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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,267Searchable applications
500Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,504 approved or refused records
971Refused applications
7,533 approved · 971 refused · 423 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1861/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. 10m wooden poles at 1 Wilmots Way and 78 Westward Drive. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Wilmots Way And Westward Drive Pill North Somerset
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1862/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear orangery extension.
23 Ridings Wood Way Barrow Gurney BS48 3ER
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1863/CM2A
Prior approval for the change of use of the first floor from an office to 1no. one bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3)
First Floor 11 Old Church Road Clevedon BS21 7TU
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/1864/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a detached garage.
33 Falcon Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS22 8RX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1865/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey wrap-around extension with pitched roof forming new side entrance, WC, and open plan sitting and dining room.
59 The Cornfields Weston-super-Mare BS22 9DY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1866/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
6 Claremont Gardens Clevedon BS21 5BE
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1867/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing detached garage, works to include removal of the existing garage door and the insertion of double doors and 1no. window to the side (west) elevation.
1 Colliers Gardens Backwell BS48 3DT
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1868/TRCA
3 x Sycamore to reduce by 3 m, back to previous points. 1 x Ash tree to reduce by 4 m, back to previous points.
Backwell Down Lodge Backwell Down Backwell BS48 3PJ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1869/TPO
T1: Crown lift to 6m, Reduce laterals by 2-3m, Reduce height by 2m.
3A Woodside Gardens Portishead BS20 8EQ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1870/SCON
Consultation request on an application from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd (EDF Energy) to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset. To support this application, EDF Energy has submitted an environmental statement that includes an environmental impact assessment for the proposed decommissioning project. This statement outlines the measures intended to avoid, prevent, reduce, and, if possible, offset any significant adverse environmental effects.
Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station Somerset
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1871/SCON
Consultation request from Bristol City Council regarding application 24/02191/F (Proposed demolition of existing buildings and erection of replacement building for indoor recreation use (Class E(d)), with associated car parking (resubmission of 22/06010/F)).
Land Adjacent To Teddies Nursey Clanage Road Ashton Bristol BS3 2JX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1872/TRCA
A1 Ash- Fell due to die backA2 Ash-Fell due to die backO1 Oak- raise canopy by 2m and cut back by 2m from neighbours property and our propertyO2 Oak- raise canopy by 2m, remove branches overhanging roadS1 Sycamore- reduce canopy by 3m raise canopy by 1m cut back from neighbours property by 3m
48 Pier Road Portishead BS20 7EA
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1873/FUH
Proposed enlargement and extension of existing dormers to the front and rear elevations alongside the erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 Mendip Edge Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JF
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1874/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan) and 10 (External Lighting) on application 23/P/1279/FUL
Chicken Barn Cedar Farm Wick Road Wick St Lawrence North Somerset
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1875/TPO
T1 - Reduction of pine tree by 2m leaning out towards to bowls green
St Francis Catholic Primary Station Road Nailsea BS48 4PD
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1876/TRCA
T1 - Birch, crown reduce to previous points, approximately 1.5 meters of growth to be removed. T2 - Cherry plum, crown reduce to previous points, approximately 1.5 meters of growth to be removed.
26 Clarence Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AQ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1877/LDP
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of the existing property to be used as a dental surgery to visiting members of the public.
1 Bathurst Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8EL
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1878/TRCA
T1 - Portuguese laurel - remove to ground level
Haranstanes Montpelier Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RQ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1879/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the erection of 2no. 10m wooden poles at 25 Crockerne Drive and 46 Westward Drive. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Crockerne Drive And Westward Drive Pill North Somerset
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1880/AIN
Consultation request under the provisions of Part 8 (Class F) of The Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 for a proposed new aircraft stand - THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Bristol International Airport North Side Road Felton BS48 3DY
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1881/TPO
Reduction in height by 4-4.5m to reduce size, remove deadwood.
Hill House Bridge Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1883/FUH
Proposed erection of two-storey rear and a single storey side extensions following demolition of the existing outbuilding to the side of the property.
11 Clevedon Road Flax Bourton BS48 1NQ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1884/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 49 (External Surface Materials) on application 12/P/1266/OT2
Phase 4A Land At Parklands Weston-super-Mare
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1886/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 4.00 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.70 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.40 metres high.
17 The Tynings Clevedon BS21 7YP
Received 11 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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