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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 dates11,304Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,540 approved or refused records
978Refused applications
7,562 approved · 978 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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/1948/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 26 (External Lighting) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Locking Parklands Locking Moor Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1949/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 40 (Street Lighting) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1950/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 37 (Energy and Sustainability Statement) on application 13/P/0997/OT2
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1951/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
3 Southleigh Nippors Way Winscombe BS25 1HF
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1952/HED
Nine hedgerows are to be removed within the North Somerset Boundary (additional 3 within BANES). The hedgerows to be removed are located in fields South of Blagdon Lake and between Wessex Water's Water Recycling Centres at Blagdon (BS40 7UN, North Somerset) and Ubley (BS40 6PW, Bath and North East Somerset).H4 - 351985 , 158759H5 - 351820 , 159035H6 - 351685 , 159134H7 - 350637 , 159519H8 - 350616 , 159535H9 - 350420 , 159587H10 - 350411 , 159586H11 - 350349 , 159608H12 - 350262 , 159793
Field South Of Blagdon Lake And Wessex Water Recyling Centre Garston Lane Blagdon BS40 7UN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1953/TRCA
(T1) Holly tree whole crown reduction by 2 metres. (T2) Holly tree whole crown reduction by 2 metres. (T3) Oak tree whole crown reduction by 2 metres, tree is overhanging the road.
Greystones Lodge Trinity Place Weston-super-Mare BS23 2HN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1954/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 5 (construction method statement) on application 24/P/0513/FUH
Bridleway Roman Road Bleadon North Somerset BS24 0AD
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1955/MMA
Minor material amendment to permission 21/P/3199/FUL (Change of use of agricultural land to use as a cemetery with associated parking area and access road) to allow a change of surface materials and repositioning of fence
Land To Rear Of 47 - 55 Mendip Road Yatton
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1956/FUL
Retrospective application for a proposed underground sewage storage tank.
Langford Inn Langford Road Langford BS40 5BL
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1959/TRCA
T011, T012, T013 - Alder - Fell. T014, T015 - Sycamore - Raise canopy to 5.2 meters. T017 - Prune away from street light.
Broadoak Academy Windwhistle Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4NP
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1960/FUH
Proposed works to the loft to include the enlargement of two existing bedrooms, shower room and 2no. Juliet balconies to the rear elevation. Proposed erection of a new attached garage.
35 Edward Road Clevedon BS21 7DS
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1961/FUH
Proposed installation of 9no. solar panels to the side (west) roof elevation and replacement of existing electrical storage/ room heaters.
14 St Pauls Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1962/FUH
Proposed installation of 6no. solar panels to the side (west) roof elevation and replacement of existing electrical storage/ room heaters.
14A St Pauls Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1963/FUH
Demolition of the existing conservatory and proposed erection of a replacement single-storey rear extension and associated alterations, including front porch canopy and replacement front bay.
25 Leighton Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JL
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1964/TRCA
T01, T02 - mature Robina: Fell.
Meerhay Banwell Road Christon BS26 2XX
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1965/FUH
Proposed partial demolition and re-build of existing boundary wall alongside the erection of new boundary wall to facilitate the relocation of existing vehicular access.
Chestnut Tree House Front Street Churchill BS25 5NG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1966/NMA
Non material amendment to application 24/P/0542/FUH (Proposed erection of a single story side and rear extension with a flat roof.) to allow for a reduction of the height to the rear and part side extension and alterations to the door/window arrangement to the rear.
12 The Crescent Backwell BS48 3NL
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1967/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear extension. Erection of a part-one, part-two storey rear extension and creation of a front canopy porch.
31 Church Road Winford BS40 8ET
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1968/FUL
Change of use of land from agricultural to mixed agricultural and equestrian including the erection of a stables/tack room/hay store and manure clamp.
Land At Purn House Farm Purn Way Bleadon Weston-super-Mare BS24 0QE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1969/TPO
(T2 to T5) - Remove of all major deadwood (over 2 inch diameter) and any crossing/weak damaged limbs on the 4 uniformed trees(T1) Crown lift large limb on the 5th tree (T1) by approx 1.5/2meters in height, to match the other 4 trees crowns.
61 Charlcombe Park Down Road Portishead BS20 8LD
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1970/TPO
Oak (T1) Crown lift over the drive to 5m, by removing secondary laterals only. Low branches limiting access to the property.Yew (T2) Crown reduce by 0.5-1m all round and crown lift to 3m. Works required to balance the overall shape following overhead power line clearance works.Yew (T3) Crown lift by 1m to clear garage roof.Yew (T4) Crown lift to 3m to leave a clear lower trunk and better access to parking area.
Failand Chase Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1971/TPO
Lime (T5) Crown lift the S/W side of the tree to 4m and prune back the lower epicormic growth to the garden wall edge. General maintenance to allow for better use of this area of the garden.
Failand Chase Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1972/TRCA
Apple Tree (T1) - Prune canopy by up to 1.5 metres. Bay Stems (G1) - Reduce in height by approximately 3 metres to match and form part of nearby laurel hedge.
19 Lime Kiln Lane Clevedon BS21 6BX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1973/TRCA
Norway Maple (T1) Crown reduce by 7- 8m back to the previous pruning points., Holly (G2) Fell
113 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9JE
Received 23 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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