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North Somerset Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates10,901Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,189 approved or refused records
948Refused applications
7,241 approved · 948 refused · 410 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Search for a planningapplicationContact planning Report a breach of planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Book our pre-application advice
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas39 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas37 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Decided24/P/0041/TRCA
G1 - Hedge line of ash, sycamore and holly - Reduce to 8 feet from the ground.
3 Butts Batch Wrington BS40 5LN
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0042/TPO
T1 - Lime Remove codominant stem and remove basal epicormic growth.
9 Lime Tree Grove Pill BS20 0HG
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0043/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a flat roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.10 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.00 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.60 metres high.
8 Old Park Road Clevedon BS21 7JW
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0044/FUL
Replacing existing circular headed UPVc double glazed windows with square headed UPVc double glazed windows to east (front) elevation
Clifford House Walliscote Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EB
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0045/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.0 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.8 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.5 metres high
11 Ashbury Drive Weston-super-Mare BS22 9QU
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0046/FUL
Proposed erection of a 1no. detached dwelling alongside alterations to landscaping and hard standing.
Land Adjacent To 2 Fairfield Close Backwell
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0047/AOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (External Lighting) on application 21/P/1059/CQA
New Mead Yard Littleton Lane Winford
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0048/FUL
Change of use of existing upper floors from commercial (Use Class E) and addition of 2no. extra floors with plant room above to create an Apart-Hotel Development (C1). Existing ground floor retail (Use Class E) retained as existing
Union House 3 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HA
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0049/TRCA
T1(Pine). Remove the lower 2 to 3 branches of the crown on the side facing the house to create sufficient clearance.
63 Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JJ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0050/TRCA
T1 - Alder - Remove stem closest to the house
29 Rickyard Road Wrington BS40 5RR
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0051/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey side extension to the North East elevation and a three storey extension to the South West Elevation. Single storey rear extension with balcony above and a new roof to bridge the existing loft spaces.
3 The Avenue Clevedon BS21 7EB
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0054/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey extension to the North-West elevation, a two storey extension to the North/East elevations and a canopy front porch to the South-East elevation. Creation of 2no. New dormers to the North and South elevations alongside the removal of existing chimney to the East elevation and installation of flue in place. Replacement of 2no. windows with bi-fold doors and new front entryway, replacement of existing dormer window with new and placement of cladding.
3 Lynchmead Winscombe BS25 1AT
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0055/MMA
Minor material amendment to approval 23/P/2400/FUH (Demolition of existing rear veranda and sun room and proposed erection of a rear extension over 2 levels (Lower Ground Floor and Ground Floor) with balcony) to vary condition 2 (approved plans) to reduce size of the extension
31 Beechwood Road Portishead BS20 8ER
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0056/TRCA
T1-3 Hazel Clumps-Reduce crowns by 2-3m
4 Lawders Orchard Wrington BS40 5PD
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0057/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension with a PVCu replica tile roof following demolition of the existing shed.
64 Ham Green Pill BS20 0HB
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0058/NMA
Non-material amendment to permission 23/P/1879/FUH (Proposed erection of a two storey extension to the front elevation (west elevation) and a single storey car port to the side elevation (north elevation). Demolition of the existing conservatory and creation of new glazed door openings to the rear (east elevation)) to allow changes to the fenestration on the east (rear) and west (front) elevations and replacement of masonry pier with full length wall to porch/lobby (south elevation)
4 Linkside Clevedon BS21 7DD
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0059/NMA
Non material amendment to approval 22/P/0492/RM (Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 60no. dwelling pursuant to outline permission 17/P/1138/O (erection of up to 60 dwellings with associated public open space. All matters reserved for subsequent approval except highway and pedestrian access)) to make elevation changes to Plots 41, 45 and 46
Land At The Junction Of Bleadon Hill And Bridgwater Road, Uphill Weston-super-Mare
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0061/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension with integral canopy carport, a single storey rear extension and a front porch extension. Erection of a detached Garage to the front of the dwelling with associated hardstanding/landscaping alterations.
7 Sidcot Lane Winscombe BS25 1LA
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0062/TRCA
Bay Tree (T1) Fell Holly Tree (T2) Fell
2 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0063/FUL
Proposed change of use of the rear ground floor office unit to a residential 1no. bedroom flat (Class C3), and associated works to include minor internal alterations, rear access ramp and bin stores.
Flat 115 Old Street Clevedon BS21 6BP
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0064/FUL
Proposed erection of an open sided steel portal frame agricultural building (30 x 31.5 metres) to cover an existing agricultural yard on a mixed beef and dairy holding.
9 Church Lane Long Ashton BS41 9LU
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0065/FUL
Installation of ground level solar panels on land to the rear of 57 Church Road
57 Church Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3QU
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0066/FUH
Proposed widening of existing driveway by 2m and landscaping works. Works to include the removal of 1no. conifer and 2no. shrubs, part of the front hedging, wall and grass-bank. Rebuild of existing border walls to the East and West of the driveway alongside re-surfacing works to replace existing limestone drive.
36 Beach Road West Portishead BS20 7HU
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0067/NMA
Non material amendment to application 14/P/2558/F (Installation of solar PV park with 3600 ground-mounted panels on steel frames in rows, hard surfaced access track from Ham Lane, substation for conversion and grid connection, contractors temporary compound, 2no lattice towers for communication 4m and 3m high all within a 2m high fenced compound and for a temporary period of 25 years) to allow for the installation of a remote monitored detection activated CCTV system to cover the site to replace an existing unreliable system.
Ham Farm Ham Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XJ
Received 12 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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