Planning applications
Somerset Council is the decision-making planning authority. Individual application pages contain drawings, documents, deadlines and decisions; avoid relying on headlines alone.
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Search the live planning register before drawing conclusions about the status of a particular case.
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The council publishes agenda papers, minutes and financial records covering the wider parish. These documents can be used to check what was discussed and what was formally decided.
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Recent East Brent applications — checked 10 October 2026
Search the official Somerset Council planning register by the full application number for live status, submitted plans and decision notices. The list below includes decisions and one application reported as pending in the latest indexed sources. Third-party sites may lag behind the council, so their statuses are labelled accordingly.
Orchard Barn, Brent Road · 24/26/00016
Status reported 6 Oct: under consideration. A proposed garden room within the residential curtilage. Application recorded on 17 September 2026; a planning-tracking site showed it under consideration as of 6 October, with comments listed to 24 October. Recheck the Somerset Council register before assuming the consultation is still open or a decision has been issued.
View the supporting case listing ↗ · Search the official planning register ↗
Malvern House, Bridgwater Road · 24/26/00010
Reported decision: permitted, 3 Sep. Conversion of a garage and first-floor bedroom into two one-bedroom flats, plus a single-storey extension. Published third-party records show permission granted on 3 September 2026; consult the council decision notice for conditions.
View the supporting case listing ↗ · Search the official planning register ↗
The Elms, 3A Ham Mews · 24/26/00014
Somerset Council-confirmed decision: permission granted, 14 September 2026. Conversion of an existing garage into office and storage space at The Elms, 3A Ham Mews. The official Somerset register confirms this decision. An earlier third-party listing attributed the case to Exmoor National Park and gave an incorrect decision date; the official record takes precedence.
Official Somerset Council decision ↗ · Search the official planning register ↗
The Clocktower, Rossholme, Church Road · 24/26/00006
Council-confirmed permission: 14 Jul. Replacement of timber sheds with a single-storey garage. Somerset Council’s own case record confirms permission was granted on 14 July 2026, with material and approved-plan conditions.
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Land south of Burton Row · 24/26/00009
Somerset Council-confirmed decision: Permission in Principle granted, 29 July 2026. Proposal for one self-build dwelling south of Burton Row. Permission in Principle is not approval of all technical details. The official decision supersedes an inaccurate third-party listing that attributed the case to Exmoor National Park and gave an earlier date.
Official Somerset Council decision ↗ · Search the official planning register ↗
Planning applications in the wider East Brent civil parish can include Rooksbridge and Edingworth. This selected list is not a complete or continuously updated planning register.
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Information on this page is drawn from linked official resources; individual plans and council records can change.