South Somerset planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to South Somerset District Council, updated daily. South Somerset District Council received 486 planning applications in the last 90 days, 11 of them major schemes. 95% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 45 days.
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Recent applications in South Somerset
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land West Of Bunford Hollow West Coker Yeovil Somerset
100-dwelling reserved matters with condition discharge, West Coker. Approves appearance, layout, scale and landscaping for an outline scheme, plus discharge of four reserved conditions on sustainable construction, lighting and ecology. Major residential site moving to construction phase, so…
Land At Bunford Hollow, West Of Watercombe Lane & East Of Broadleaze Farm West Coker Yeovil Somerset
85-dwelling residential scheme, reserved matters and conditions discharge, West Coker. Approves appearance, layout, landscaping and scale for an outline-approved scheme, with concurrent discharge of sustainable construction, lighting and BEMP conditions. Infrastructure, external works and…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Woodrow Farm Greenmoor Lane Yeovil Marsh Yeovil Somerset BA21 3QE
10-dwelling residential conversion from three agricultural barns, Yeovil. Changes use of existing farm buildings to ten dwellings under permitted-development prior approval with associated building operations. M&E, insulation, internal partitioning and drainage packages dominate the retrofit, with…
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Land At 345685 126347, Vedal Drove Long Sutton Langport TA10 9NJ
Four detached dwellings outline permission, South Somerset. Principle and reserved matters deferred for a four-home scheme in Langport at outline stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages open after detailed submission, with material choices and subcontractor selection to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Higher Farm High Street Rimpton Yeovil Somerset BA22 8AD
Two agricultural buildings converting to dwellinghouses via prior approval, Rimpton. Permitted-development change of use creating two homes from existing farm buildings with associated building operations. Conversion fit-out, M&E, insulation and internal partitioning drive the work, with drainage…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Land Adjacent Stocklinch Grove Owl Street Stocklinch Ilminster Somerset
Single-dwelling permission in principle, Stocklinch. Establishes the right to build one home on a greenfield plot at principle-only stage. Outline consent opens groundworks, structural frame and envelope packages to competitive bidding before detailed design.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Grooming Parlour At Ashgate Langport Road Fivehead Taunton Somerset
Self-build residential conversion of a grooming parlour, Fivehead. Repurposes an existing commercial building to create one dwelling with associated residential accommodation at full application stage. Internal partitioning, fit-out, rewiring and plumbing suit local tradespeople, with conversion…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
The Firs Knowle Church Road Knowle St Giles Chard Somerset TA20 4AX
Single dwelling replacing a Class Q barn conversion, Somerset. Demolishes existing barns and erects a new house under a full application, following prior approval. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages are live, with brickwork and M&E fit-out to follow.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
15 Camelot Court Bancombe Road Trading Estate Somerton Somerset TA11 6SB
Class E unit converting to B2 vehicle repair garage, Somerton. Adds a roller door and alters fire escape doors at a trading estate unit, full application stage. Industrial door installation, fire safety upgrades and garage fit-out are the live packages.
Fit-outM&E
Redlands Farm Redlands Lane East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9HF
Agricultural fodder and machinery store, East Coker. New single building for farm use with associated works, at full application stage. Steel frame, cladding and concrete flooring suit agricultural contractors, with drainage and security fencing typical of the sector.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
8 Rickhayes Wincanton Somerset BA9 9BH
Single-storey side extension with accessible bedroom and wet room, Wincanton. Adds adapted living space and level external access to an existing home at full householder application stage. Accessible bathroom fixtures, ramped approach and internal partitioning drive the specification, with…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
25 Bubwith Road Chard Somerset TA20 2BW
Two-storey side extension for a Chard house. Adds a substantial second-storey wing to an existing dwelling at full application stage. Structural frame, roofing, brickwork and foundations lead the package for builders and material suppliers in the locality.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Ashmead Bramley Close Charlton Horethorne Sherborne Dorset DT9 4PL
Ground and first-floor extensions with conservatory demolition, Sherborne. Removes a conservatory and adds two ground-floor and one first-floor extension to an existing house at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with structural…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Langley Shute Lane Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9LZ
Rear extension to a Long Sutton house. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing dwellinghouse at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors, with glazing and drainage to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Maltkiln Hill Farm Marsh Lane Horsington Templecombe Somerset BA8 0EP
Single-storey kitchen and dining extension, Templecombe. Adds ground-floor living space to the south-east of an existing farmhouse at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks dominate, with glazing and internal fit-out following.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in South Somerset District Council
The Planning Inspectorate files South Somerset District Council's appeals under Somerset Council, so its appeal record is published there rather than counted twice. See the Somerset Council appeal record.
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.
South Somerset District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder96% (368 decided)
- other97% (330 decided)
- residential89% (125 decided)
- commercial95% (37 decided)
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