Somerset Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Somerset Council decided more than 2,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 42 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Somerset Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 November 2026 · Approved
Land Os 3400 Mudford Road Yeovil Somerset · 25/02769/REM
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land Adjacent To The Rectory Broadway Road Broadway Ilminster Somerset · 26/02097/S73A
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22 October 2026 · Approved
Woodrow Farm Greenmoor Lane Yeovil Marsh Yeovil Somerset BA21 3QE · 26/02226/PAMB
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24 September 2026 · Approved
Former Battens Solicitors And BBC Building Mansion House And Magnolia House 54 - 56 Princes Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1EP · 26/01650/P3MA
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15 September 2026 · Approved
Land At Martock Industrial Estate Oakland Road Martock Business Park Martock Somerset TA12 6HB · 26/00868/FUL
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19 August 2026 · Refused
Land Off Broadway Hill Horton Ilminster Somerset TA19 9QN · 25/02726/OUT
Figures for Somerset Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 42 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 2%of more than 340 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 38%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2019 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Somerset Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moor Ramsar site; and • whether…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the local historic environment; • whether the proposed development complies with local policies which seek to limit the scale of replacement dwellings in the countryside; and • the…”
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“The main issues are whether the proposed development is consistent with, and authorised by, the terms of the outline planning permission, and if so: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; •…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development accords with the spatial strategy of the development plan, • Whether safe and convenient access to the site can be achieved, • The effect of the proposal on the character and…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan for tourist accommodation; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.