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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 dates11,202Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,445 approved or refused records
969Refused applications
7,476 approved · 969 refused · 421 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided24/P/1535/FUH
Demolition of existing detached garage and proposed erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with balcony above and alterations to the front porch.
204 Down Road Portishead BS20 8DG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1536/LBC
Listed building consent for the installation of ventilation to rear elevation and removal of railings to ground floor balcony to rear elevation.
11 - 12 Claremont Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS23 2ED
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1537/LBC
Listed building consent for works to rear amenity of number 11 and 12, including rear landscaping, retaining wall and stair sets, new opening and associated pillars.
11 - 12 Claremont Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS23 2ED
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1538/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a side extension. Placement of PV panels to the rear alongside the replacement of 1no. side and 2no. rear windows with new and the installation of 1no. rear door.
2 Wayside West Hill Wraxall BS48 1PL
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1539/TRCA
T1 apple tree pruning back to previous pollarded points.
26 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7EZ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1541/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed removal of a section of wall between the breakfast room and the adjacent corridor to create a dining room. Removal of the modern floor covering and levelling of the existing flagstones beneath together with repairs to the ceiling and removal of the door for re-use elsewhere.
Stonebridge Wolvershill Road Banwell BS29 6DR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1542/FUL
Proposed conversion of 2no. agricultural buildings to 1no. residential dwelling, together with associated works including single-storey link extension and external works
Brown Rock Farm 187 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6RT
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1544/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the demolition of existing conservatory, erection of single storey side and rear extensions and loft conversion with a rear flat-roof dormer and 5no. rooflights.
58 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8JR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1545/FUH
Alterations to the fenestration on all elevations including the enlargement of a high level first floor window with obscure glazing
45 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8EU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1546/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding and garage and erection of a new 1.5 storey detached garage/workshop. Erection of a single storey rear extension with gable roofing, front porch with balcony above with new dormer and Juliet balcony, 2no. front dormers with Juliet balconies and 1no. rear flat-roof dormer, creation of raised rear decking and replacement of 1no. window with a Juliet balcony at North elevation. Alteration and expansion to front hardstanding including widening of existing vehicular access.
31 Beach Road Kewstoke BS22 9UU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1547/AOC
Discharge of condition 10 (Renewable Energy) on application 24/P/0086/FUL
Spreyton Guest House 72 Locking Road Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1548/TPO
T1 - Macrocarpa TPO 393 (17m): Fell; T2 - Copper Beech TPO 393 (6m): Crown reduction of side profile of tree by 2.5m, clearing away from road and buildings. Clearing around phone line by 0.5m. Conservation Area - T3 - Laburnum (4m): Fell; G1 - 3 Lawsons Cypress (7m): Fell; T4 - Hornbeam (6m): Crown raise by 2m. T5 - Hornbeam (8m): Crown raise by 2m.
Hollyhedge Farm Vee Lane Felton BS40 9YE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1549/NMA
Non material amendment to application 23/P/0690/FUL (Proposed electrification works at the existing bus depot, works to include; installation of 5no. car charging bays with charging points, 8no, dual headed floor mounted chargers located on the Western boundary, 3no. overhead gantries with chargers located at high level (31no. in total), 2no. transformer buildings and 2no feeder panel buildings, 10no. ground level satellite charger boxes located between the gantries and 1no. distribution operator- ring main unit in Green GRP housing. New 2.5 m high galvanised finished palisade sliding security gate to form a secure boundary.) to allow for amendments to the locations of the Transformers / Feeder panels and RMU buildings.
First Bus Depot Warne Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1551/SCON
Consultation request regarding Hinkley Point C (Nuclear New Build Generation Company) on variation to Marine Licence MLA/2012/00259/10 - NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited. This variation relates to the preparation (dredging) of the Fish Recovery and Return (FRR) system, installation of the FRR and the inclusion of maintenance activities around the intake, outfall and FRR sites.
Bristol Channel
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1552/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension.
1A Sawyers Close Wraxall BS48 1LY
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1553/FUL
Erection of a workshop extension and security fence
Rear Of Bournville Service Station Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YS
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1554/MMA
Minor material amendment to planning permission 18/P/4934/FUL (Conversion of hotel to 9no. flats with external and internal alterations) to allow for the installation of ventilation to rear elevation and removal of railings to ground floor balcony to rear elevation, alterations to rear amenity including landscaping, railings, retaining wall and stair sets, new opening and associated pillars. Internal reconfiguration including the demolition, erection and alteration of walls and doors.
11 - 12 Claremont Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS23 2ED
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1555/TRCA
T1 - Fell
77 Jubilee Cottages Bristol Road Wraxall BS48 1LJ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1556/FUH
Proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
36 Furland Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8DL
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1557/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear/side extension to the attached garage and side of house, following demolition of the existing sun room.
19 Forester Road Portishead BS20 6UP
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1558/FUH
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension, two storey side extension & first floor front extensions following demolition of the existing conservatory and external side store.
2 Court Hay Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0PY
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1559/FUH
Demolition of existing attached garage and proposed erection of a two-storey rear extension and loft conversion with 1no. front dormer. Erection of a replacement detached garage and associated alterations including the rear balcony and creation of additional off road parking for 4+no. vehicles.
32 Kings Road Clevedon BS21 7EN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1560/FUL
Proposed demolition of an existing single storey dwelling and the erection of a replacement two-storey dwelling.
26 Quantock Road Portishead BS20 6DP
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/1561/FUH
Proposed erection of a front porch extension, alteration to front external stairway and partial loft conversion including replacement of existing gable roof with a pitched roof and installation of 3no. rooflights.
11 Orme Drive Clevedon BS21 7HD
Received 31 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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