Limited support for Somerset

We do not currently provide detailed weekly summaries for Somerset Council. Running the service is expensive, and we need to cover our costs.

You can still subscribe!

If you're a professional subscriber and need support for this council, get in touch with us at community@opencouncil.network and we can enable it for you.

If you're a resident, subscribe below and we'll start sending you updates when they're available. We're enabling councils rapidly across the UK in order of demand, so the more people who subscribe to your council, the sooner we'll be able to support it.

If you represent this council and would like to have it supported, please contact us at community@opencouncil.network.

Planning Committee - West - Tuesday, 22 September 2026 - 2.00 pm

September 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm Planning Committee - West View on council website  Watch video of meeting

Chat with this meeting

Subscribe to our professional plan to ask questions about this meeting.

“What new housing developments were approved?”

Subscribe to chat
AI Generated

Summary

Open Council Network is an independent organisation. We report on Somerset and are not the council. About us

Automated meeting summaries are not enabled for this council yet. If you would like to see them on Open Council Network, you can contact your councillors to request support.

Delegated decisions linked to this meeting

Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Simon Coles
Councillor Simon Coles Liberal Democrat Taunton East
Profile image for Councillor Caroline Ellis
Councillor Caroline Ellis Liberal Democrat Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Profile image for Councillor Frances Nicholson
Councillor Frances Nicholson Opposition Lead Member for Children, Families and Education Conservative Dulverton & Exmoor
Michael Hicks
Profile image for Councillor Gwil Wren
Councillor Gwil Wren Independent Upper Tone
Lesley Dolan
Profile image for Councillor Norman Cavill
Councillor Norman Cavill Conservative Monkton & North Curry
Profile image for Councillor Dave Mansell
Councillor Dave Mansell Group Leader Green Green Party Upper Tone
Profile image for Councillor Nick O'Donnell
Councillor Nick O'Donnell Liberal Democrat Rowbarton & Staplegrove
Profile image for Councillor Andy Sully
Councillor Andy Sully Liberal Democrat Lydeard
Martin Evans
Jenny Clifford
Profile image for Councillor Andy Hadley
Councillor Andy Hadley Conservative Minehead
Profile image for Councillor Ross Henley
Councillor Ross Henley Liberal Democrat Blackdown & Neroche
Simon Fox
Profile image for Councillor Steven Pugsley
Councillor Steven Pugsley Conservative Dulverton & Exmoor
Surinder Atkar
Josh Barrett
Dawn de Vries
Bill Cotton
Profile image for Councillor Derek Perry
Councillor Derek Perry Liberal Democrat Rowbarton & Staplegrove
Profile image for Councillor Habib Farbahi
Councillor Habib Farbahi Liberal Democrat Comeytrowe & Trull
Alison Blom-Cooper
Jill Byron
Zac Ellwood
Sonia Sharp
Profile image for Councillor Mandy Chilcott
Councillor Mandy Chilcott Conservative Minehead

Topics

No topics have been identified for this meeting yet.

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 22nd-Sep-2026 14.00 Planning Committee - West.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 22nd-Sep-2026 14.00 Planning Committee - West.pdf

Minutes

Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf

Additional Documents

Supplement 1 - Agenda Item 2 - Minutes of the Previous Meeting 22nd-Sep-2026 14.00 Planning Commit.pdf
Minutes Public Pack 25082026 Planning Committee - West.pdf
Planning Public Guidance Notes West.pdf
Councillor reminder for declaring interests.pdf
Details to join the meeting online.pdf
42 26 0007 Outline NMA Committee Report.pdf
42-26-0007 Site Layout Plan.pdf
24.25.0043 Variation of Condition of application Higher Knapp Farm.pdf
24-25-0043 Site Layout Plan.pdf
24-25-0043 Site Access Plan.pdf
September Appeal Decisions.pdf
Councillor Guidance for declaring interests June 2026.pdf
Decisions 22nd-Sep-2026 14.00 Planning Committee - West.pdf