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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 dates11,088Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,348 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,388 approved · 960 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided24/P/0785/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single story rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory.
452 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8QX
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0786/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install Electronic Communications Apparatus comprising; The replacement of the existing 15m lattice tower with a new 20m lattice tower (22.5m to the top of antennas), the installation of 6no. new antennas, 1no. microwave dish & RRU's on the replacement tower, the replacement/installation of equipment within the existing cabin, along with minor ancillary works. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
O2 Mast 5590 Wild Country Lane Barrow Gurney North Somerset
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0787/FUL
Change of use from agricultural to equestrian and the creation of a 40m x 20m private menage for exercising horses already kept on the land
Land To The South Of Barton Road Winscombe
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0788/DCW
Application to discharge Requirement 15 (External lighting and control of artificial light emissions during construction) for Stages 1A, 1B, 4 and 6 of Work Nos. 7D, 10A, 12A, 17, 20B and 25 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Portishead Branch Line, Between Portishead in North Somerset and Ashton Junction, Bristol
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0790/LBC
Replacement of Landing Stages existing timber fenders with a rubber fenders with non-slip nosings.
Toll House The Beach Clevedon BS21 7QU
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0791/CRN
Prior Notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Class E)
Loxton Pool Barns Sevier Road Loxton
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0792/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension to replace the existing conservatory and internal alterations.
Forsythia Cottage Grib Lane Blagdon BS40 7SA
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0793/LDE
Certificate of Lawfulness for the placement of solar panels on existing detached garage.
Doubledoor Cottage Main Road Flax Bourton BS48 3QJ
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0794/FUH
Proposed removal of existing conservatory. Erection of a part two-storey, part one-storey rear extension.
3 Orchard Close Felton BS40 9YS
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0795/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed creation of a stone pad for the storage of bale silage for feed during the winter and to also have a stoned area to feed the livestock during the winter for animal welfare purposes.
Land At Grid Reference 347696 172598, At Hale Farm Off Tickenham Hill Tickenham
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0796/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
4 Poppy Close Wick St Lawrence BS22 9TF
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0797/FUH
Proposed installation of an electric vehicle charging point
Brook Farm Moor Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7RF
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0798/FUH
Retrospective application for the renovation and expansion of existing dwelling and siting of a 'garden room' outbuilding. Works to include; Partial demolition of right elevation and conversion of existing detached garage. Single storey front extension, two storey front porch extension, alteration to existing rear extension and expansion of first floor. Fenestration alterations to all elevations including alterations to cladding, windows and doors alongside landscaping alterations to the front of the dwelling to facilitate the creation of a level entryway and covered carport.
313 Nore Road Portishead BS20 8EN
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0799/TRCA
T1 (Plum) to be felled to ground level. T2 (Fig) to be reduced approx 1m in height.
13 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JH
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0800/TRCA
T1 (liquid amber) crown reduction approx 2.5m back to previous pruning points. T2 (birch) crown reduction approx. 2.0 m back to previous pruning points.
69B Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare BS23 2TW
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0801/TRCA
(T1) 1 x Conifer cut down to ground level due to half the tree already being dead. (T2) 1 x Eucalyptus whole crown reduction by 2m.
Flat 5B Rossmore Mansions 13 Paragon Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2DB
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0802/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey side extension, small single storey rear extension and 2no. new dormers on the rear elevation.
42 Kings Road Clevedon BS21 7EN
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0803/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of 3no. self-build dwellings
Land To The North Of Telephone Exchange Ladymead Lane Langford Churchill
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0804/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey rear extension, first floor extension over part of the single storey southern projection, creation of a single storey opened sided outdoor kitchen with log burning flue, and erection of porch, with associated works.
Manor Farm Littleton Lane Winford BS40 8HF
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0805/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
18 Porlock Close Clevedon BS21 6JN
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0806/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear extension and conservatory with subsequent erection of a new single storey rear extension.
5 Marle Pits Backwell BS48 3LD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0807/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a single storey wraparound rear/side extension. Alterations to vehicular access including partial demolition of boundary wall and extension of dropped kerb.
6 Coleridge Vale Road West Clevedon BS21 6PF
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0808/RM
Reserved matters application pursuant to 22/P/0227/OUT (Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access, for demolition of existing structures on site (75 Greenhill Road) and subsequent residential led mixed-use development comprising of up to 49no. residential dwellings (Class C3) and a change of use of land for education use (Use Class F1), along with associated infrastructure and works including landscaping, servicing, parking, new accesses, and a new access road) for matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 49no. residential dwellings (Class C3), and a change of use of land for education use (Use Class F1), along with associated infrastructure and works including landscaping, servicing, parking, new accesses, and a new access road
Land To The South Side Of Greenhill Lane Greenhill Road Sandford North Somerset
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0809/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 37 (Land contamination assessment) on application 12/P/1266/OT2.
Land South Of Churchland Way Wolvershill Road Banwell Weston-super-Mare
Received 22 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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