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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Stoke St Gregory Primary School, Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6EG
Received Not publishedThe Playing Fields, Land off Crewkerne Road and The Drift, Chard, TA20 4DL.
Received Not publishedAshcott Primary School, Ashcott, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 9PP
Received Not publishedWinsham Primary School, Church Street, WINSHAM, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 4HU
Received Not publishedWestonzoyland Primary School, Cheer Lane, Westonzoyland, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 0EY
Received Not publishedBack River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedJohnson Metals Ltd, Pheonix Road, Colley Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5LZ
Received Not publishedO.S. FIELDS REF. 9596 (pt), 8446 (PT) AND 5636 (PT), TO WEST OF FULLARDS FARM, FULWOOD, TAUNTON, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL
Received Not publishedSomerset Brick and Tile Museum, East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA
Received Not publishedSlate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.
Received Not publishedMinehead Highways Depot, Mart Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BJ
Received Not publishedParish Playing Fields, Vilberie Close, Norton Fitzwarren, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 6RS
Received Not publishedHuish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS
Received Not publishedSt George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7PS
Received Not publishedP.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedSDIC Phase 1 Site, Land adjacent to Trenchard Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1PN
Received Not publishedHamp Junior School, Rhode Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 6JB
Received Not publishedLand to the East of North Perrott Road, adjacent to Nut Tree, North Perrott, Crewkerne, Somerset
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C Power Station, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedThe Elms, Wiltown, Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0JD
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW
Received Not publishedPO Box 1184, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2WJ
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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