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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 dates11,021Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,296 approved or refused records
955Refused applications
7,341 approved · 955 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0291/FUH
Proposed single storey side extension to create garden room
15 All Saints Lane Clevedon BS21 6AX
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0292/FUL
Retrospective planning application to retain area of new external customer seating sited in existing car park, along with new timber picket fencing, new timber entrance arbour, new festoon lighting and support posts, and sections of new timber fencing forming enclosures to various areas around the site, and new festoon lighting and support posts to the eastern side of the site.
Star Inn Rhodyate Hill Congresbury BS49 5AJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0293/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor side extension over existing attached double garage
1 Parsons Mead Flax Bourton BS48 1UH
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0294/TRCA
Apple (T1) FellAsh (T2) Crown lift to 3m.
Badgers Barn Long Ashton Road Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9JQ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0295/TPO
Lawson Cypress (T1) Crown lift to 2m secondary laterals only to clear access path to the property.
115 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton North Somerset BS41 9JE
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0296/TRCA
Apple (T2) Crown reduce by 1.5m back to previous pruning points
115 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9JE
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0298/FUL
Replacement of 6no. existing sliding sash timber windows in the bedroom and living room with Sapele Hardwood sliding sash windows painted white
Flat 3 35 Victoria Road Clevedon BS21 7SB
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0300/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor balcony (1200mm depth) set behind glass balustrading to the West elevation. Erection of a trellis fence to the inside of the West facing boundary wall.
15 Bleadon Hill Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0301/FUL
Erection of a new detached garage to the West of existing property. Subsequent sub-division of plot and erection of 1no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling to the East
18 Meadway Avenue Nailsea BS48 2DU
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0302/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of a part single-part two storey rear extension.
35 Westfield Road Backwell BS48 3NF
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0303/FUH
Proposed loft conversion and creation of 1no. rear dormer. Creation of a rear terrace atop existing rear extension.
12 Newland Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3NJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0304/FUH
Part retrospective planning application for the erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey front porch extension.
8 Honeylands Portishead North Somerset BS20 6RB
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0305/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension and canopy porch.
23 White Oak Way Nailsea BS48 4YS
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0306/FUH
Proposed erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation following demolition of the existing rear conservatory.
32 Bridge Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3PD
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0308/AOC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Method Statement) on application 22/P/2344/FUL, for the demolition phase of the 2 residential units on site only
2 Marsh Road Yatton North Somerset BS49 4EF
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0309/TPO
T6 Oak - remove. T9 Oak - remove.
Birdcombe Court Farm Cottage Tower House Lane Wraxall BS48 1JR
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0311/FUL
Construction of 1no. two-bedroom dwelling
8 Gannet Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8UT
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0312/TRCA
Goat Willow Salix Caprea rear garden -Crown reduction by 2-2.5m; Dead Tree (unknown type) covered in Ivy in dangerous condition removal to 2m high stump.
68A West Street Banwell BS29 6DE
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0313/MMA
Minor material amendment to condition 2 (approved plans) of approval 22/P/1732/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey detached timber framed garden store with double doors, a mono pitch roof and overhanging eaves to create a dry log store area) to utilise existing concrete foundation and move location of garden store moved northwards approximately 3.5m. Paved path changed for gravel
Birdcombe Court Barn Tower House Lane Wraxall BS48 1JR
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0315/FUH
Proposed erection of a first-floor extension above existing rear extension. Removal of 2no. bay-windows at the South elevation and conversion of existing integrated garage to livable space.
Rowan Cottage Chapel Lane Winford BS40 8EU
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0316/FUH
Retrospective application for the creation of a new entranceway utilising existing dropped kerb with the erection of a new gate, fencing and landscaping alterations.
25 Dundry Lane Dundry BS41 8JH
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0318/FUL
Proposed creation of off-road parking and alterations to the pathway.
12 Providence Lane Long Ashton BS41 9DQ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0319/MOD
Deed of Variation to Section 106 Agreement dated 07/01/2022 relating to planning permission 20/P/0861/FUL - the mortgagee release arrangements under the original s106 Agreement do not benefit the successors in title. This will likely be an issue for a potential lender who may lend only at Existing Use Value for Social Housing
Land To East Of Youngwood Lane Youngwood Lane Nailsea
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/P/0320/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the conversion of an agricultural barn to 1no. dwelling. Works to include the installation and replacement of windows and doors, new cladding/render and creation of access.
Land And Building West Of Oakacre Bristol Road Hewish
Received 16 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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