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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3,312 approved · 66 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning, buildings and landIncludes planning permission, building control, countryside and open spacesLocal plan Plan-it Somerset Newsletter Sign-upPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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 Approved077905/006

    Variation of condition 5 of planning permission no: 077905/002 to allow the winning and working of colitic limestone within part of phase two, prior to the completion of opening of new access tunnel by 1st August 1990.

    Colemans Quarry Nunney Near Frome Somerset

    Received Not published
  2. Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending060270/061

    ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SORTING AREAS, SKIP BAYS AND PUBLIC UNLOADING AREAS, REPLACEMENT OFFICE AND ON-SITE QUEUING SPACE

    Frome Household Waste Recycling Centre, Marston Trading Estate, Manor Furlong Road, Frome, Somerset

    Received Not published
  3. Application Approved3/39/06/032

    PROPOSED WASTE TRANSFER STATION, TO INCLUDE TRANSFER BUILDING, SITE OFFICE AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE

    Williton Landfill Site, Rydon Lane, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4DW

    Received Not published
  4. Application Approved2009/1076/cond.5

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 054492/031 WITH RESPECT TO THE HEIGHT OF THE BOUNDARY FENCE - DETAILS TO SATISFY CONDITION 5 (ACOUSTIC MOUND DETAILS)

    Southwood Waste Management Facility, Southwood Common, Evercreech, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset, BA4 6LX

    Received Not published
  5. Application Approved1/44/02/003

    EXTENSION OF CAR PARK TO PROVIDE 4 ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING SPACES AT FRONT OF SCHOOL

    Shipham Church of England First School, Turnpike Road, Shipham, Somerset

    Received Not published
  6. Application Approved1/54/09/018

    ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE TOILET AND STORAGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER EXTENSION TO FORM ADDITIONAL LIBRARY SPACE ON LAND

    Woolavington Community Primary School, Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8EA

    Received Not published
  7. Application Approved1/13/11/008/COND.7

    The improvement of an agricultural road junction and access track at Rodway, Cannington, and the use of the junction and access by Castle Hill Quarry with the intention to primarily serve the Hinkley point power station development and the surrounding area north of Cannington - details to satisfy condition 7 Passing Place Details

    Castle Hill Quarry, Chad's Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2QF

    Received Not published
  8. Application Approved4/46/83/003

    Reinstatement of land used for clay extraction by tipping of controlled waste at Poole Brickworks, Nynehead.

    Poole Landfill Site,, Poole, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9HH

    Received Not published
  9. Application Approved059593/001/Cond.14/1

    Article 27 submission of a scheme to show how the integrity of the site boundaries will be maintained pursuant to Condition 14 of Planning Permission 059593/001dated 24 June 1997, for the excavation of peat from land

    P49 land off Northload (Oaks) Drove, Oaks Drove, Meare, Glastonbury

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

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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