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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Buckler's Mead School, 1, St Johns Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NH
Received Not publishedHinkley Point C Power Station, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA
Received Not publishedPlot 4580, Oake Farm, Oake, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1AS
Received Not publishedWestdown Quarry Whatley Frome Somerset (OS ST 719 661)
Received Not publishedP139 - Land between Rocks Drove and Wilderness Drove, Sharpham
Received Not publishedRobert Blake Science College & Elmwood School, Hamp Avenue, BRIDGWATER, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Received Not publishedHaygrove School, Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HW
Received Not publishedWestdown Quarry, Whatley, Frome, BA11 3LF
Received Not published4, Wembdon Rise, Wembdon, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
Received Not publishedBrymore School, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2NB
Received Not publishedHighway Verge, Bristol Road (A38), Rooksbridge, Bridgwater, Somerset
Received Not publishedUnits P1 & P2, Commerce Park, Coalway Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FE
Received Not publishedIlchester Community Primary School, Somerton Road, Ilchester, YEOVIL, BA22 8JL
Received Not publishedCopse Quarry, Landshire Lane, Henstridge
Received Not publishedSky College, Pickeridge Close, TAUNTON, TA2 7HW
Received Not publishedHam Sewage Treatment Works, Ham Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5NU
Received Not publishedHolyrood Community School, Zembard Lane, CHARD, Somerset, TA20 1JL
Received Not publishedFrome Community College, Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ
Received Not publishedSt Michaels First School, Watery Lane, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5NY
Received Not publishedWiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 2LA
Received Not publishedLeighton Quarry, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4SQ
Received Not publishedTHE PRIORY SCHOOL, PICKERIDGE CLOSE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 7HW
Received Not publishedBack River Drove and Sharpham Drove, Cradlebridge, Sharpham, Glastonbury, Somerset
Received Not publishedCreech St Michael Primary School, Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA3 5QQ
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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