Somerset Planning Objection: Deadline & Contact

Somerset planning department contact

Somerset Council is a local planning authority in England.

Somerset planning objection deadline

In England the statutory minimum is 21 days from when a site notice is first displayed or a neighbour notice is served, 14 days from a newspaper or website notice, and 30 days where the application comes with an Environmental Statement. (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015, articles 15 and 33). That’s a minimum: Somerset can allow longer.

Getting the Somerset application details

Somerset’s planning website can’t be read automatically, so you’ll download the application form, plans and any design statement from Somerset’s planning website and upload them. Photos of the notification letter or site notice work too.

Somerset planning decisions in numbers

In the 12 months to June 2026, Somerset decided 3,544 planning applications and granted 87%.

Applications decided

3,544

Granted

87%

Householder applications granted

93%

Decided on time

83%

Somerset decided 1,301 householder applications (extensions and other changes to a single house) in the same period and granted 93%. Overall, 83% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension.

How Somerset compares

Somerset granted 87% of applications, the same as the England figure of 87%. For householder applications it granted 93%, above the England figure of 90%. 83% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension, below the England figure of 90% - joint 267th of 310 on this measure. See how every England council ranks in our council planning league table.

These figures describe Somerset’s past decisions overall, not how any one application will go.

Source: MHCLG live tables on planning application statistics (table PS2), 12 months to June 2026, published 24 September 2026. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. England figures: all English planning authorities.

What counts as a valid objection

Somerset’s case officers can only weigh material planning considerations, not personal preferences. Our guide to objecting to a planning application explains what counts. These guides cover the grounds that come up most often:

All 29 guides

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a planning objection to Somerset?

We couldn't confirm a planning objection contact for Somerset Council, so follow the notification letter or check our council directory.

What's the deadline to object to a Somerset planning application?

At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement); the date on your notification letter, the site notice or Somerset's planning portal is the one that applies.