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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 dates11,078Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,343 approved or refused records
959Refused applications
7,384 approved · 959 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided24/P/0761/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing Attic and extension with balcony to the front elevation and extension to the existing garage.
34 Beach Road Kewstoke BS22 9UU
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0762/NMA
Non material amendment to application 23/P/1311/FUH (Demolition of existing brick shed and proposed erection of a single-storey side extension and a single storey rear extension with partial first floor extension above to semi detached house) to allow for 1). Change of the metal cladding to the first floor extension to a composite timber cladding. 2). Change from glazed roof over ground floor extension to tiled roof with 2no, velux windows and 3). 2no. velux windows to be added to the first floor extension (one in each pitch).
32 Anson Road Locking BS24 7DE
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0763/FUL
Erection of replacement plant (including Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) and Gas Cooler), enclosure and associated works located on roof of foodstore, with 2no. new units located on ground to south west elevation
Aldi Wyndham Way Portishead BS20 8LR
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0764/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Cycle Store), 10 (Remediation), 11 (Waste Store) and 15 (Boundary Treatment) on application 21/P/2790/FUL
Birchwood Brinsea Batch Congresbury Bristol BS49 5JP
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0765/FUH
Demolition of existing garage and proposed erection of a two-storey side extension, rendering to the existing front and rear elevations and widening of the existing driveway.
15 Hillcrest Road Nailsea BS48 2JB
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0766/FUH
Proposed erection of a rear single storey replacement extension following demolition of the existing detached garage and porch extension.
45 Mayfield Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS22 6AA
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0767/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey rear and side extension to the existing building.
539 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8QU
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0768/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing garage and side extension. Erection of a single storey wraparound rear/side extension and replacement of existing front porch with a canopy porch. Raising of ridge height to facilitate creation of first floor alongside 2no. rear dormers and 2no. front dormers. Fenestration alteration, including the removal, replacement and installation of windows and doors.
226 Down Road Portishead BS20 8DG
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0769/RLA
Proposed structural strengthening inside the three upper floors of the clock tower.
Town Hall Walliscote Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0770/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory, front porch and detached garage. Erection of a single storey side extension and raising of ridge height to create a first floor with enclosed balcony to the rear elevation. Fenestration alterations to all elevations including the installation, removal and replacement of windows and doors. Placement of solar panels to the East elevation, 2no. rooflights to the West elevation and erection of a 'Garden room' outbuilding to the North of the application site.
1 Meadow Drive Locking BS24 8BB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0771/FUL
Application to vary condition 4 attached to planning permission 21/P/2829/FUL (Installation of 4 x 6m masts, each with LED floodlights, at Nailsea Skate Park) to allow for floodlights to remain on until 22:00 hours
Millennium Park Nailsea Park Nailsea North Somerset
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Unknown24/P/0772/TPO
The felling of the Ash Tree TP0 517 G6 & G7 located on the Winscombe Millennium Green Trustee land adjacent to the Winscombe community Association Land
11 Sandford Road Winscombe BS25 1JA
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0773/TRCA
T1 Birch Reduce height by 2.5m and reduce sides by up to 1.5m
28 Glebe Road Long Ashton BS41 9LH
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0774/FUH
Proposed alterations to the existing property; works to include:- moving the existing kitchen and utility to the southern end of the property. Alterations to the first floor room plan to increase and improve light and space on the landing. Create a new bedroom, family bathroom and study in rear extension. Re-instate accommodation in main attic and install 4no. conservation rooflights in the rear roof slope and installation of PV panels to South East facing roof slopes.
Walnut Tree House Station Road Blagdon BS40 7TB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0775/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed alterations to the existing property; works to include:- moving the existing kitchen and utility to the southern end of the property. Alterations to the first floor room plan to increase and improve light and space on the landing. Create a new bedroom, family bathroom and study in rear extension. Re-instate accommodation in main attic and install 4no. conservation rooflights in the rear roof slope and installation of PV panels to South East facing roof slopes.
Walnut Tree House Station Road Blagdon BS40 7TB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0776/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising the erection of 1no. 11m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
O/S 4 Church Road Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0PQ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0777/FUL
Retrospective change of use of part of the ground floor premises from Class E to Class C3 (residential) to include part of the first floor of the building and proposed erection of a replacement conservatory to the rear.
Ground Floor Flat 78 Jubilee Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3AN
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0778/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear extension and detached garage with subsequent erection of a single storey rear extension.
18 New Church Road Uphill BS23 4UZ
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0779/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing integrated garage into habitable space, replacing garage door with matching wall and window.
19 Ivy Lane Weston-super-Mare BS24 7AX
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0780/MMA
Minor material amendment to vary condition 2 (approved plans and reports) of permission 19/P/0922/FUH (Construction of therapy pool and carer's annexe for disabled person) to allow for: addition of a first floor on the bay on the east elevation; changes to windows on the south elevation; addition of rooflights on the new roof slopes facing north, south and east; addition of door to the east elevation and change of roof material to the proposed east side extension bay and the adjacent single storey roof to natural zinc
Brook House Langford Road Langford BS40 5BL
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0781/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor rear extension above the existing conservatory and a single storey rear extension.
25 Broom Farm Close Nailsea BS48 4YJ
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0782/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 9 (LEMP) and 23 (Road Safety Audit) on application 23/P/0565/FUL
Land To The West And North Of Cowleaze Path
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0783/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 11 (Light Spill Calculations Plan) on application 23/P/1637/FUL
Departure Concourse Bristol International Airport North Side Road Felton North Somerset BS48 3DY
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0784/LBC
Listed building consent for stonework repairs to the Tower and Front Elevation, works to include:- taking down and rebuilding of the North & south Gable wall to Tower, timber repairs to tower roof structure.
32 Waterloo Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1LW
Received 18 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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