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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 dates11,101Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,360 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
7,400 approved · 960 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0977/TRCA
T1-T3 Ash, Lilac, Elderflower, Fell
14 Hillside Road Long Ashton BS41 9LG
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0978/TRCA
Hazel (T1-T2) Coppice to ground level. Ash (T3) Fell
15 Hillside Road Long Ashton BS41 9LG
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0979/TRCA
Goat Willow (T1) Fell
4 Church Lane Long Ashton BS41 9LU
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0980/TPO
G1 - Crown raise to maximum 3 metres above ground along inside boundary and over public path. G1 - Crown lift to 5 metres over highway where necessary to remove obstruction to high sided vehicles. G1 - Prune back the side of the canopy on the inside only by up-to 1.5 meres max, ONLY where overhanging branches are encroaching towards adjacent properties.
27 Walton Road Clevedon BS21 6AE
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0981/TRCA
T1 - Spruce - Dead - Dismantle ground level. T2 - Elm - Dead - Dismantle ground level. T3 - Spruce - Crown lift to 3 meters.
Lockmore Cottage Blackmoor Langford BS40 5HJ
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0982/TRCA
T1 - Pine - Crown reduce up to 1 meter to rebalance crown and remove major deadwood. T2 - Pittosporum - Trim into shape removing up to 75cm of growth. T3 - Norway maple crimson King - Reduce to previous up to 1.5 meters of growth to be removed. T4 - Portuguese laurel - Reduce to previous, removing up to 1 meter of growth.
21 Clarence Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AG
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0983/FUH
Demolition of the existing detached garage and proposed alteration of the existing raised driveway to form 1no out-building to provide gym and car parking on roof. Erection of side sedum roof to form a car port.
31 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8EU
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0984/NMA
Non material amendment to application 23/P/1667/FUH (Proposed demolition of existing porch and rear extension. Erection of a single storey rear extension and installation of patio doors to the rear elevation at the first floor.) to allow for the retention of the existing porch and small part of rear extension, change of fenestration on the rear extension and update of internal layouts.
6 High Street Banwell BS29 6AA
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0985/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 35 (Carbon Energy) on application 19/P/0835/OUT
Bleadon Quarry Bridge Road Bleadon Weston-super-Mare BS24 0AU
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0986/FUL
Retrospective planning permission for change of use of agricultural land to holiday let use with the retention of 1 no. caravan holiday let with parking and amenity space.
Slade Barns Shiplate Road Bleadon Weston-super-Mare BS24 0NY
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0988/FUH
Proposed raised decking area to the rear garden and associated external alterations including new replacement fenestration to the rear elevation and 1no. new rooflight to the side elevation.
9 Hawthorn Park Weston-super-Mare BS22 9EF
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0989/TPO
Beech tree - 1.5 metre crown reduction
8 Beckets Lane Nailsea BS48 4LT
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0990/FUL
Temporary installation of new 2.4 metre high fencing to the existing school site for up to three years.
Winterstoke Hundred Academy 1 Beaufighter Road Weston-super-Mare BS24 8EE
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0991/RM
Application for landscape reserved matters approval for the erection of four dwellings pursuant to outline permission 23/P/0907/MMA
Land At Felton House Farm Upper Town Lane Felton Winford BS40 9YA
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0992/LBC
Listed Building consent for the following works; Ground floor - creation of riser within room G.05 to go through the ceiling to line up with riser above; new door between B1.004 and 1.08 (already installed); First Floor - removal of block work partition between meeting room 1.07 and hallway B.1.003; removal of cupboard within hallway B.1.003; reinstatement of door within the original location for room 1.07 with a fire rated replica; creation of a new riser cupboard to Room 1.07 to house the new heating pipework to the loft; removal of existing pipework to Room 1.07
Langford House Stock Lane Langford Churchill BS40 5DU
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0993/FUL
Proposed erection of a small agricultural/garden shed for the storage of small-scale agricultural machinery and equipment to be built on an existing hardstanding area in a field adjacent to the residential property.
The Elms Farm 101 Brinsea Road Congresbury BS49 5JL
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0994/FUH
Proposed erection of a new detached single storey outbuilding for use incidental to the main dwelling.
Staddlestone House Sandy Lane Lower Failand BS8 3SA
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0995/FUH
Demolition of the rear external steps, porch and door and proposed erection of a first floor extension. Construction of cranked bays on the front elevation and external insulation to the entire existing property.
1 Sage Close Portishead BS20 8ET
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0996/FUH
Demolition of the existing porch and proposed erection of a replacement single storey porch and garage roof.
19 Willow Close Clevedon BS21 6HR
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0997/ADV
Advertisement consent for the erection of 2no. non illuminated stainless steel tray signs, 1no. on the North elevation wall and 1no. above the North elevation entrance doors.
Ashcombe Primary Earlham Grove Weston-super-Mare BS23 3JW
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/0998/FUL
Conversion of disused cafe (Use Class E) at first floor and nightclub (Sui Generis Use) at second floor level to provide 8no. residential dwellings. Erection of a small link extension at first and second floor level; alterations to existing fire escape staircase; alterations to inner courtyard elevations and creation of a bike store at ground floor level
31- 33 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HD
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1000/MMA
Minor material amendment to application 22/P/2968/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1no. Replacement dwelling, including alterations to access with associated works) to allow for 1). The removal of the rear ground floor terrace and erection of a small extension in lieu of approved ground floor rear terrace. 2). Change approved flat roof ground floor lounge projection to a pitched roof with glazed gable end with roof lights and projection to be made narrower. 3). Introduction of composite cladding to Ground Floor pitched roof projection. 4). Make minor alterations to several of the approved windows in the rear elevation and reposition external steps adjacent to the west elevation. 5). Reposition high-level Lower Ground Floor window in the west elevation to the Ground Floor . 6). Lounge to be provided on the Lower Ground Floor instead of its approved location on the Ground Floor and removal of approved First Floor glazing in west elevation. 7). Replacement dwelling made narrower by moving the east elevation 350mm further away from No.65 Ridgeway Road to allow for a retaining wall and floor area reduced from 252m2 as approved to 247m2. 8). Lower the ground level adjacent to the east elevation.
67 Ridgeway Road Long Ashton BS41 9EZ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1001/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the installation of through floor lift
34 Copse Road Clevedon BS21 7QL
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1002/TPO
The trees that have ash die back and are required to be felled are listed in the attached "Works 1"document and relate to 6 Ash trees , labelled on the map in "Plan 1" as numbers 2,11,19,20,21,and 24, and one Maple labelled 33.
37 Totterdown Lane Weston-super-Mare BS24 9NN
Received 16 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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