Somerset planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Somerset Council, updated daily. Somerset Council received 7 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Somerset
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land at Somerset Bridge Bridgwater
365,000-tonne annual capacity aggregates washplant, Bridgwater. New industrial processing facility with material handling and water treatment systems at full application stage. Heavy civils, steel frame, process plant installation and drainage infrastructure dominate the works.
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Hornsey Bridge Water Recycling Centre Chilton Cantelo Yeovil BA22 8BE
EIA screening request for water recycling centre expansion. Installation of treatment facilities and potable water main at existing WRC; screening opinion stage determines if full EIA required.
East Coker Water Recycling Centre Tellis Cross Yeovil BA22 9HP
Certificate of lawfulness for wastewater treatment plant expansion. Proposed new plant, equipment and associated infrastructure at existing recycling centre. No physical works implied by certificate application alone.
TEST SITE SOuth SOmerset
Test application for staff training only. No proposal details provided. This record should not be used for commercial planning or procurement decisions.
Batts Combe Quarry, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, BS27 3LR
EIA scoping opinion request for Batts Combe Quarry. This pre-application consultation seeks confirmation of environmental impact assessment scope and potential mitigation measures. No planning permission or physical works are yet proposed; this stage directs the subsequent full or outline…
Moons Hill Quarry Complex Mendip Road Stoke St Michael Radstock Somerset BA3 5JU
Approval of details attached to permission SCC/4082/2023 - conditions 7,15,16,20,24,27,28,33,35,36,38
Firepool Centre of Digital Innovation Trenchard Way Taunton TA1 1FH
Discharge of public art condition on digital innovation centre. Planning condition compliance documentation submission. No physical construction work.
Merehead Quarry Torr Works Slait Hill to Haygrove Lane Cranmore Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4SQ
Discharge of landscaping and reclamation condition for Merehead Quarry.
Westdown Quarry, Whatley, Frome, BA11 3LF
Discharge of dust and lighting conditions for quarry operation. Two reserved conditions approved: Dust Action Plan and Lighting Scheme. No procurement opportunity—administrative discharge only.
Westdown Quarry, Whatley, Frome, BA11 3LF
Discharge of conditions 6(e) and 6(k) for quarry dust and lighting controls. Two technical conditions from an existing quarry ROMP consent require approval of a Dust Action Plan and Lighting Scheme. No physical construction works are triggered.
Westdown Quarry, Whatley, Frome, BA11 3LF
Discharge of conditions for dust and lighting at quarry site. Approval of Dust Action Plan and Lighting Scheme documents only, no physical construction. No material procurement or subcontractor engagement required.
Land at Rock's Drove Sharpham Street Somerset
Discharge of Condition 28 - Reclamation Scheme (Planning Permission 085460/001)
Westdown Quarry Whatley Frome BA11 3LF
Ecology schedule discharge under S106 agreement for Westdown Quarry. Approval of ecological management obligations tied to existing quarry consent. No physical works implied; administrative compliance documentation.
Green Ore Farm Bungalow Green Ore Wells BA5 3EP
Discharge of Condition 13 from planning permission SCC/4059/2023. This application seeks approval of details or compliance with a condition imposed on the original consent. No physical construction works are triggered by this discharge application.
Westdown Quarry Whatley Frome
Discharge of habitat management and environmental monitoring conditions on quarry permission. Documentation approval for Habitat Management Plan and Construction/Environmental Management Plan compliance. No works procurement implied.
Planning appeals in Somerset Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Somerset Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Somerset Council, raw rate
34.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.8%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.6 percentage points above expected. Somerset Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,641 appeals counted, 1,470 judged either way (506 allowed, 964 dismissed), 171 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 34.8% | 28.8% | 1,082 | 1,069 | 372 |
| Householder (HAS) | 36.3% | 35.6% | 178 | 171 | 62 |
| Enforcement Notice | 18.5% | 13.5% | 140 | 92 | 17 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 43.2% | 36.9% | 47 | 44 | 19 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 40.5% | 25% | 42 | 42 | 17 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 45.8% | 33.3% | 25 | 24 | 11 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 16.7% | 8.1% | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | 33.3% | 25.2% | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 6 | 5 | 0 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Somerset Council
Somerset Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Somerset Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent61 homes
- Affordable rent93 homes
- Shared ownership70 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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