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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 dates11,045Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,315 approved or refused records
956Refused applications
7,359 approved · 956 refused · 414 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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/0508/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed upgrade to an existing 50m agricultural/forestry track
Land East Of Warren Lodge Brockley Combe Road Wrington BS48 3DF
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0509/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 5.45 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.00 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.00 metres high.
19 Parkhurst Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3HT
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0510/CM2A
Prior approval for the proposed change of use of first floor dance studio into 4no. flats (Use Class C3)
J Fox School Of Dance 153 High Street, Worle Weston-super-Mare BS22 6HQ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0511/NMA
Non material amendment to application 21/P/3241/RM (Reserved matters application for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 124no. dwellings and associated roads, infrastructure and landscaping pursuant to Outline approval 13/P/0997/OT2 (Outline application with Environmental Impact assessment for large scale major mixed use residential, employment, education and infrastructure development to include up to 1200no. residential dwellings (excludes 250 dwellings consented under phases 1&2); up to 5.5ha of employment development - use classes B1, B2 and B8 (excludes B1 development consented under phase 1); up to 2.1ha of retail, services, cafe, restaurant, drinking, takeaway and community uses - classes A1/2/3/4/5/&D1; up to 5.15ha leisure use - D2 with ancillary uses; primary school - 2.4ha; secondary education - 1.8ha; with 32.4ha of landscaping, open space and necessary infrastructure works (includes elements within phase 1&2) and construction of new access from A371 (to amend access approved under leisure dome infrastructure consent). Details of access off A371 to be decided but appearance, landscaping, layout and scale all reserved for subsequent approval) to allow for 1), Amendment to Plot 39 to reduce from 4 to 3 bedrooms in order to make fully compliant with M4(3). 2), Amendment to Nailsea Housetype drawings to rectify drawing error which omitted the render from the side of the bay. and 3), Minor changes to site layout to ensure consistency with s38 plans and pull parking for plots 1-24 fully out of adopted highway.
Phase 4 Locking Parklands Locking Moor Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0513/FUH
Proposed erection of an attached single storey side extension/annexe to the West of the existing dwelling.
Bridleway Roman Road Bleadon BS24 0AD
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0514/R3
Removal of existing shopfronts and installation of replacement shopfronts
57, 67 & 69 High Street Weston-super-Mare
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0515/TRCA
T1- Holm Oak sited at Side front gate at 4 Atlantic Road South - To reduce by 1.5m to 2m crown and sides. T2 - Turkey Oak sited at rear wall, 6 Atlantic Road South to be reduced crown and sides by 1-1.5m. T3- Prune Bushes at 6 Atlantic Road South.To reduce to ground level.
Deanehurst 4 Atlantic Road South Weston-super-Mare BS23 2DE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0517/PIP
Permission in Principle to demolish agricultural building and erect 2no. dwellings with shared access
12 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6QT
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0518/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that material operations undertaken prior to 20th April 2021 in association with planning permission 17/P/5287/FUL constitute a lawful material start and accordingly, the planning permission remains extant.
2 Webbsbrook House Silver Street Wrington BS40 5QL
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0519/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed dormer loft conversion to the rear (under 40m3 of additional roof volume) with a Juliet balcony and roof lights to the front elevation of the existing bungalow.
3 West Hill Gardens Portishead BS20 6LJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0520/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Landscaping Scheme) and 7 (Drainage) on application 22/P/2072/FUL
4 Beaconsfield Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1YE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0521/FUH
Proposed removal of existing chimney at the North elevation.
Dormers Woodlands Road Portishead BS20 7HE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0522/ADV
Advertisement consent for 4 no. externally illuminated advertisement signs to the West elevation of the business premises.
Westex House Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YS
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0523/AOC
Request to discharge condition no 16 (Landscape Management Plan) on application 15/P/0968/O
Land At Former Western Trade Centre Knightcott Road Banwell
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0524/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Noise Scheme) on application 23/P/0008/FUL.
32 Waterloo Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1LW
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0525/FUH
Proposed installation of 1no. window to the West elevation.
55 Woodborough Road Winscombe BS25 1AG
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0526/FUH
Proposed erection of 1no. dormer to the rear elevation to enlarge the back bedroom head space.
34 Selwood Close Weston-super-Mare BS22 8LF
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0527/FUH
Erection of a two storey side extension to the west elevation of the dwelling (part retrospective).
1 Fosse Barton Nailsea BS48 2BW
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0528/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/P/0994/FUH (Proposed erection of a two storey rear extension and a contemporary two storey front porch extension with associated internal and external alterations.) to allow for alterations to material for existing balcony to have timber privacy screen and balustrade as opposed to frameless glazed. Rear extension to be in full render in lieu of coursed stonework.
82 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8LJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0529/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 02/P/2501/RM (Submission of reserved matters of external appearance, siting, design, means of access and landscaping for 6 no. industrial units within a single building, service yard, parking and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission no. 97/1386 for the erection of buildings for B1,B2 and B8 purposes.) to allow for material alterations, including 1.Installation of cladding in place of the Unit 5 roller shutter on the North East elevation to allow for new ground floor and first floor windows. 2. Re-route existing chimney stack on Unit 6 North East elevation to allow for new first floor windows. 3. Install 2no. new chimney stacks from Unit 5 North East elevation, and install ventilation grilles to the cladding on Unit 5 ground floor. 4. Install 4no. air conditioning condenser units in front of the existing Unit 6 fan unit on the North East elevation. 5. Install 2no. new chimney stacks and 2no. new roof cowls from the Unit 2 South West elevation roof, and install ventilation grilles to the cladding on Unit 1 ground floor and Unit 2 first floor.
Units 2, 5 And 6 Millers Court Windmill Road Kenn BS21 6UL
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0530/CM2A
Prior approval for the conversion of office accommodation on ground and lower ground floor to create 1no. two bed dwelling
99 High Street Yatton BS49 4DR
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/P/0531/TPO
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Byways Caravan Park Strode Road Clevedon
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0532/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 of permission 22/P/2716/FUL (Construction of temporary car park and erection of fencing to enclose car park for the duration of the other construction works on school site) to retain the temporary car park and fencing until 28 August 2024.
Ashcombe Primary Earlham Grove Weston-super-Mare BS23 3JW
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0533/RM
Reserved matters application for approval of layout, landscaping, scale and appearance for the erection of 60no. dwellings pursuant to outline permission 20/P/1847/OUT (outline application for residential development of up to 65 dwellings with matters of access for approval and all other matters of appearance, scale, layout and landscaping reserved for subsequent approval)
Land West Of Rodney Road Backwell
Received 13 Mar 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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