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Mendip District planning approval rate

Mendip District ward in Somerset has a 97.3% approval rate based on 219 planning decisions. Somerset overall: 98.7%.

Last updated: March 2026

97.3%
ward approval rate
219
Decisions
213
Approved
6
Refused
98.7%
Somerset average

Mendip District is broadly in line with the Somerset average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Mendip District compares

Mendip District ward (219 decided)
97.3%
Somerset overall (553 decided)
98.7%
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Recent decisions in Mendip District

Regularisation of existing stocking area and hauliers parking, welfare and lorry · 2020-03-10
Approved
Construction of three Replacement Tips at the Moons Hill Quarry Complex at Stoke · 2018-04-25
Approved
The erection of a 50 foot tree sculpture and associated engineering works · 2016-01-15
Approved
Article 27 submission of revised 'Boundary Protection Scheme' pursuant to Condit · 2015-06-09
Approved
Construction of new detached hydrotherapy pool building · 2015-06-09
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 553 decisions.

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