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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved4/36/03/023

    PROPOSED PERMANENT EXTENSION AND REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY BUILDING

    Stoke St Gregory Primary School, Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6EG

    Received Not published
  2. Application ApprovedSCC/4055/2023/cond3&5

    Discharge of condition 3 (Drainage Condition - Full Drainage Plan) and condition 5 (Transport Condition - Various maps showing the route that the material will be bought) of Planning Permission SCC/4055/2023

    The Playing Fields, Land off Crewkerne Road and The Drift, Chard, TA20 4DL.

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved1/01/07/024

    NEW 2 CLASSROOM EXTENSION AND ADDITIONAL ANCILLARY FACILITIES

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

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved04/03584/LBC

    ERECTION OF A WOODEN NOTICE BOARD (83cm X 75cm)

    Winsham Primary School, Church Street, WINSHAM, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 4HU

    Received Not published
  5. Temporary Permission Expired1/53/15/018

    Renewal for siting of temporary Elliott Building (E738)

    Westonzoyland Primary School, Cheer Lane, Westonzoyland, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA7 0EY

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved076719/011/cond26/a

    Article 30 application "for the approval of the results of the Water Vole Survey (Phase 1) and proposals for compensatory habitat provision and their management within the mitigation area for the benefit of water voles pursuant to Condition 26 of planning permission 076719/011 dated 20 May 2011

    Back River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved1/08/11/012

    Change of Use of Land from Storage Use to Scrap Metal Use

    Johnson Metals Ltd, Pheonix Road, Colley Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 5LZ

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved4/30/09/0008/cond.9

    DEPOSIT OF SOILS TO FORM NOISE ATTENUATION BUND ALONGSIDE M5 MOTORWAY TO SATISFY CONDITIONS 9 (SUBMISSION OF METHOD STATEMENT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF BUND)

    O.S. FIELDS REF. 9596 (pt), 8446 (PT) AND 5636 (PT), TO WEST OF FULLARDS FARM, FULWOOD, TAUNTON, SOMERSET

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved1/41/12/024

    Installation of Electrical Substation

    Walpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA9 3NL

    Received Not published
  10. Application Approved1/08/11/050

    Installation of Fencing & Gates to improve security

    Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB

    Received Not published
  11. Application Approved4/49/11/0024

    Installation of a Solar Photovoltaic Array onto a Roof

    Wiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA

    Received Not published
  12. Application ApprovedSCC/3787/2021/Cond16

    Planning Application for the Extraction of White Lias Limestone at Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset. Condition 16 requires: ‘A biodiversity enhancement plan (BEP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of site preparation works. Photographs of installed features shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority before mineral extraction commences. The content of the BEP shall include the following: a) Two bat boxes (Schwegler 1FF) shall be installed onto mature trees at the boundaries of the site to enhance roosting opportunities. b) One no. Schwegler 1B and one no. Schwegler 2H bird boxes shall be installed onto retained trees at the boundary c) Installation of two Schwegler no 10 swallow nesting cups or similar shall be erected on to a main beam of the open-sided building near the entrance to the site at a height above three metres. d) The hedgerows on the site will be cut on a three-year rotation allowing sections to mature to a height of at least three metres following the principles set out in "How to Manage a Hedgerow for Wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts".’

    Slate Lane, West Camel, Somerset.

    Received Not published
  13. Application Approved3/21/07/009

    ERECTION OF A SALT BARN

    Minehead Highways Depot, Mart Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BJ

    Received Not published
  14. Application Approved4/25/15/0035/Cond.5

    Article 27 submission of a demolition and construction plan pursuant to Condition No. 5 of Planning Permission 4/25/15/0035 dated 12 January 2016, for the Demolition and rebuilding of Brock House Childrens Centre

    Parish Playing Fields, Vilberie Close, Norton Fitzwarren, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA2 6RS

    Received Not published
  15. Application Approved08/05347/R3C/cond.4

    DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 4

    Huish Episcopi Secondary School, Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9SS

    Received Not published
  16. Temporary Permission Expired1/51/11/023

    Renewal of Temporary Planning Permission for a Modular Building for use as a Classroom

    St George's Primary School, Brantwood Road, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 7PS

    Received Not published
  17. Application Withdrawn2013/0324/cond.7

    First Periodic Review of the Scheme of Conditions relating to Peat Site P265 imposed by permissions 085067/001 and 085067/003 for the extraction of peat - condition to satisfy condition 7 (Ditch Retention Scheme)

    P.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT

    Received Not published
  18. Application ApprovedSCC/3775/2020/Cond3

    Details to discharge Condition 3 (Material Samples) of planning permission referece - SCC/3775/2020: "No wall construction shall commence until samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved samples. Reason: To ensure that the proposed development does not harm the character and appearance of the area in accordance with Policy DM1 of the Taunton Deane Core Strategy."

    SDIC Phase 1 Site, Land adjacent to Trenchard Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1PN

    Received Not published
  19. Application Approved1/08/03/284

    DEMOLITION OF FOUR TEMPORARY CLASSROOM UNITS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 4 BAY CLASSROOM EXTENSION WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS

    Hamp Junior School, Rhode Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 6JB

    Received Not published
  20. Application Approved03/03375/CPO

    PROVISION OF ACCESS TRACK TO EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITIES, INCLUDING HEAVY DUTY FIELD GATE

    Land to the East of North Perrott Road, adjacent to Nut Tree, North Perrott, Crewkerne, Somerset

    Received Not published
  21. Application Approved1/96/17/00001

    Application to Discharge Planning Requirement PW7 (1), (2), (5) and (6) Highway Works No.7B Works for Cannington Park and Ride Access Arrangements from the A39

    Hinkley Point C Power Station, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA

    Received Not published
  22. Application Approved09/03835/R3C/cond.3

    EXTENSION TO NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUNGALOW - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 3 (EXTERNAL FINISHES)

    The Elms, Wiltown, Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerset, TA10 0JD

    Received Not published
  23. Application Approved14/05518/CPO

    Extension of Monument Quarry (Ham Hill North) and the extraction of Ham Stone

    Ham Hill Quarry, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RW

    Received Not published
  24. Application Approved01/00946/CPO

    USE OF LAND FOR TIPPING OF INERT WASTE MATERIAL & RESTORATION TO AGRICULTURAL USE

    PO Box 1184, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2WJ

    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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