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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 dates11,068Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,336 approved or refused records
957Refused applications
7,379 approved · 957 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/0653/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of 0.98m high timber fence atop existing 1m (pavement height) rear boundary wall.
8 Spring Valley Weston-super-Mare BS22 9AS
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0654/TPO
Holm Oak (T1) - Re-pollard back to older pollard points.
33 Edgehill Road Clevedon BS21 7BZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0656/TPO
T001- Goat Willow - 1.5m crown reduction from branch tips. All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points.
Flat 59 Tamar Court Tamar Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 6BU
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0657/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 17 (Visibility Splays), 18 (SPD) and 24 (Waste and Storage Facilities) on application 21/P/2123/OUT
Land At Dinghurst Road Churchill
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0658/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing ground floor retail space into 3no. flats. Works to include; replacement of shop front and erection of front fencing, replacement of courtyard walling with new. Fenestration alterations, including the removal, replacement and installation of windows and doors to the courtyard surround, South elevation and North elevation.
35 Whitecross Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EN
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0659/FUL
Removal of the existing flat roof of the detached garage in the North East corner of 28 Arundell Road and proposed erection of a replacement pitched roof.
Flat 1 Emberholme 28 Arundell Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2QQ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0660/FUH
Proposed removal of existing overhanging roof at the North elevation, installation of 2no. rooflights and erection of a canopy porch to the North elevation. Relocation of existing wood-burner flue and fenestration alterations including the removal, replacement and installation of windows and doors to all elevations.
Crows Nest Cecil Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2NF
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0661/FUH
Proposed erection of front and rear dormers and placement of new cladding to the front elevation.
3 Leafy Way Locking BS24 8BD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0662/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of 1m high timber fence atop existing 1m (pavement height) rear boundary wall.
7 Spring Valley Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset BS22 9AS
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0663/AOC
Discharge of Condition 3 (CEMP) on application 23/P/0590/FUL
Works Gloucester Street Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset BS23 1TA
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0664/AOC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Landscaping Scheme) on application 21/P/2950/FUL
Land Adjacent To 33 Station Road St Georges Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0665/FUL
Proposed conversion and extension of existing stable and storage buildings to create 1no. single storey dwelling (Use Class C3).
Buildings Adjacent ToThe Hill Ham Link Burrington BS40 7AR
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0666/MMA
Minor material amendment to permission 95/2314 (conversion of existing disused agricultural building into residential accommodation) to allow for reduction and reconfiguration of internal floorspace and revised windows and doors.
Home Farm Lower Claverham Road Claverham Yatton BS49 4PZ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0667/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising the erection of 1no. new 8m light pole and 2no. 9m light poles. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land At Strawberry Lane Off Oxleaze Lane Dundry
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0668/FUL
Change of use of holiday let accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis) back to a residential annexe (Use Class C3).
The Barn Lye Hole Farm Sutton Lane Redhill BS40 5RL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0669/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey outbuilding to the rear of the existing property, hard landscaping, and associated works.
Linden Grove The Batch Butcombe BS40 7UY
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/P/0670/TRCA
1. Medium Holm oak, reduce crown by 3 metres. 2. Large Holm Oak Crown reduction 4m. 3. Crab apple tree - fell
23 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NE
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0671/FUL
Proposed conversion of the existing single storey detached Garage to a 1no. self-contained residential unit.
Oaklea Lodge Blackmoor Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3RH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0672/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey extension and single storey garage to the front elevation, together with a single storey rear extension and associated external works.
21 Clevedon Road Flax Bourton BS48 1NQ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0675/ADV
Advertisement consent for the installation 1no. non-illuminated and 4no. illuminated signs to replace the existing signage.
Howard Toyota Herluin Way Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YN
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0677/TPO
T3 - Pine sp - Raise canopy over fence to give 2 meters clearance from fence line. T10 and T11 - Lombardy poplar - formative prune, reducing competing leader by 2 meters.
Winterstoke Hundred Academy Locking Parklands Apprentice Way Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7PS
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0678/FUH
Demolition of the existing rear steps and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
86 High Street Banwell BS29 6AQ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0679/R3
Stabilisation and restoration of landside and island structures and buildings, the change of use and extension of the landside Pier Master's Cottage to include a shop, cafe and associated office space (falling within Use Class E) and the installation of a demountable WC unit, bin and cycle store and associated service connections including new substation and drainage connections
Birnbeck Pier, Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0680/RLA
Listed Building Consent for the stabilisation, restoration and demolition works to the landside and island structures and buildings; the extension of the landside Pier Master's Cottage to include a shop, cafe and associated office space
Birnbeck Pier, Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 2 Apr 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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