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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,112Searchable applications
498Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,370 approved or refused records
961Refused applications
7,409 approved · 961 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1032/FUL
Application to vary conditions 5, 8, 9 and 13 of planning permission 20/P/2145/FUL (Construction of 3 no. detached houses and demolition of double garage to construct private shared access driveway) to vary the wording from pre-commencement conditions to compliance conditions (see accompanying Supporting Statement).
1 Warren Lane Long Ashton BS41 9DA
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1033/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side porch extension, cladding and rendering of external walls and solar panels to the south elevation roof. New windows and doors and a new covered patio/terrace. Extension to the existing detached garage.
7 Wood Hill Park Portishead BS20 7DR
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1034/AOC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Tree/Hedge Protection) on application 21/P/0749/FUH
Bylanes Pudding Pie Lane Langford North Somerset BS40 5EL
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1037/ELE
Notification of National Grid Electricity Distribution intension to upgrade the pole mounted transformer on pole no. 18SE4, including the like for like replacement of the H pole and related stays.
Land Adjacent To Westend Cottage Barton Road Winscombe BS25 1DX
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1038/EA1
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. The proposed development would comprise up to 125 new residential dwellings, between 1 and 2.5 storeys alongside affordable housing, associated access, landscaping and infrastructure THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Land Off Dark Lane Backwell
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1039/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Statement) and 8 (Renewable Energy) on application 23/P/2556/FUL
First Floor Barn Unit 3 The Grange Business Park Wick Lane West Hewish North Somerset BS24 6RR
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1040/FUH
Proposed erection of a timber clad garden room pod to the rear enclosed courtyard garden following demolition of the existing shed.
Flat 2 4 Elton Road Clevedon BS21 7RA
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1041/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of 2no. single storey side extensions.
11 Clevedon Road Flax Bourton BS48 1NQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1042/TPO
(G1) MIXED SPECIES, Raise crown by up to 2mtrs, removing sub laterals only, cutting to branch collar, once a year for five years
Ashcombe Primary Earlham Grove Weston-super-Mare BS23 3JW
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1044/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a single storey rear lean to extension with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.56 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.40 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high
12 Easton Road Pill BS20 0DT
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1046/FUH
Demolition of the existing conservatory and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
55 Greenfield Crescent Nailsea BS48 1HR
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1047/MMA
Minor material amendment application to Reserved Matters application 22/P/1558/RM (reserved matters application for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 282 no. dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission 16/P/1677/OT2) to allow for amendments of some house types, including the siting and layout of housing, materials, boundary treatments, with changes to fence positions, cycle stores and amendments to parking and planting, with incorporation of further planting between plots
Land North Of Youngwood Lane And East Of Netherton Wood Lane Nailsea
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1048/FUH
Demolition of the existing garage and outbuildings and proposed erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Widening of existing driveway to create 3no. off-road parking spaces.
16 Thackeray Road Clevedon BS21 7JQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1049/TRCA
1 Sycamore (T1) and 1 Scots Pine (T2) - T1 fell T2 remove extended low hanging limb.
11 Wellington Terrace Clevedon BS21 7PS
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1050/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 4.00 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.70 metres high
16 The Ridge Yatton BS49 4DQ
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1051/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Management Scheme), 4 (Waste Storage), 5 (Cycle Storage) and 6 (Parking Facilities) on application 24/P/0012/FUL
74 Station Road Sandford North Somerset BS25 5AB
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1052/FUL
Erection of 1no. dwelling
Land To The Rear Of 69 South Road Portishead
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1053/FUL
Application for removal of condition number 10 (measures to generate 10% through the use of micro renewable or low carbon technologies) on application 24/P/0086/FUL (Proposed conversion of existing guest house with managers accommodation at the rear including change of rear ground floor window to French doors to provide a self-contained dwelling with associated annexe.) due to renewable energies being unviable for the proposed development.
Spreyton Guest House 72 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1056/FUL
Retrospective application for the change of use of the first floor flat (use class C3) to office/storage and meeting room/staff welfare facilities ancillary to the ground floor retail use (class E).
124A High Street Nailsea BS48 1AH
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1057/FUH
Proposed erection of a detached outbuilding to be used as a garden room/ home office to the east of the garden.
14 Watchhouse Road Pill BS20 0EP
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1058/FUL
Variation of condition number 2 (The use hereby permitted shall not take place before 0800 hours on weekdays, nor after 1800 hours on weekdays (nor at any time on weekends or bank holidays) on application reference 96/0827 (Change of use to nursery day school) to allow for a change to the start time to 07:30, so that condition 02 reads The use hereby permitted shall not take place before 07:30 hours on weekdays nor after 18:00 hours on weekdays (nor at any time on weekends or Bank Holidays).
Rainbow Smiles Nursery 39 Charlton Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4HG
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1060/FUH
Proposed installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the rear of the existing property.
26 Fishers Mead Long Ashton BS41 9EF
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1061/TRCA
T1-T2: Reduce two trees by 1m
4 Hans Price Close Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NG
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/P/1062/TPO
T1 - Ash, fell to ground level. Tree is in decline and the works are being requested for safety reasons.
The Red Lodge Abbots Leigh Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PX
Received 28 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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