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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,306Searchable applications
487Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 8,543 approved or refused records
979Refused applications
7,564 approved · 979 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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/2023/TRCA
T1- Ash fell due to die back. T-2 Holly crown lift to three metres for clearance
19 Montpelier Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RJ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2024/TRCA
T1- Bay reduce crown by up to 1.5 metres. T2- Ash prune branches overhanging property back to boundary
8 Gerard Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RF
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2025/TRCA
T1 & T2 Sycamore x 2 - crown by up to 2m
25 Church Street Banwell BS29 6EA
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2026/TPO
Oak (T1) - Reduce 3 lowest limbs to South West over vegetable garden by approx. 3m.
21 Woodland Road Nailsea BS48 1HX
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2027/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 6 (Tree Protection and Method Statement) on application 24/P/0421/FUL
Land Off Cock An Dyew Tree Hill Regil Winford BS40 8BP
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2028/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 3 (CEMP), 4 (Refuse/Recycling and cycle storage), 5 (Renewable Energy), 6 (Accessible and Adaptable Dwelling), 7 (Scaled Drawings), 8 (Walling and Roofing Materials), 12 (Details of Flood Resilience and Resistance) and 13 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) on application 23/P/1255/FUL
29 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3BZ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2029/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 5 (CEMP) and 10 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)) on application 23/P/2587/FUL.
Land To The Rear Of The Ship Hotel West Street Banwell
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2031/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/P/0351/FUL (Provision of new access ramp and roller shutter door to rear elevation and alteration to glazing at the front of the unit.) to amend the hours of use of approved roller shutter door (amendment to condition 3)
1B Gallagher Retail Park Marchfields Way Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YY
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2032/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement and management scheme), 5 (Details of External Floodlighting) and 11 (Photovoltaic Panel Drawing) on application 21/P/1035/FUL
Edwards Kenn Business Park Barns Ground Kenn Clevedon BS21 6TH
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2033/FUH
Proposed alterations to the existing property to include:-1 no. balcony at rear first floor level (bedroom 1) and new French doors and 1 no. balcony to the rear dormer bedroom. Installation of 2no. Feel windows to the west elevation and 1 no. Feel window to the east elevation and 1 no. window at ground floor level to the side (south) elevation. Installation of replacement doors to the east elevation and erection of a new front porch with glass roof to provide a sheltered entrance area.
5 Regil Lane Winford BS40 8AX
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2034/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, new roof light window and associated alterations.
1A Magdalen Way Weston-super-Mare BS22 7PG
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2035/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the creation of a balcony to the East elevation and replacement of windows with patio doors.
1 Backwell Hill Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3PL
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2036/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. 9m light pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
16 The Crescent Milton Weston-super-Mare BS22 8DT
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2037/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 4 (Tree protection and method statement) on application 22/P/1795/FUH
Weston Lodge Hill Lane Weston-in-Gordano Bristol BS20 8PY
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2038/TPO
T1-Sycamore-Remove lowest primary scaffold branch overhanging garden of number 32. T2-Sycamore-Remove lowest primary scaffold branch overhanging garden of number 32. T3-Sycamore-Remove smallest stem overhanging Pergola and small branch adjacent.
32 The Chestnuts Winscombe BS25 1LD
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2039/TRCA
T1 magnolia grandiflora crown reduce by 1.5 m in height and spread.
3 Hillside Road Long Ashton BS41 9LG
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2040/TRCA
T1 - hornbeam Crown reduce tree in height by a maximum of 2 m and in spread by 1.5 m by thinning by approximately 15%.
Holly Lodge 2 Hillside Road Long Ashton BS41 9LG
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2044/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. wooden poles to the rear of Waterloo House and 2no. wooden poles on Chapel Row. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Rear Of Waterloo House And Chapel Row Pill
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2046/CRA
Change of use from agriculture to a flexible use within classes B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution), C1 (Hotels), Class E (Commercial/Business/Service), Class F2 (c) (Outdoor Sport or recreation or the the provision of agricultural training)
Loxton Pool Barns Sevier Road Loxton
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2049/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a new porch to the south elevation, 3no. clear glazed windows to the ground floor and 2no. frosted glass windows to the first floor on the east elevation and erection of a shed.
26A Homefield Close Winscombe BS25 1JE
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2053/SCON
Consultation request from Marine Management Organisation on application MLA/2024/00370 in relation to a marine licence for Portishead Marina dredging
Portishead Quays Marina Newfoundland Way Portishead BS20 7DF
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/2054/FUH
Proposed erection of a single-storey rear/side wrap-around extension and associated alterations following demolition of the existing conservatory. Proposed extension to the existing garage to create a workshop and replacement of the flat garage roof with a pitched roof.
5 Orchard Close Banwell BS29 6DF
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2056/FUH
Demolition of the existing garden shed and proposed erection of a new Garden store adjacent the entrance gates for the storage of bins, bikes and gardening equipment.
The Gables Bridge Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PB
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2057/SJA
Prior approval for the installation of 30 no. solar panels
Flax Bourton Village Hall Old Weston Road Flax Bourton
Received 1 Oct 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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