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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 dates11,191Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,437 approved or refused records
969Refused applications
7,468 approved · 969 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided24/P/1483/ADV
Installation of internally illuminated fascia signage and projecting signs to High Street frontage; Installation of internally illuminated fascia, above window and building signage to Regent Street and Wellington Place elevations
47 - 49 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1484/FUL
Erection of a steel framed agricultural building for equipment and supplies storage
Caffle Nursery Bristol Road Hewish Puxton BS24 6SE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1485/FUL
Change of use from vacant retail unit (Use Class E), with external works for a Family Entertainment Centre (FEC) (Sui Generis Use), 2no. retail units (Use Class E) and amusement arcade (Sui Generis Use)
47 - 49 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1486/FUL
Installation of new shopfronts to High Street and Regent Street frontages
47 - 49 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1487/FUH
Proposed conversion of integral garage to livable space including the replacement of the garage door with 1no. window. Expansion of existing front hardstanding to facilitate off-road parking.
52 Brock End Portishead BS20 8AS
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1488/FUH
Proposed erection of an detached garage/outbuilding to the West of the dwelling and creation of a front porch.
95 Station Road Nailsea BS48 1TD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1489/TRCA
(T1-T3) Ash pollard by 3m; (T4) Chestnut 2 metre whole crown reduction.
Copelands Shrubbery Walk West Weston-super-Mare BS23 2JF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1490/TRCA
(T1) Sycamore pollard by approx. 4 metres back to previous points
Flat 1 7 Queens Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1491/TPO
G1-G2: Poplars Remove basal growth and crown raise to 5m. T1: Oak: crown raise to 4m and reduce side near the property by 1m.
The Inn At Yanleigh Bridgwater Road Long Ashton BS13 8AG
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1492/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing South extension. Erection of a 2 storey extension to the South elevation, single storey infill extensions and a front porch extension to the West elevation. Placement of PV panels at the East elevation and replacement of all windows and doors with new.
Green Farm Churchill Green Churchill BS25 5QH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1495/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a detached garage on land within the curtilage of Cherry Barn.
Cherry Barn North End Road Yatton BS49 4AS
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1496/FUL
Proposed extension of existing office space (use class E(c)(iii)) to create additional meeting and functional working space to include conversion of the existing loft with 3no. dormer windows to the front elevation.
Nexus Resources Ltd. 139 High Street Portishead Bristol BS20 6PY
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1497/MMA
Minor material amendment to planning permission 22/P/3027/FUL (erection of an extension to the existing Jubilee packaging facility included covered parking area. Demolition of existing structures and the erection of the Roy Hunt building, the Stores building, and the Biomass/Chemical Store building. External works including internal road realignment, service pipes, car parking and landscaping) to allow for updated Stores Building (reduced in size) which will provide undercover car parking facilities for 3no. vehicles
Thatchers Cider Company Ltd Myrtle Farm Station Road Sandford BS25 5RA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1498/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 11 (Remediation Scheme) on application 23/P/0565/FUL
Land At Parklands Churchland Way Weston-super-Mare North Somerset
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1499/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation 1no. 9m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land At Junction Of Stuart Road And Buttermere Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1501/FUL
Proposed change of use from a cafe (Class E) with ancillary accommodation at first floor to a large house in multiple occupation (HMO), (Class C4) for up to 8no. people with office and communal areas at ground floor (sui generis).
131 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1502/TRCA
Robinia - fell in order to provide more space for our chosen trees to flourish
Wistaria House Langford Road Langford BS40 5BL
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1503/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor extension to the East elevation to accommodate an En-suite.
8 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7ET
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1504/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation 1no. 10m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Opposite 69 Marine Parade Pill BS20 0BP
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1505/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 2no. 9m medium wooden poles. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
O/S 27 Mariners Way Pill BS20 0BD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1506/MMA
Minor material amendment to planning permission 22/P/1175/FUL (Erection of new two storey 3-bed detached dwelling in garden of 7 Charlton View) to allow for modification to fenestration and centralization of entrance door, along with change of UPVC from white to anthracite grey
7 Charlton View Portishead BS20 6NN
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1507/DEA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of single storey building known as 52 Woodborough Road (Use Class D1 Non-residential)
52 Woodborough Road Winscombe BS25 1BA
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1508/FUH
Proposed loft conversion with ridge raise, installation of a rear dormer and 2no. rooflights.
15 Keedwell Hill Long Ashton BS41 9DP
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1509/FUH
Proposed installation of 1no. Air Source Heat Pump and a ground-mounted PV array to the North of the dwelling.
14 Westfield Road Backwell BS48 3NE
Received 24 Jul 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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