Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
8 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS
Last published check: 9 Oct 2026, 09:58. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePrior approval for the change of use of ground floor restaurant to dwelling house (area to be made part of the whole building living area, the entire building will then be 1no. dwelling house)
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected details8 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS
This record has no verified map location.
View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION (CM2) PA REFUSE (NOT PD)Decision Notice · PDF | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEAM COMMENTSConsultation Reply · PDF | 13 Nov 2023 | View |
| COPY OF EA FLOOD MAPFlood risk assessment · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATEFlood risk assessment · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICANT FLOOD RISK STATEMENTFlood risk assessment · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| EVIDENCE OF VACANCY FROM ESTATE AGENTOther · PDF | 26 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan · PDF | 26 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXTRACT FROM NSC WEBSITE SHOWING FLOOD ZONESPlan · PDF | 26 Oct 2023 | View |
| CIL FORM 1- ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCIL Notices · PDF | 26 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 17 Oct 2023 | View |
| SITE PLANPlan · PDF | 17 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSPlan · PDF | 17 Oct 2023 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.