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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 dates11,099Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,358 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,398 approved · 960 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided24/P/0952/FUL
Installation of louvres to the top sections of the windows to support the internal Air Handling Units (AHUs), with replacement plant to roof and the addition of 2no. external plant compounds
Avon And Somerset Police Head Quarters Valley Road Portishead BS20 8JJ
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0953/FUH
Proposed extending of the existing garage by 1m to the front and rear, demolition and replacement of the rear porch with a slightly larger utility room and insertion of 4no rooflights to the main roof
Holmborne Lawrence Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 6TS
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0954/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed erection of a 36.58m x18.29m agricultural building for the storage of hay and agricultural machinery.
Riverside Farm Wemberham Lane Yatton BS49 4BT
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0955/FUL
Part retrospective application for the proposed change of use of footpath verge to residential curtilage and the erection of new boundary walls together with the remodelling of the garden.
49 Brock End Portishead BS20 8LS
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0956/TPO
Alterations to 25 Alder and 2 Ash. 7 Trees are to be coppiced/felled, 19 are to be pruned and 1 on the Western side is to be removed for ditch clearance.
Littlewood Claverham Drove Yatton BS49 4XY
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0957/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/P/1049/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey wrap around extension to extend kitchen and living room to the side and rear.) to allow for the rear wall to the proposed extension to be moved out 250mm and the approved rooflight to be split into 2no. rooflights and additional rooflight provided.
April Cottage Bell Square Blagdon BS40 7UB
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0958/FUH
Demolition of a small rear section of the building with a pitched roof and proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension across the full width of the rear with a low pitch roof and internal reconfigurations.
4 Wells Close Nailsea BS48 2SW
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0959/FUH
Demolition of the existing store and partial demolition of a monopitch extension to the rear elevation. Proposed erection of a new two storey rear extension and internal alterations.
2 Manor Cottages Clevedon Road Walton-in-Gordano BS21 7AN
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0960/LBC
Listed building consent for the demolition of the existing store and partial demolition of a monopitch extension to the rear elevation. Proposed erection of new two storey rear extension and internal alterations.
2 Manor Cottages Clevedon Road Walton-in-Gordano BS21 7AN
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0961/R3
Proposed extension to the existing car parking area to create 32no. additional parking spaces.
Ravenswood School Pound Lane Nailsea BS48 2NN
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0962/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear Dormer roof extension and repositioning of the front door.
1 Orchard Road Long Ashton BS41 9DX
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0963/FUL
Proposed erection of a dwelling and attached garage on site of former workshop and store. Alterations to existing vehicular access.
41 Copse Road Clevedon BS21 7QN
Received 13 May 2024 - Unknown24/P/0964/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey larger rear extension and 2no. single storey side extensions together with a wrap-around dormer roof extension. Erection of a detached single storey leisure/fitness outbuilding, detached triple garage and store and detached summer house.
Yeovil Church Lane Tickenham BS21 6SD
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0965/AOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Cycle Storage) on application 24/P/0158/FUH
8 Falmouth Close Nailsea North Somerset BS48 2UP
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0966/AOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) on application 23/P/1899/FUH
45 Cleeve Hill Road Cleeve North Somerset BS49 4PH
Received 13 May 2024 - Registered24/P/0967/OUT
Outline planning application for residential development of up to 27 dwellings including footpath diversion, with all matter reserved for subsequent approval
Land South Of Knightcott Road Banwell
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0968/TDC
Application for technical details consent following grant of permission in principle 23/P/1866/PIP for the erection of 1no. self-build dwelling
Land Adjacent To The Grange Smallway Congresbury
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0969/TRCA
Holly tree - Fell
23 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7EY
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0970/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension less than 3m in depth, less than 3m eaves height, within 2m of a boundary and less than 4m in height overall.
3 Parsons Green Weston-super-Mare BS22 7PH
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0971/FUL
Operational development at the former Nailsea Library to provide proposed decking for outdoor seating, removal of existing railings and insertion of replacement railings, internal floor plan layout changes, and insertion of new entrance doors to facilitate one of the approved uses (ref. 23/P/2691/FUL) of the application building as a restaurant.
Former Nailsea Library Somerset Square Nailsea BS48 1RQ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0972/AOC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction Method Statement) on application 23/P/2189/FUL
16A Chesham Road South Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset BS22 8LP
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0973/CM2A
Prior Approval to convert existing commercial premises into 1no. dwelling house (Use Class C3)
4 Broad Street Congresbury BS49 5DG
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0975/R3
Proposed erection of a new single-storey building to the rear North-East corner of the site to create a new nurture classroom.
Christ Church C Of E Primary Baker Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 3AF
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0976/FUH
Proposed removal of the existing garage roof and erection of a replacement higher pitched roof with 1no. dormer and external stairs to provide a first floor home gym.
Barnchurch The Bury Locking BS24 8BZ
Received 14 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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