OHLs and 132kV underground cables. - Extensions/modifications to existing 132kV substations at Churchill, Portishead, Avonmouth and Seabank. - Associated works, for example, temporary access roads, highway works temporary construction compounds, scaffolds, work sites and ancillary works.

    Hinkley C Connection Project Hinkley Point Road Stogursey Bridgwater TA5 1YA

    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.

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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