Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hayesdown First School, Wyville Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2BN
Received Not publishedCourtfields Community School, Mantle Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SW
Received Not publishedCreech St Michael Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5QQ
Received Not publishedLand at Meare Heat, Meare, Somerset
Received Not publishedLand At Bearley Farm Bearley Lane Tintinhull Yeovil BA22 8PE
Received Not publishedGreenham Quarry, Greenham, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0JU
Received Not publishedOver 55 Club, North Street, WELLINGTON, SOMERSET, TA21 8LY
Received Not publishedSt John's Church of England Primary School, Burnham Road, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3JF
Received Not publishedAsham Wood, Downend, Chantry, Nr Frome
Received Not publishedGerber Food Sewage Pumping Station, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater
Received Not publishedBowdens Quarry Bowdens Lane Huish Episcopi Langport TA10 0DD
Received Not publishedAvalon School, Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PS
Received Not publishedOaklands Primary School, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2DU
Received Not publishedCOURTFIELDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, MANTLE STREET, WELLINGTON, SOMERSET
Received Not publishedAnsford Community School, Maggs Lane, Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJ
Received Not publishedDoniford Farm, Doniford, WATCHET, TA23 0TQ
Received Not publishedBarnclose Quarry, Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset
Received Not publishedBeech Grove Primary School, Courtland, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8NE
Received Not publishedWalpole Landfill Site, Puriton Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedGLASTONBURY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, OLD BECKERY ROAD, GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, BA6 9NY
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C, Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedAsh C of E V C Primary School, Main Street, Ash, Martock, TA12 6NS
Received Not publishedMeare County Primary School, St Mary's Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9SP
Received Not publishedMilborne Port County Primary School, Glovers Close, Milborne Port, Somerset, DT9 5EP
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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