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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,105Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,364 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,404 approved · 960 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/P/1003/CRN
Prior Notification for the change of use of an agricultural building (Sui Generis use) to a flexible use (Use Classes B2 (General Industrial), E (Commercial, Business and Service) and C1 (Hotels))
Up Yonder Eco Farm Whitehouse Lane Wraxall BS48 1PR
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1004/TEA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed installation of a new sharable 25m lattice mast which is collocated with an existing compound approximately 97m to the west of the site. The development will include a base station, 2.4m high palisade fencing, 6no. operator cabinets, 1 no. multi-user electrical meter cabinet, 6no. antennas, 2no. dishes and ancillary development thereto.
Land At Hornets Rugby Football Club Hutton Moor Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8LY
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1005/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 6 (Sample of Materials), 7 (Storage and Collection of Waste), 9 (Detailed Landscape Masterplan and Strategy), 12 (External Lighting), 13 (Details of Fencing or means of enclosure), 14 (CEMP), 15 (Habitat Management Plan), 16 (Scheme for Proposed Works), 20 (Contruction Method Statement), 22 (Surface Water Drainage Works), 27 (Off site bat Mitigation Plan) and 29 (BNG Enhancement) on application 22/P/0227/OUT
Land To The North Of Greenhill Road Sandford North Somerset
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1006/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Flood Warning Evacuation Plan) and 6 (Renewable Energy) on application 24/P/0063/FUL
Flat 115 Old Street Clevedon North Somerset BS21 6BP
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1007/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
36 Fernlea Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8NE
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1008/FUH
Proposed Loft conversion with 2no. dormers to the North elevation and 1no. dormer and 3no. rooflights to the South elevation and the addition of a single storey rear extension.
9 Fircliff Park Portishead BS20 7HQ
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1009/TPO
T1 Lime to crown thin by 20% and Crown lift to 4.5m.
21 Sally Hill Portishead BS20 7BH
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1010/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Archaeological Work) and 6 (Construction Management Statement) on application 21/P/3232/FUH
18 Church Road Abbots Leigh North Somerset BS8 3QP
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1011/FUL
Full planning application for the construction and operation of a ground mounted solar array and battery energy storage system, associated infrastructure and landscape and biodiversity enhancements.
Land At Lower Stock Farm Bakers Lane Langford Churchill
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1012/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension and retrospective alteration of garage from flat roof to sloping roof
25 Meadway Avenue Nailsea BS48 2DU
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1013/FUH
Proposed erection of a detached garage/outbuilding on an area of existing hardstanding in the rear garden.
134 Quantock Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4DP
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1015/FUL
External alterations to Block 2 to facilitate the conversion of the building back to 5no. employment units. Construction of 1no. timber clad plant/pump room enclosure on north side of building and relocation of existing plant (3no. ASHP units). Construction of hardstanding and dropped kerb for bin storage area.
West One Business Units (Block 2) Weston Gateway Business Park Filers Way Weston-super-Mare BS24 7NF
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1016/FUL
Variation of condition 8 (delivery hours) of permission 12/P/1613/F (Variation of Conditions 14 & 15 of planning permission 10/P/1589/RM (Submission of reserved matters for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for erection of 68 Dwellings and ground floor Class A use, with associated parking at Block I, pursuant to outline permission 94/0348 for residential and employment development and extended by permission 00/P/1846/O) to allow for earlier daily newspaper delivery than is currently permitted, other delivery times to remain unaltered
319 Newfoundland Way Portishead BS20 7QH
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1017/FUL
Construction of a small, wooden stable block on a concrete base, provision for a stone parking and turning area and a manure clamp. Change of use to equestrian.
Land East Of Littleton Lane And North Of Powder Mill Cottage Winford
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1018/TRCA
T1 - Lawson Cypress tree -Fell
30 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9LD
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1019/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and proposed erection of new single storey rear extension.
Green Pastures Moor Lane Weston-super-Mare BS24 7LA
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1022/FUH
Proposed erection of a carport to the existing dwelling.
5 The Ridgeway Weston-super-Mare BS22 9SY
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1025/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey outbuilding with canopy over to the side elevation.
50 Coxway Clevedon BS21 5AD
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1026/FUL
Conversion of an existing building to create a self-contained unit of holiday accommodation with associated works
Land And Buildings To The North Of Thimble Hall Wick Road Wick St Lawrence BS22 7YD
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1027/NMA
Non material amendment to application 23/P/2145/FUL (Erection of single storey front extension. Pergola at the front boundary. Relocation of front stair.) to allow for a reduction in the size of the larger doors and to include a single entrance door centrally between them.
Phoenix Bar 1A Victoria Square Portishead BS20 6AQ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1028/CM2A
Prior approval of the change of use of commercial unit (Use Class E) at first floor level to 1no. two-bedroom dwelling
Unit 5, Railway Wharf Station Road Wrington BS40 5LL
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1029/FUL
Proposed change of use from car sales and incidental garage (Sui Generis) to Class E use (retail) and associated demolition works.
28 Woodborough Road Winscombe BS25 1AD
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1030/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
30 Bishops Road Cleeve BS49 4NG
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1031/FUH
Demolition of the existing conservatory and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
11 Walsh Close Hutton BS24 9XH
Received 20 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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