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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 dates10,976Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,253 approved or refused records
950Refused applications
7,303 approved · 950 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided24/P/0154/FUH
Erection of new garage following demolition of existing garage.
21 Walton Crescent Winford BS40 8DD
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0155/FUH
First floor dormer roof extension to existing semi-detached dwelling house to create an additional bedroom, demolition of stand alone single garage.
16 Rippleside Road Clevedon BS21 7JU
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0157/FUL
Full planning application for a barn conversion to 1no. dwelling (incorporating amendments to the approved scheme 23/P/2050/MMA)
Agricultural Store New Orchard Farm Off Bristol Road Hewish Puxton
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0158/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side link extension and conversion of the side garage.
8 Falmouth Close Nailsea BS48 2UP
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0160/FUH
Demolition and replacement of rear single storey conservatory and front porch, internal alterations and new roof light windows.
14 Underhill Drive Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TL
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/P/0161/TPO
Walnut tree - Removal of 3 x heavily weighted limbs.
Tesco High Street Nailsea BS48 1AU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0162/TPO
3 x large ash to be cut back to 1m vertically behind the curb line (refer to diagram) includes removal of single secondary stem over car park.
Tesco High Street Nailsea BS48 1AU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0163/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey side extension and single storey front extension,works to include a drop kerb to provide wider access to enlarged driveway.
9 Lampton Road Long Ashton BS41 9AQ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0164/FUL
Demolition of old timber bungalow and construction of new bungalow
Open Acres Backwell Hill Backwell BS48 3EJ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0165/FUL
Retrospective application for the splitting of existing 1no. 5-bed dwelling into 2no. 2-bed dwellings, including the installation of 6no. Rooflights.
Nore Farm 5 Riverleaze Portishead BS20 8EA
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0166/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed conversion of the existing loft with Velux rooflights to the front and rear roof elevations.
19 Ivy Lane Weston-super-Mare BS24 7AX
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0168/TRCA
(T1) Sycamore whole crown reduction by 1.5 metres. (T2) Oak whole crown reduction by 1 metre.
Ground Floor Flat 2A Shrubbery Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2JA
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0169/TRCA
(T1) 2 x Pittosporum trees to be cut down to ground level. (T2) 1 x Silver birch that has self seeded on top of outbuilding roof to fell.(T3) 1 x Liquid amber whole crown rebalance by approx. 1.5 metres. (T4) 1x Bay tree whole crown reduction by 1.5 metres.
4 Shrubbery Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2JA
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0170/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 2 (samples of the coloured paint), 6 (method of disposal and storage of manure), and 7 (parking area), from application 23/P/1062/FUL
Land North East Of Bow Cottage Gatcombe Lane Flax Bourton
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0171/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the erection of 1no. 10m Medium Wooden Pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Land Opposite 98 Worlebury Hill Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 9TG
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0172/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 3 (Landscaping Scheme), 12 (Boundary Treatment Plan) and 15 (CEMP) on application 22/P/1770/FUL
Court House Farm Marsh Lane Easton-In-Gordano North Somerset BS20 0NE
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0173/FUL
Use of caravan and camping park from time restricted use to year round use, to include clubhouse buildings, swimming pool, 191 static caravan pitches, 61 touring pitches and amenity land
Riverside Holiday Village Bridgwater Road Bleadon BS24 0AN
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0174/FUL
Conversion of redundant barn to dwellinghouse (incorporating changes outside of approved application 23/P/1893/FUL)
Barn Off Church Lane Loxton
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0175/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 22/P/2534/FUL, (Works to - replace all existing external wall insulated render system with new wall insulated render system; replace timber panelling, timber weatherboarding and timber louvres to Bottelino's restaurant at ground floor level with a new non-combustible timber effect material; replace of all timber balcony decking with a new non-combustible timber effect material.) to allow for further capping over rendered balcony upstands.
Mirage 21 Harbour Road Portishead BS20 7AJ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0176/TPO
T1 - Beech, fell to ground level.
Failand Chase Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0179/LBC
Replacement of failed structural beam and associated repairs
Wraxall Rectory Wraxall Hill Wraxall BS48 1NA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0180/FUL
Demolition of 1no. existing detached dwelling & outbuilding and erection of 1no. new detached dwelling and garage building
The Dell Church Lane Lower Failand BS8 3SP
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0181/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
75 Down Road Portishead BS20 8RB
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/P/0182/TRCA
T1 - Leylandii reduce in height by 4 metres T2 - Ash tree to cut back long lateral limb overhanging 1 Folleigh Lane 3 metres to contain size of tree. Tree has Ash Dieback.
Dolphins 1 Folleigh Lane Long Ashton BS41 9HZ
Received 30 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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