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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,882 approved · 916 refused · 393 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Land Opposite 18 Currells Lane Felton Winford BS40 9XG
Received 31 Oct 2022The Odeon The Centre Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UR
Received 31 Oct 20223 Ridge View Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9EQ
Received 31 Oct 2022124 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9LS
Received 31 Oct 2022Melbury House St Martins Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9HP
Received 31 Oct 20221 St Martins Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9HP
Received 31 Oct 20222 Ridge View Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9EQ
Received 1 Nov 2022Fernhill House Folleigh Lane Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9JB
Received 1 Nov 202217 Providence Lane Long Ashton BS41 9DQ
Received 1 Nov 2022Flat 1 80 Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 2RS
Received 31 Oct 20226 Cambridge Grove Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7BW
Received 1 Nov 2022The Old School House Station Road Congresbury North Somerset BS49 5DX
Received 24 Oct 202254 Ash Grove Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7JZ
Received 1 Nov 2022Hinkley Point C Connection Project, Between Bridgwater In Somerset And Seabank Substation, North Of Avonmouth.
Received 1 Nov 2022The Grounds OfHarbrow Langford Road Langford North Somerset BS40 5BN
Received 31 Oct 202266 Upper Church Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 2HY
Received 1 Nov 202266 Upper Church Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 2HY
Received 1 Nov 202227 Fir Leaze Nailsea BS48 4DH
Received 2 Nov 2022Ground Floor 6 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA
Received 2 Nov 20221A Jesmond Road Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7SA
Received 2 Nov 20223 Rochester Close Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS24 9NH
Received 1 Nov 202286 Wemberham Lane Yatton Bristol BS49 4BP
Received 2 Nov 2022Land West Of 4 Butts Orchard Wrington BS40 5DR
Received 2 Nov 202210 Vowles Close Wraxall BS48 1PP
Received 2 Nov 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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