Planning Development Management Privacy Notice

What we do with your personal data

Environmental Pre-Planning Application Advice
Environment Health and food safetyAir quality and environmental permits

Advice and guidance you can request from us before making a planning application and a noise guide for developers

View and comment on a planning application
Planning, buildings and landPlanning applications

Search for planning applications and keep up to date with their progress

Climate Positive Planning in the Somerset West and Taunton area
Planning, buildings and landConservation and sustainability

Tackling the Climate Emergency through both mitigation of, and adaptation to, projected climate change.

Planning appeals
Planning, buildings and landPlanning applications

You have the right to appeal a planning decision to the Planning Inspectorate.

Planning Performance Agreements
Planning, buildings and landPlanning applications

A Planning Performance Agreement is a negotiated agreement, signed separately for each stage of a project

Apply for planning permission for a minerals development
Planning, buildings and landPlanning applications

Planning permission for mineral extraction, quarries, peat workings and processing plants

Apply for planning permission
Benefits and paymentsMake a payment

How to apply and pay for planning permission

Planning pre-application advice
Planning, buildings and landPlanning applications

Pre-application advice is an important part of the planning process and we welcome early discussions before you submit a planning application

Biodiversity in the planning process
Planning, buildings and landBiodiversity and planning

Working with other organisations, groups and communities - projects to improve and protect Somerset's wildlife