Disclaimer

The online planning history on this website may be incomplete and must not be used as a substitute for carrying out a formal Land Charge search. No responsibility will be taken for any errors or omissions in the planning history information. Similarly, the information contained does not constitute in any way a formal notification of a planning decision. Any actions taken as a result of information displayed on the site are undertaken entirely at the viewer’s own risk.

Search for a Planning South application

Search for:

• current planning applications
• past decisions
• appeals and issued enforcement notices by keyword
• application reference
• postcode or by a single line of an address

Our Planning search can also be used from Building Control searches by clicking on the dropdown menu next to Planning within the search page.

See our guides for more information on the Public Access portal, including how to register, how to search and how to comment on applications.

You can also view our video guide on searching applications.

Register for a planning public access portal account to save specific searches of interest to you such as parish, ward or post code and track specific applications online. Please note you do not need to register on the Public Access portal in order to make comments on planning applications. All comments submitted on the portal are put into the public realm. If we receive comments about a planning application that are considered to be defamatory to another person, these remarks will not be included in any reports or published on the Council’s website. This is because publishing a defamatory statement may constitute a libel. Depending upon circumstances, such comments may be redacted or not published.

Minerals and waste applications

Planning History

If you are searching for the planning history of a site or address, please visit Personal searches of the Land Charges Register in South Somerset page and follow the Online Search instructions.

Historic County Council applications

View and comment on County Council applications up to 31 March 2023, for developments such as schools, libraries and social services.

Copyright notice

Plans, drawings and material submitted to the council are protected by the Copyright Acts (Section 47, 1988 Act). You may only use material which is downloaded or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes, and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.