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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 dates11,258Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,496 approved or refused records
971Refused applications
7,525 approved · 971 refused · 422 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1834/TPO
Leyland Cypress X10 - remove down to ground level
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1835/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Construction Method Statement), 6 (Public Access), 8 (Cycle Storage), 10 (Drainage), 12 (Renewable Energy), 13 (Noise Strategy), 14 (Landscaping Scheme), 16 (Boundary Treatments), 17 (External Lighting) and 19 (Ecological Scheme) on application 23/P/1690/FUL
Land Adjacent Sweet Briar West End Lane Nailsea
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1836/TEN
Notification under the electronic communications code regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights for the proposed upgrade works consisting of :- The replacement of 6no. existing antennas with 6no. new antennas, the installation of 18no.RRU's the replacement / installation of equipment within the existing cabin, along with minor ancillary works. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Vodafone 1565 Mast On Roof 1 Clevedon Walk Nailsea BS48 1RS
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1837/MMA
Minor material amendment to vary condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 4 (fixed obscured glazing to first floor rear window) application 21/P/0259/FUH (Two storey side and single storey rear extensions.) to allow for the rear window at first floor level to be un-obscured and fully opening, following removal of en-suite bathroom from the plans
6 Lampton Road Long Ashton BS41 9AQ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1838/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing front porch with a new, larger porch.
5 Clover Close Clevedon BS21 6EB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1839/AOC
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Lighting) on application 23/P/2734/FUH
Mufflands Yadley Lane Winscombe North Somerset BS25 1AX
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1840/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 20/P/2000/R3 (Erection of 52no. new dwellings and one substation building, with the provision of car parking, landscaping and other associated works) for the variation of condition 12 (play area) to allow implementation of play area prior to final occupation instead of first occupation
Land South Of The Uplands Nailsea
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1841/SJA
Prior approval for the installation of 111no. roof mounted solar PV panels with total installed capacity of 50.51kWp
Generation House Unit A, Yeo Bank 3 Kenn Road Kenn BS21 6TH
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1842/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed installation of a 13.95 kW solar array to the roof of the rugby club.
Gordano Rugby Football Club Caswell Lane Portbury BS20 7UF
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1843/TPO
Ash -(T1)- Fell. Elm - (T2) - Fell. Replant both elsewhere with a standard Oak tree
Lime Ridge Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1844/FUH
Demolition of existing timber store to the front and the shed and greenhouse to the side. Proposed erection of a replacement single storey side/front extension.
9 Oxford Square Locking BS24 7DP
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1845/TPO
Oak (T1) - Reduce crown back to previous pruning points.
4 Charterhouse Close Nailsea BS48 4PU
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1846/TPO
Lime (T1 and T2), Sycamore- (T3): Balanced crown reduction by approx 3m to near previous points.
Paddock Wood Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SA
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1847/TRCA
Elm (T1 and T2): Fell.
The Old Rectory Clevedon Road Weston-in-Gordano BS20 8PZ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1848/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey side extension to the south elevation and a single storey rear extension (east elevation).
Twin Cedars Meetinghouse Lane Claverham BS49 4PD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1849/FUH
Proposed enlargement of existing front and rear dormers (east and west elevations) and roofing alterations to existing rear extension to form flat roof(east elevation). Removal of 3 no. windows and installation of 2 no. folding doors (west elevation). Addition of 3 no. air conditioning. Internal alteration and re-arrangement and proposed erection of 2 no. gates to the Eastern boundary between existing hedgerows.
22A Glebe Road Long Ashton BS41 9LH
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1850/FUH
Proposed installation of French doors in place of the two existing living room windows at rear ground floor level.
17 Perrett Way Pill BS20 0HX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1851/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with a mono-pitched sedum roof to provide a sun room and erection of a single-storey side extension with a sedum and EPDM mono-pitch roof. Stone coloured render to boundary wall and timber cladding to the front elevation.
38 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1852/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing Livestock and Hay Barns and erection of 1no. 3-bed dwelling.
Land At Junction Of Broadway Oldmixon Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1854/TPO
T1 (Large Oak): Crown lift to allow for 3m clearance from adjacent roof. T2 (Elm) and T3 (Holly): Fell due to tree death. T4 (Large Maple): Removal of dead wood.
Harewood Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SB
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1855/TPO
Lime - crown Lift to 7ft. and lower limb prune to clear telegraph pole
2 Knightcott Road Banwell BS29 6HA
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1856/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing side extension, attached outbuilding and detached outbuilding. Erection of a two storey pitched-roof side extension and a single storey rear extension alongside the installation of 1no. new window to the rear elevation.
17 Summerhouse Tickenham BS21 6SN
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1857/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the creation of an access track (6m x 100m) and hardstanding (40m x 60m) to access existing agricultural land and aid storage of feed during winter months.
Land Off Muddy Lane Wick St Lawrence
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1860/FUL
Proposed erection of an Agricultural storage building and creation of hardstanding.
New Mead Yard Littleton Lane Winford North Somerset
Received 9 Sept 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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