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Welcome to the Planning Control website

Planning


The Planning Control Team forms part of the Environmental Management Group within the County Council, for detailed information regarding the responsibilities of the Group, please select Responsibilities from the menu above.

Our Mission Statement:

"We aim to provide the public with a high quality and accessible service that will protect and enhance the environment of Somerset"

Development Plans are the responsibility of the Strategic Plans & Policy Group, however, information about the Structure Plans, the Minerals Local Plan and the Waste Local Plan as well as the Minerals & Waste Development Framework, that will ultimately replace them, can be accessed from these pages.


The Somerset Planning Portal

The Somerset Planning Portal allows you to submit planning applications for Mineral Developments by using ONLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FORMS

These electronic forms can be used to submit Mineral related planning applications.

You can also search our live database for recent planning applications, submit representations and comments on applications awaiting a decision as well as viewing the application details and site and press notices. On the recent decisions page you can view the Decision Notice and any conditions that have been attached to a specific planning permission. More......


Environmental Management Newsletters

The Group produces a newsletter which contains news items, details of planning applications received, decisions made and appeals etc. as well as a round up of the work currently being undertaken by our colleagues in the Rights of Way Group, Gypsy and Travellers Services, the Mendip Hills AONB Service and the Quantocks AONB Service. To read the latest newsletter click on the link below:

Environmental Management Newsletter - April 2009 [ 268.0k]


Contact Information


The Planning Control Team, Environmental Management Group
Somerset County Council
County Hall
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 4DY

Telephone: 01823 358254
Email:planning@somerset.gov.uk


REGULATION COMMITTEE

The next Regulation Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 7th July 2009 , the meeting will commence at 14:00 in the Luttrell Room, County Hall, Taunton.

The Agenda for this meetings, which will include reports on items being discussed will be available for viewing a week before the meeting by following the link below.

Committee Agenda's, Minutes and Officer Reports can be viewed by following this link - Regulation Committee Meeting Agendas


Do it Online

Apply for Planning Permission for Waste and County Council Developments using the 1APP Online Forms

Apply for Mineral Planning Permission online

Search for Current and Determined Planning Applications

Search for planning applications that are under consideration or those already determined by the County Council.
(Minerals, Waste or County Council Developments only).

Make a Representation About a Current Planning Application.
You can make a representation about current planning applications directly from this site by using our 'Submit Comments' forms available on the 'Other Details' page of each application.

Search for Investigations and Enforcement Cases relating to Minerals & Waste Matters

Information on the Somerset Planning Portal pages is current and up to date as it is provided directly from our 'LIVE'


The Planning Portal
To learn about the planning system visit the NATIONAL PLANNING PORTAL website by clicking on the logo below:

Planning   Portal