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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Castle Cary Primary School, Park Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EH
Received Not publishedKilve Court Residential Education Centre, Kilve, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1EA
Received Not publishedBuckler's Mead School, 1, St Johns Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NH
Received Not publishedP.265, White's Drove, Godney, WELLS, BA5 1PT
Received Not publishedOS Plot no. 9071 (Sheet ST3408), Crewkerne Road, Chaffcombe, CHARD, TA20 4BS
Received Not publishedBrains Farm, Moor Lane, Wincanton, BA9 9RA
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RS
Received Not publishedrear of Sycamore House, Walrow, Highbridge, Somerset
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA
Received Not publishedThe Old Railway Yard, Haybridge, Wells, BA5 1AH
Received Not publishedArchbishop Cranmer Community Primary School, Cranmer Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1UX
Received Not publishedRuishton C of E Primary School, Newlands Road, Ruishton, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5JZ
Received Not publishedUnderhill Farm Underhill Lane Staple Fitzpaine Taunton Somerset TA3 5BQ
Received Not publishedHigh Ham Primary School, High Ham, Langport, TA10 9BY
Received Not publishedCopse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge
Received Not publishedCliffe View Residential Home, Tweentown, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3HY
Received Not publishedPlot 0086pt OS Sheet No ST3144 - Minstrels Farm, Withy Road, East Huntspill, HIGHBRIDGE, TA9 3NW
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Quarry, Chads Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF
Received Not publishedOakhill Cof E Primary School, Bath Road, Oakhill, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5AQ
Received Not publishedOtterhampton Primary School, Combwich, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedThe Old Railway Yard, Haybridge, Wells, BA5 1AH
Received Not publishedMells First School, Mells Green, Mells, FROME, Somerset, BA11 3QE
Received Not publishedPlot B4, Commerce Park, Coalway Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FE
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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