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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 dates12,757Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,691 approved or refused records
1,085Refused applications
8,606 approved · 1,085 refused · 512 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2310/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey garden out building.
133 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6RF
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2311/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling erection of a replacement dwelling. Landscaping and hardstanding alterations including the alteration of access road and creation of new rear parking area.
133 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6RF
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2312/H2PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposal to construct a first floor extension (additional storey) to existing dwellinghouse, to a maximum height of 7.55 metres.
7 Cabot Way Pill BS20 0HD
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/P/2313/TPO
Crown lift branches over the boundary of 4 Court Orchard to 5m above ground level. Reduce other overhanging limbs by 1-2m to the boundary.
16 Mayors Road Claverham BS49 4GG
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2314/H2PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposal to construct a first floor extension (additional storey) to existing dwellinghouse, to a maximum height of 7.4 metres.
12 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6QT
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2315/ADV
Advertisement consent for 2no. new non-illuminated double-sided circular way finding signs; to include 1no. hanging sign at the entrance to Spider Lane next to Weston College, and 1no. fixed mounted sign to a lamp-post on the highway (Royal Parade).
Spider Lane Royal Parade Weston-super-Mare
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2316/R32
Removal of existing hanging sign and erection of a pole-mounted hanging sign in place.
Between 115 And 124 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HQ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2317/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 4 (Bicycle Parking) and 5 (Parking area for 2 Vehicles) on application 22/P/2775/FUH
25 Valley Road Portishead Bristol North Somerset BS20 8JU
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/2318/FUL
Proposed creation of a new vehicular access from agricultural land to the West of Red Hill onto the A38 to ensure safe access and egress from the land by agricultural vehicles in conjunction with the use of the adjoining land for agricultural purposes.
Land To The North East Of Tin Barn Red Hill Redhill
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2319/TRCA
T1 (Beech tree) and T2 (Apple Tree)- crown reduction - reduce overall crown by 0.5-1.0 metre.
St Marys Cottage 35 Main Road Hutton Weston-super-Mare BS24 9SP
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2320/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor rear extension and formation of off street parking and dropped kerb.
8 Milton Brow Weston-super-Mare BS22 8DB
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2321/TPO
T1 (Macrocarpa) and T2 (Poplar) - General pruning to remove dead, damaged or crossing branches reduce by an approx 2m.
93 Church Road Worle Weston-super-Mare BS22 9EA
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2322/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a double Edwardian design conservatory with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.40 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high.
1 Stubbs Cottage Bristol Road Wraxall BS48 1LD
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2323/FUH
Proposed demolition and rebuild of the West section of the existing dwelling including the erection of a rear canopy, detached plant room and a raised patio.
Laurel Cottage The Batch Butcombe BS40 7UY
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2324/TRCA
1no. Sycamore - Trim branches overhanging number 51.
51 West Hill Portishead BS20 6LG
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2325/FUH
Proposed erection of a two store rear extension.
Riverside House Kingston Bridge Clevedon BS21 6TX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2326/FUH
Demolition of the existing attached garage and proposed erection of a replacement single storey side extension. Loft conversion to include changing existing hip roof to gable end roof with 1no. dormer to the front elevation and a covered balcony to the rear at first floor level.
29 Currells Lane Felton BS40 9XF
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2327/FUL
External works comprising: Extended drop kerb and car parking re-alterations to create lorry turning and retention of 22no. parking spaces with a new protection barrier to unit 11. Removal of 2no. existing flue chimneys and installation of new plant and machinery to include new chimney flues, ventilation grilles, and air conditioning condenser units.
Units 11 & 12 Windmill Business Park Windmill Road Kenn BS21 6SR
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2329/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 10 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 11 (External Lighting), 14 (Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme), 16 (Vehicle Access), 19 (Bicycle Parking), 24 (Waste Storage and Materials), 25 (Renewable Energy) and 26 (SAP Assessment) on application 21/P/1357/FUL
Belle Vista West Hill Wraxall Bristol BS48 1PL
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2330/NMA
Non-material amendment to reserved matters application 21/P/1220/RM (Reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 425 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), 300 sq m commercial floorspace (Use Class E), along with associated open space and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission (ref. 16/P/2758/RG4 amended by 20/P/0692/NMA)) to amend the distribution of M4(2) designated properties by omitting plots 146, 284 & 285 and substituting them with plots 28, 346 & 361
Land South Of Somerset Avenue Weston-super-Mare
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2331/FUH
Proposed replacement of 5no.existing windows and door to the front elevation with 5no. new PVCu sash windows and new front door.
123 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9JE
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2332/TPO
T1: Cypress - remove to ground level due to low amenity value.
Tanglewood Burwalls Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PT
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2333/TBCA
Prior Approval for a proposed temporary use as a recreational campsite for up to 50 tent pitches
Land At Riverside Holiday Village Bridgwater Road Bleadon BS24 0AN
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2334/FUL
Proposed creation of a concrete skate park. Works to include; the creation of external seating, placement of 1no. safety sign and 2no. Litter bins, landscaping alterations alongside the facilitation/extension of swale drainage system.
Locking Playing Field Old Banwell Road Locking
Received 4 Nov 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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