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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 dates11,303Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,537 approved or refused records
978Refused applications
7,559 approved · 978 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1916/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/P/1718/MMA (Minor material amendment to planning permission 22/P/2516/FUH - Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with front and rear dormers) to allow for the alterations of rear dormer from render to slatted vertical timber effect composite cladding panels and other non-material changes approved under 24/P/0944/NMA.
4 Parsonage Road Long Ashton BS41 9LL
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1917/FUL
Proposed change of use and conversion of an existing dwelling into 2no. 1-bed apartments and the adjoining commercial property (former Funeral Parlour) into 2no. 2-bed apartments.
9 Queens Road Clevedon BS21 7TH
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1918/FUL
Removal of condition 24 (Active Travel Improvements to Church Road South) of permission 23/P/1263/FUL (Demolition of existing care home and erection of 38no. retirement living apartments, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping)
Petersfield Elderly Persons Home Church Road South Portishead BS20 6PU
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1919/OUT
Outline application for the demolition of all on-site structures and erection of 6no. self-build/custom-build dwellings alongside associated works, with access for approval (matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for subsequent approval).
The Nursery Stone-edge Batch Clevedon Road Tickenham North Somerset
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1921/FUL
Proposed erection of an egg packing shed.
Twin Elm Farm Buildings Stock Lane Langford Bristol BS49 5DE
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1922/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and new side window following demolition of the existing conservatory.
8 Bruton Avenue Portishead BS20 8BW
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1923/SJA
Prior approval for the installation of 306 no. solar panels
Hutton Moor Leisure Centre Hutton Moor Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8LY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1924/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 3no. 9m wooden poles. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Land To The S/O Charlies Barn Mead Lane Sandford BS25 5RG
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1925/FUH
Proposed erection of a Home-office outbuilding to the rear of the dwelling.
16 Copse Road Clevedon BS21 7QL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1926/FUL
Proposed erection of 1no. new dwelling and detached garage. Works to include renovation of existing outbuilding and re-location of outdoor structure. Landscaping and Hardstanding alterations including the creation of vehicular access.
76 Whitesfield Road Nailsea BS48 4JF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1927/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front/side extension alongside removal of 1no. window and installation of 1no. new window to the North-East elevation.
Robins Wood Chelvey Batch Brockley Bristol BS48 3AR
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1929/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. new cabinet. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Outside 16 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1935/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bat License), condition 6 (External Lighting), condition 7 (CEMP), condition 8 (LEMP), condition 9 (Ecological Enhancement) and condition 11 (External Materials) on application 24/P/0131/FUL
The Old Town Quarry South Road Weston-Super-Mare North Somerset BS23 2LS
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1937/FUL
Proposed demolition of an existing detached garage and erection of 1no. residential dwelling.
7 North Lane Nailsea BS48 4BT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1938/PIP
Application for permission in principle for the erection of 1no. three storey dwelling
Land At Panorama Tickenham Hill Tickenham BS21 6SH
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1939/AOC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Management Statement) on application 24/P/1017/FUL
Land Opposite Powder Mill Cottage Littleton Lane Winford North Somerset
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1940/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install Electronic Communications Apparatus, works to include; Installation of 6no. antennas and ancillary apparatus on new support structures and relocation of 6no. existing antennas to the new support structures. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
O2 (54212) Mobile Phone Mast Oldmixon Crescent Car Park Oldmixon Crescent Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1941/FUL
Erection of 1no.dwelling
Land To The Rear Of 69 South Road Portishead
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1942/TRCA
Large multiple trunk bay tree- Reduce crown by 3m and reduce height by 2m
Flat 1 27 Victoria Road Clevedon BS21 7RU
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1943/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 19 (soft landscaping) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1944/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 16 (Access) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1945/AOC
Request to discharge condition 20 (Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1946/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 21 (Tree Retention Plan) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1947/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 24 (Ecological Impact Assessment) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 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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