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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 dates11,090Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,349 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,389 approved · 960 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0837/FUL
Change of use for siting of a coffee shop kiosk
Land At The Precinct Baltic Place Pill
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0839/FUL
External works comprising: 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-routing of existing chimney stack on Unit 6 North East elevation to allow for new first floor windows; 3 - Installation of 2no. new chimney stacks from Unit 5 North East elevation, and installation of ventilation grilles to the cladding on Unit 5 ground floor; 4 - Installation of 4no. air conditioning condenser units in front of the existing Unit 6 fan unit on the North East elevation; and 5 - Installation of 2no. new chimney stacks and 2no. new roof cowls from the Unit 2 South West elevation roof, and installation of ventilation grilles to the cladding on Unit 1 ground floor and Unit 2 first floor
Unit 1, 2 5 And 6 Millers Court Windmill Road Kenn BS21 6UL
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0840/FUL
Erection of replacement dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling with associated works
11 Highlands Road Portishead BS20 6LS
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0841/FUL
Replacement of timber framed windows to aluminium framed double glazed windows at first and second floor level (front)
The Playhouse 126 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HP
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0842/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (External Walling) and 3 (Sample Panel of Stone Work) on application 21/P/1460/MMA
Land At 23 Montpelier Weston-super-Mare North Somerset
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0843/AOC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Working Drawings) on application 22/P/0896/FUH
Stonebridge Wolvershill Road Banwell North Somerset BS29 6DR
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0844/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and replacement of 1no. rear window with Bi-fold doors.
30 Highdale Avenue Clevedon BS21 7LT
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0845/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of replacement 'garden room' outbuilding and store.
6 Adastral Road Locking BS24 7AQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0846/AOC
Discharge of Condition Numbers 5 (Cycle Storage) and 11 (Waste Storage) on application 22/P/1950/FUL
The Hyall Lye Hole Lane Redhill North Somerset BS40 5RN
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0847/FUH
Retrospective application for the repainting of existing windows and shutters to white, retaining the original frames and runners in black. Internal re-ordering/alterations and extension of rear patio.
13 Wellington Terrace Clevedon BS21 7PS
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0848/LBC
Listed building consent for the repainting of existing windows and shutters to white and retaining the original frames and runners in black. Internal re-ordering/alterations and extension of rear patio.
13 Wellington Terrace Clevedon BS21 7PS
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0850/FUH
Proposed partial demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey rear extension.
19 Homefield Locking BS24 8EA
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0851/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 6.00 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 2.65 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.65 metres high.
17 Dundry Lane Dundry BS41 8JH
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0853/TPO
G1 Oak: Crown reduce to a final height of approximately 15 m, G2 Ash: Fell
White Oak House Youngwood Lane Nailsea North Somerset BS48 4NS
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0856/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension (north east elevation) including integral garage and block-up of 1no. external door.
100 Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JW
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0857/TPO
T1 Ash: Fell. G2 Ash: Fell. T3 Ash: Pollard. T4 Ash: Pollard. T5 Field Maple: Fell. T6 Ash: Fell.T7 Ash: Remove primary branches to retain trunk at 6m.Trees are in poor structural and/or physiological condition, works required to avoid conflict with 33kv electrical equipmentComprehensive re-planting to be agreed with tree officer.
Land At The Perrings Nailsea
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0858/TPO
T1 Ash: Fell. G2 Ash (multi-stemmed): Fell. G3 Ash (x3 multi-stemmed hedgerow groups): Fell. Tree are in poor structural and physiological condition with symptoms consistent with ash dieback; action required to prevent conflict with 33kv powerline. Replacement trees to be agreed with tree officer.
Land At The Perrings Nailsea
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0859/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of an outbuilding, change of use of land from agricultural to residential in connection with Chelvey Court.
Land At Chelvey Court Chelvey Road Chelvey
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0860/LBC
Retrospective application for the erection of an outbuilding, change of use of land from agricultural to residential in connection with Chelvey Court.
Land At Chelvey Court Chelvey Road Chelvey
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0861/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. 10m wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Rear Of 61 Beach Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4BE
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0862/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Energy) and 10 (Construction Method Statement) on application 23/P/2657/FUL
Land East Of Hillview Greenhill Lane Sandford North Somerset
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0863/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
33 Bluebell Road Wick St Lawrence BS22 9BX
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0865/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and development of 39no. houses with associated roads and parking
Police Maintenance Depot Stuart Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3XN
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/P/0866/FUL
Retrospective planning application for installation of new conveyor on site
Etex Building Performance Ltd Redland Avenue Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0FB
Received 29 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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