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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,809 approved · 910 refused · 388 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
33 The Chimes Nailsea North Somerset BS48 4NH
Received 12 Jul 20222 Lodge Drive Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9JF
Received 12 Jul 202212 Westway Nailsea North Somerset BS48 2NA
Received 11 Jul 20223 The Glen Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset BS22 9RN
Received 12 Jul 2022Hinkley Point C Connection Project, Between Bridgwater In Somerset And Seabank Substation, North Of Avonmouth.
Received 12 Jul 202226 Tuckmill Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7XQ
Received 13 Jul 2022The Oak House Cuckoo Lane Wraxall Bristol BS48 1PJ
Received 13 Jul 2022Stone Gables 5 Hilliers Lane Churchill North Somerset BS25 5NA
Received 13 Jul 20223 Dial Lane Felton North Somerset BS40 9YD
Received 13 Jul 2022Timber Tops Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-In-Gordano North Somerset BS20 7SB
Received 13 Jul 2022National Car Parks High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JF
Received 12 Jul 2022Land Off Watery Lane/Chew Road Winford
Received 12 Jul 20228 Bucklands Grove Nailsea North Somerset BS48 4PL
Received 13 Jul 2022Bramble Cottage Dinghurst Road Churchill North Somerset BS25 5PJ
Received 13 Jul 2022Stables South Of Junction Of Backwell Common And Backwell Bow Backwell
Received 14 Jul 2022Sunnymeade Brinsea Batch Congresbury North Somerset BS49 5JR
Received 14 Jul 2022Gatcombe Farm West Hay Road Wrington North Somerset BS40 5GF
Received 14 Jul 20223 Church Lane End Flax Bourton North Somerset BS48 3QG
Received 14 Jul 2022Land At Cherry Orchard Farm Caswell Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7RT
Received 13 Jul 20227 Weston Road Failand North Somerset BS8 3UR
Received 13 Jul 2022Birdcombe Court Barn Tower House Lane Wraxall North Somerset BS48 1JR
Received 13 Jul 2022Birdcombe Court Barn Tower House Lane Wraxall North Somerset BS48 1JR
Received 13 Jul 202268 Clevedon Road Tickenham North Somerset BS21 6RD
Received 15 Jul 2022Hinkley Point C Connection Project, Between Bridgwater In Somerset And Seabank Substation, North Of Avonmouth
Received 15 Jul 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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