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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 dates11,169Searchable applications
500Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,422 approved or refused records
969Refused applications
7,453 approved · 969 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1288/ADV
Advertisement consent for the erection of 1no. digital display.
Airport Roundabout Garage Locking Moor Road Weston-super-Mare BS24 8FN
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1289/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 26 (survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination) and 29 (Biodiversity and landscape management) 12/P/1510/OT2
Parcel H18 And H16 Haywwod Village Weston Airfield
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1290/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 4 (Cycle Storage) on application 24/P/0705/FUH
14 Canberra Crescent Locking North Somerset BS24 7DA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1291/NMA
Non material amendment to application 23/P/0019/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension ), and subsequent NMA 24/P/0885/NMA (approved 31 May 2024) to allow for 1), A reduction in the size of the window openings in the North and West walls to match standard concrete block spacings - the resultant reduction in window area will ensure compliance with the ratio of window to floor area of less than 25%. and 2), To change the roof line from hip to gable end as originally proposed by the architect in approved planning application 23/P/0019/FUL.
Village Hall 205 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6RX
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1293/TRCA
Multi-stemmed sycamore tree. remove three stems.
71 South Road Portishead BS20 7DY
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1294/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and Northern extension. Redesign and renovation of existing dwelling including; creation of a first floor above existing footprint, erection of 2 storey extensions to the South-West, North-East and South elevations including an integral garage at the North-East elevation.
49 Weston Road Failand BS8 3UR
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1295/FUL
Proposed replacement of existing windows at the lower-ground floor level, replacement of 2no. entryways with windows and 1no. window with a side entry.
20 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NZ
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1296/FUH
Proposed installation of 1no. air source heat pump to the side elevation.
2 Old Fire Station Court North Street Nailsea BS48 4SE
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1297/FUH
Proposed demolition of the existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension in-place.
26 Whitecross Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EW
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1298/FUH
Demolition of the existing rear conservatory and proposed erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension.
5 Elton Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 7UR
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1300/TPO
Lawson Cypress- Fell
Pine Leigh Church Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PG
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1301/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
2 Waits Close Banwell BS29 6HH
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1302/TRCA
Leylandii (T1) Fell. Leylandii (T2) Fell. Leylandii (T3) Fell. Leylandii (T4) Fell. Ash (T5) Fell. Ash (T6) Fell. Ash (T7) Fell
3 High Street Banwell BS29 6AA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1303/FUH
Proposed increase in height of existing East boundary wall, to match the height nearest existing gate at the South-East boundary.
The Coach House 2 Hilliers Lane Churchill BS25 5NA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1304/TRCA
Lime - Crown lift 6m over highway and 3m over the highway
37 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare BS23 1PE
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1305/TRCA
Bay - Reduce crown by up to 1.5m.
21 Ellenborough Crescent Weston-Super-Mare
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1306/TRCA
G1 - reduce crown's of holm oaks by up to 2m. T1 - reduce crown by up to 1m.
27 Cecil Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2NU
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1307/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the installation of two 13 person lifts and associated lift equipment rooms, cantilevered passenger canopies, reconfiguration of staff and public WC and new stairs and ramps to both Platforms 1 & 2. Proposed demolition of eastern external relief stairs on Platform 1, partial demolition of the internal stairs and intermediate landing. Partial demolition of northern external relief stairs and of the internal stairs and intermediate landing on Platform 2 to provide a step free access around the station
Weston-super-Mare Railway Station Station Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1XY
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1308/FUH
Proposed partial conversion of the existing attached garage and replacement of the 2no. flat roof dormers to the rear elevation with 2no. new pitched roof dormers. Replacement of existing single storey flat roof side extension with a new single storey side extension and associated alterations.
11 Backwell Common Backwell BS48 3NA
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1309/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing bungalow.
Willow Lodge 12 Hutton Hill Hutton BS24 9SY
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1311/FUH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and proposed erection of a two-storey rear extension.
Woodleigh House Manor Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3RR
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1313/FUH
Proposed creation of a shower room in an existing roof space including the insertion of 1no. Roof light.
Chelvey Court Chelvey Road Chelvey BS48 4AA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1314/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed creation of a shower room in an existing roof space including the insertion of 1no. Roof light.
Chelvey Court Chelvey Road Chelvey BS48 4AA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/P/1315/FUL
Change of use of the land around the house from agricultural to residential curtilage. Erection of front porch, green house and shed; facade alterations including the insertion at first floor level of 4no. windows to right side elevation and 1no. window to rear elevation and all associated works
The Stables Barn Midgell Farm Chelvey Road Chelvey BS48 4AA
Received 28 Jun 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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