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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 dates11,097Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,356 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,396 approved · 960 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0924/TPO
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Birchwood Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SA
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0925/TRCA
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61 Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JJ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0926/FUH
Proposed Loft conversion with 1no. rear dormer and raised roof ridge.
40 Miles Close Pill BS20 0LH
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0927/FUL
Siting of a Modular ladies changing facility
Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club Devonshire Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4NY
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0928/FUH
Proposed raising of the existing chimney stack by 600-800mm and installation of a woodburning stove.
2 Thatched Cottages Barrow Street Barrow Gurney BS48 3SA
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0929/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed raising of the existing chimney stack by 600-800mm and installation of a woodburning stove.
2 Thatched Cottages Barrow Street Barrow Gurney BS48 3SA
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0930/FUH
Proposed erection of a replacement rear balcony incorporating access to the garden area.
17 Ridgeway Road Long Ashton BS41 9EY
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0931/FUL
Change of use of 2no. commercial units (Use Class E) to 7no. flats (Use Class C3) with alterations to fenestration and other associated works
Units 1 And 2 (Ground Floor) 2 Harbour Crescent Portishead BS20 7SX
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0932/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension with 2no. roof lights and a single storey rear extension with 3no. roof lights.
1 Tone Road Clevedon BS21 6LG
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0933/AOC
Discharge of condition 12 (Construction Method Statement) on application 21/P/1933/FUL
Oakhurst Ropers Lane Wrington North Somerset BS40 5NQ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0935/FUH
Proposed conversion and extension to the rear of the existing attached garage to form an annexe to provide independent living accommodation.(North elevation)
1 Woodland Cottages Bath Road Langford BS40 5DJ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0937/CQA
Prior approval for the change of use from agricultural building to 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3) with operational development of installation of new and replacement windows and doors
Existing Agricultural Building North Of Access Road Off Wrington Hill Wrington
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0940/FUH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and proposed erection of a replacement single storey rear extension.
17 Rawlins Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS22 7FN
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0941/AOC
Discharge of Condition 8 (Programme of Archaeological Work) on application 22/P/1182/FUL
Land North East Of Rookery Farm BS24 6TL
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0942/FUH
Demolition of existing garage and proposed erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension.
12 Ryecroft Rise Long Ashton BS41 9NQ
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0943/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing stable/store outbuilding and extension of existing residential annexe.
Withyhurst Riverside Banwell BS29 6EH
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0944/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/P/2516/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with front and rear dormers) and minor material permission to 23/P/1718/MMA (Minor material amendment to allow for the raising of the roof height by a maximum of 500mm, increase the size of the front gable over the front bay Elevation and to raise the height of the rear dormer by 400mm), to allow for 1, Roof ridge height and front gable end roof to remain as existing. 2, Proposed front porch removed and entrance to remain as existing. 3, Rear gable end roof to be removed and 4, The ground floor rear extension to be reduced.
4 Parsonage Road Long Ashton BS41 9LL
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0945/AOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Method Statements) on application 22/P/2059/LBC
Clifton Suspension Bridge Bridge Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PA
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0946/FUL
Variation of Condition 12 (number of children) of permission 20/P/1078/FUL (Change of use of land from agricultural use to use as a woodland preschool. Erection of pre-school storage building with sedum roof, compost toilets and associated car parking and access arrangements) to allow an increased number of children for holiday club from 24 to 35
Keepers Gate Forest School Wentwood Drive Weston-super-Mare BS24 9ND
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0947/FUL
Proposed relocation of an external emergency generator located on land to the rear of 1 Clevedon Walk.
Land Rear Of 1 Clevedon Walk Nailsea
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0948/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey extension to an existing detached outbuilding to form annex accommodation.
22 Streamside Clevedon BS21 6YL
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0949/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Landscaping Scheme) and 5 (Drainage Scheme) on application 22/P/2253/FUL
Linden Grove The Batch Butcombe North Somerset BS40 7UY
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0950/EA1
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. Works proposed: Construction of a Watersports Lake (non-motorised activity lake) (Use Class F2) and ancillary store building, with associated infrastructure and works including landscaping, parking and track THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Mendip Activity Centre Lyncombe Drive Sandford Winscombe BS25 5PQ
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0951/TPO
Holly - 200mm crown reduction; Blue Atlas Cedar - crown reduction by 1.5m approx, cut back branches away from house, there is an electrical wire and phone wire.
Hollybank 1 Claverham Road Claverham BS49 4JT
Received 10 May 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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