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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,060Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,329 approved or refused records
957Refused applications
7,372 approved · 957 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/0592/AOC
Discharge of Condition 11 (Construction Method Statement) on application 20/P/2439/FUL
Chicken Barn Cedar Farm Wick Road Wick St Lawrence North Somerset
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0593/FUH
Proposed creation of a first floor atop existing bungalow with a dormer to the front elevation. Works to include the erection of a canopy porch to the front elevation, creation of a raised rear patio and front hardstanding. Placement of solar panels to the South-West elevation and fenestration alteration to all elevations including the removal, installation and replacement of doors and windows.
41 Station Road Backwell BS48 3LN
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0594/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing timber extension and erection of a new single storey extension in place.
29 Dorchester Close Nailsea BS48 4QW
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0595/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install electronic communications apparatus, works to include :- The removal of 3no. Vodafone ATR4518R antenna at 14m and associated steelwork from the existing monopole mast, to be replaced by the installation of 3no. Vodafone R3ZZV4-65B-R9 antenna at 14m utilising new supporting steelwork. Ancillary works on the tower for the deployment of 9no. O-RUs at 14m, 3no. Earth Bars, the removal of 12no. feeders and 3no. combiners. Installation of 3 x3 way BoB boxes, 3no multicore fibre cables, 1no. earthing cable clamp and 3no. DC cables within the outside cable management system. Ground works for the removal of 1no. 3900L equipment cabinet, installation of 1no. GPS module at 3m off an existing gantry support pole and upgrade and refreshment works within the remaining existing equipment and meter cabinets. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Telephone Exchange St Marks Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 7PW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0596/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor side extension over the existing garage and associated works.
3 Riverway Nailsea BS48 1HZ
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0597/AOC
Discharge of Condition 6 (External Plant) on application 23/P/2691/FUL
Nailsea Library Somerset Square Nailsea Bristol BS48 1RQ
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0598/CRN
Prior Notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Class E)
Manor Farm Wick Lane West Hewish BS24 6RR
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0599/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor extension over the existing Garage.
14 Millcross Clevedon BS21 5JL
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0601/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed installation of modern extractor fans, works to include :- installation of 1no. extractor fan into the bathroom ceiling and 1no. extractor fan into the kitchen ceiling, 1no. positive input ventilation device into the corridor and insertion of 3 no. ventilation roof tiles to reduce the humidity within the building. Installation of lead flashing to replace the existing failing mortar fillet between the roof coverings and gable parapet wall at the South end of the building to reduce water ingress.
65 Stableyard Tyntesfield Wraxall BS48 1NS
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0603/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of 1no. single storey dwelling house
Land Adjacent To Manor Farm Bungalow Lyefield Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0604/FUL
Demolition of barn and erection of new dwelling, detached garage and associated works.
Land And Building West Of Oakacre Bristol Road Hewish Puxton
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0605/FUH
Proposed erection of a detached single storey outbuilding in the rear garden.
95 Station Road Nailsea BS48 1TD
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/P/0606/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed erection of a new agricultural barn for the storage of hay, fodder, machinery, tools and fertiliser.
Oxleaze Farm Oxleaze Lane Dundry
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0607/FUL
Proposed extension of existing agricultural building to the North elevation.
Land West Of Green Lane Failand
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0608/TRCA
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Backwell C Of E Junior Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JJ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0609/EA1
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. Works proposed; replacement of the deck structure of the pier and the bracing to the trestles, works to existing ramp on Birnbeck Island, works to existing buildings, new Lifeboat Station, construction compound. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Birnbeck Pier Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0610/FUH
Proposed replacement of five existing single glazed timber windows to double glazed windows and installation of 1 no. rooflight on the side elevation together with internal alterations to the ceiling in the kitchen from a flat to a pitched ceiling.
2 Coach House 17 Highdale Road Clevedon BS21 7LW
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0611/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed replacement of five existing single glazed timber windows to double glazed windows and installation of 1 no. rooflight on the side elevation together with internal alterations to the ceiling in the kitchen from a flat to a pitched ceiling.
2 Coach House 17 Highdale Road Clevedon BS21 7LW
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0612/FUL
Proposed conversion of the former Dairy Parlour building to form a 2no. bed single storey dwelling.
Land And Building At Court Farm Chapel Lane Winford
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0613/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing attached garage and shed with subsequent erection of a two storey side extension including new integral garage.
25 Combe Avenue Portishead BS20 6JS
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/P/0614/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed erection of a new agricultural barn for the storage of hay and associated machinery/equipment
Land To The West Of Gatcombe Cottage Gatcombe Lane Flax Bourton
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0615/AIN
Consultation request under the provisions of Part 8 (Class F) of The Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 for a proposal to create new airport boarding gates and bridge links to the existing central pier.
Bristol Airport North Side Road Felton Wrington BS48 3DY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0616/FUH
Proposed erection of a porch to the East elevation.
33 Wimblestone Road Winscombe BS25 1JR
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0618/FUH
Proposed removal of 2no. concrete bollards and creation of new vehicular access.
369B Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8NH
Received 22 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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