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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,004Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,280 approved or refused records
954Refused applications
7,326 approved · 954 refused · 412 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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/0235/TPO
T1 - Oak - Dead - Remove to ground level. T2 - Oak - Remove major deadwood, crown lift to 4 meters from the ground and remove ivy.
Bridge View House North Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PJ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0236/TPO
T1 - Grisilenia - Reduce back into a hedge, height 6 feet from the ground. T2 - Eucalyptus - Crown lift to 6 meters from the ground.T3 - Lawson Cypress - Crown lift to 6 meters from the ground. T4 - Holm Oak - Remove to ground level and poison, self set, growing up into the feature pine trees above. T5 - Pine - Remove major deadwood. T6 - Oak - Remove/ reduce major deadwood and crown thin 20% to allow more light into the garden below. T7 - Oak - Remove/ reduce major deadwood. T8 - Ash - Ash dieback disease, remove to ground level.
First Floor Flat Alpenfels North Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PJ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0237/NMA
Non material amendment to application 22/P/1729/FUH (Single storey rear extension) to allow for an alteration from a mono pitch roof to a hipped roof.
3 Church Lane End Flax Bourton BS48 3QG
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0238/TPO
T1 conifer - cut branches back to the boundary of property land and reduce in height.
Flat 1 Severnscape Battery Lane Portishead BS20 7RN
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0239/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey Boat Shed for Clevedon Pilot Gig Club.
Land Beside Existing Railway Shed Salthouse Road Clevedon BS21 7TP
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0240/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 47 (Archaeology) on application 12/P/1266/OT2
Land At Parklands Churchland Way Weston-super-Mare North Somerset
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0241/TPO
Oak Tree - Thin Canopy by 10% and remove large dead wood.
8A Bucklands Batch Nailsea BS48 4PQ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0243/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension in place. Replacement of adjacent pitched roofing with a flat-roof.
7 Towerhead Road Banwell BS29 6PQ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0244/TPO
Quercus robur - OT1 Reduce tree to achieve clearance of two metres approx (6ft) from property. Entire canopy to be reduced by between 1.5m to 2.2m to retain canopy shape. Reduction to be combined with a thin of approximately 15%. NO EPICORMIC ON STEM TO BE REMOVED OR DAMAGED DUE TO SHELTER FOR BIRD FEEDERS.
9 Woodland Way Failand BS8 3UD
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0245/TRCA
1x False Acacia to re Pollard back to previous pruning points. Approximately 6m.
12 Ellenborough Park Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1XJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0246/FUH
Proposed erection of side and rear single storey extensions, loft conversion and extension with 2no. dormers to the front elevation and 1no. dormer to the rear elevation.
2 The Croft Clevedon BS21 6AT
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0250/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey extension to the rear (North) elevation of Hangstones Pavilion to extend the existing sports changing facilities.
Hangstones Pavilion Stowey Road Yatton BS49 4HS
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0251/NMA
Non material amendment to application 20/P/2906/FUL (Demolition of existing structures and erection of 2 no. dwellings.) to allow for improvements to the accommodation in the master bedroom and make minor changes to the elevations to improve the appearance of the dwellings.
Brockley Nurseries Main Road Brockley BS48 3AT
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0252/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a two storey side extension to create annexed accommodation following demolition of an existing flat roofed single storey building.
54 Coleridge Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3UL
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0253/FUH
Proposed erection of an extension to the existing garage with 1no. dormer to the side elevation and 3no. rooflights to the front elevation to form a new workshop and studio.
123 Old Church Road Clevedon BS21 7XP
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0254/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear/side extension. Landscaping alterations to the front and rear alongside the placement of a solar array to the rear/South elevation.
16 Clynder Grove Clevedon BS21 7DF
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0255/FUL
Proposed replacement of the temporary marque and timber structure with blockwork rendered walling and tiled roof to match the adjoining building. Erection of a single storey orangery/extension to the main building to cater for additional seats and tables.
Woolpack Inn Shepherds Way St Georges Weston-super-Mare BS22 7XE
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0256/AOC
Discharge of Condition number 4 (Construction Method Statement) on application 22/P/2058/FUL
Clifton Suspension Bridge Bridge Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0257/FUH
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed erection of a part single storey, part two storey rear extension with balcony to the rear first floor level, two storey side extension and un-enclosed porch to the front elevation.
4 Brackenwood Road Clevedon BS21 7AB
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0258/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension.
The Birches Hillyfields Way Winscombe BS25 1AE
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0260/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of a new shop frontage
17 Meadow Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1QG
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0261/ADV
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated box fascia sign and 1no. internally illuminated projecting barbers pole to front elevation and 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign to side elevation
17 Meadow Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1QG
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0262/DCW
Request to discharge Requirement 6 (Landscaping Scheme - disused railway) for Stage 1 of Work Nos. 1 and 1A of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Portishead Branch Line, Between Portishead in North Somerset and Ashton Junction, Bristol
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0263/FUH
Proposed loft extension to the existing front extension to form a new bedroom.
31 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8EU
Received 8 Feb 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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