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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 dates11,304Searchable 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7,562 approved · 978 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/1974/FUL
Demolition of the existing dwelling, garage and outbuildings and proposed erection of 2no. replacement detached dwellings with associated works.
16 The Moorings Pill BS20 0EG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1975/FUL
Erection of 3no. dwellings with parking and associated works.
Land West Of Warleys Lane Weston-super-Mare
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1976/FUH
Proposed erection of two storey and first floor extensions to the rear elevation. Installation of 5no. new rooflights, fenestration alterations including the installation and replacement of windows and doors and landscaping alterations to the North Elevation.
Forest Lodge Gatcombe Mill Lane Flax Bourton BS48 3QU
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1978/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. 10m wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Outside 24 Station Road Pill Bristol BS20 0AB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1979/TPO
T12 Beech to the right and rear of the property. 2.5 metre overall crown
20C Devonshire Drive Portishead BS20 8EF
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1980/LDP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.
12 Kingsmead Nailsea BS48 2XH
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1981/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear extension and conversion of existing attached garage to living space. Erection of a part-one, part-two storey rear extension.
4 Fraser Close Weston-super-Mare BS22 9PZ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1982/FUL
Change of use of land to Use Class B8 open storage in connection with Port related activities.
Land At Sheephouse Park Marsh Lane Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0TD
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1983/FUL
Convert the existing single garage into a place of work for the applicants dog grooming business. Proposed that a glazed partition with a glazed door be installed behind the existing garage roller shutter door.
3 The Fielders Weston-super-Mare BS22 7HH
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1984/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed conversion of a flat roof detached single storey garage into an incidental home office annex.
1 Aycote Close Weston-super-Mare BS22 9QY
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1985/TRCA
Strawberry Tree (T1) Reduce in height by 2m and laterally by 1m. Yew (T2) reduce in by 2m to hedge level.
128 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9LS
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1986/TPO
T1 Single Beech tree. G1 Group of three beech tree. Recommenced works Crown reduce to previous pruning points by 1-2 metres. T1 15 metres height reduce to 13 metres. Radial spread 12 metres reduce to 11 metres. G1 20 metres height reduce to 18 metres. Radial Spread 10 metres reduce to 8 metres.
25 Highfield Drive Portishead BS20 8JD
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1987/FUL
Erection of a building for use as barn/vehicle store, tack room and equipment store. Formation of a yard/hardstanding
Land At Hillside Road Backwell
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1988/AOC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Noise Level Scheme), 5 (Noise Insulation Scheme), 6 (Bicycle Parking), 7 (Waste and Recycling Facilities) and 12 (Ecological Clerk of Works) on application 23/P/2556/FUL
First Floor The Cider House The Grange Wick Lane West Hewish Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RR
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1989/TRCA
T1: Reduce magnolia by 2m and reshape.
56 Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare BS23 2PT
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/P/1990/TPO
Survey with all trees and site plan list by email
1 Flowerdown Road Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7AB
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1991/FUH
Partial demolition of rear extensions and proposed erection of larger single storey rear/side extensions.
13 Hatfield Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2UT
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1992/FUH
Proposed erection of a front porch and a first floor side extension above the existing single storey side extension.
8 Christian Close Weston-super-Mare BS22 7TP
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1993/TRCA
T1: Lime - Canopy lift to 4m over drive and verge, 6m over road to south (no reduction to height or spread). T2: Copper Beech - Canopy-lift to 4m over drive and verge, 6m over road to south, prune to clear telegraph pole by 1m Lower branches to south will be reduced by 2m in spread to achieve specified clearance from road (no reduction to heigh or spread in other directions).T3: Self seeded Holm Oak - Remove to ground level. T4: Lawson's Cypress - Remove to ground level. T5: Spruce - Canopy lift to 6m (no reduction to height or spread). T6: Magnolia Grandiflora - Reduce height by 1m and radial spread by 0.5m. T7: Katsura tree - Reduce height by 1m and radial spread by 0.5m. T8 Magnolia Soulangeana - Reduce height by 1.5m and radial spread by 1m (to previous pruned form)
Stretton House Rownham Hill Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PU
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1994/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a Single storey attached garage to the Front elevation, 2no. single storey extensions to the rear elevation and a two-storey extension to the front elevation with attached canopy porch. Fenestration alterations including the removal, replacement and installation of windows and doors. Landscaping alterations and the creation of hardstanding alongside the formation of new vehicular access.
21 Clevedon Road Flax Bourton BS48 1NQ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1995/MMA
Minor material amendment to application 22/P/1092/FUH (Demolition of porch and erection of single storey extension to north east elevation.) to allow for a reduction in the size of the approved single storey extension.
19 Glenwood Rise Portishead BS20 8EH
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1996/LDP
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of two single storey extensions to the side and rear of the original house.
Rowington Bridgwater Road Winscombe BS25 1NA
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1997/TRCA
T1 - Fagus sylvatica - Crown thin by 15% and lift lower crown to 3.6m. T2 - Fagus sylvatica - Crown thin by 15% and prune back West side of tree overhanging drive way by 1.5m to leave radial spears of 7m and height of 15m.
Hobwell House 145 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9JQ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/1998/TPO
Magnolia tree - reducing branches up to 2 metres.
21B St Marys Grove Nailsea BS48 4NQ
Received 26 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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