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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 dates12,929Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,829 approved or refused records
1,093Refused applications
8,736 approved · 1,093 refused · 522 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2501/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed erection of 1no. modern steel framed mono-pitched agricultural building to provide livestock housing and 1no. modern steel framed mono-pitched agricultural building to be used for the storage of fodder & machinery.
Land At Clapton Drove Moor Lane Clapton-in-Gordano
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2502/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application 20/P/2000/R3 (Erection of 52no. new dwellings and one substation building, with the provision of car parking, landscaping and other associated works.) to allow for the erection of railings on low retaining walls in front of plots 25, 26 and 27.
Land South Of The Uplands Nailsea
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2503/CM2A
Prior approval for conversion of vacant retail unit (Use Class E) on ground, mezzanine and first floors to create 5no. studio apartments
131 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1HN
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2504/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 3 (Windows, Doors and Roof Lanters working drawings) on application 22/P/0346/LBC
Weston Lodge Hill Lane Weston-in-Gordano Bristol BS20 8PY
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2505/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor side extension over the existing flat roof ground floor area and creation of a new front porch. Conversion of the existing garage to provide a sun room/kitchen/office and an additional shower room to the south-west of the garage and erection of a single storey rear link extension. Installation of 12no. solar panels to the front roof (South-West) elevation and 4no. to the side (North-West) elevation.
2 Elm Close Yatton BS49 4EL
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2506/MMA
Minor material amendment to planning permission 22/P/0345/FUH (proposed erection of a single storey extension to the East elevation) to allow replacement of 2no. windows to south elevation of main house as existing windows are beyond repair.
Weston Lodge Hill Lane Weston-in-Gordano BS20 8PY
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2507/FUH
Retrospective application for the extension of the existing site boundary fence.
1 Churchward Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 7YX
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2508/EA2
Request for a formal Scoping Opinion to determine the scope of an Environmental Impact Assessment for a future application for the proposed expansion of the airport to accommodate 15 million passengers per annum and associated works. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Bristol Airport North Side Road Felton Wrington Bristol BS48 3DY
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2509/SCON
Reconsultation request from Bristol City Council regarding application 24/02191/F (Proposed demolition of existing buildings and erection of replacement building for indoor recreation use (Class E(d)),with associated car parking (resubmission of 22/06010/F))
Land Adjacent To Teddies Nursery Clanage Road Ashton Bristol BS3 2JX
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2510/TPO
Yew Tree Reduce by 1.5m back to old pruning points
27 The Avenue Clevedon BS21 7DZ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2511/FUH
Proposed partial conversion of integral garage and fenestration alterations to the front and rear elevations, including the replacement of windows/doors with new.
46A Copse Road Clevedon BS21 7QP
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2512/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear/side wraparound extension, new front porch extension and internal alterations.
47 Moor Lane Weston-super-Mare BS22 6RA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2513/FUL
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side extension.
49 Old Church Road Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4XH
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2514/NMA
Non-material amendment to 21/P/1220/RM (Reserved matters (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, including discharge of conditions 3 (Reserved Matters), 11 (access for rhyne/watercourse maintenance), 13 (foul water disposal), 14 and 15 (hard and soft landscaping), 16 (landscape management plan), 17 (tree protection fencing), 20 (detailed highways plans), 23 (landscape ecological management plan), 24 (dark vegetated corridor), 25 (ecological constraints plan), 30 (energy strategy), 31 (finished levels), 32 and 33 (materials samples), 34 (boundary enclosures) and 35 (service equipment) associated to outline planning permission (ref. 16/P/2758/RG4 amended by 20/P/0692/NMA) to allow for the construction of a new 5.5m wide access track to RAF Locking Sewage Pumping Station, comprising of grasscrete (or similar), with timber post fencing 1.2m high around access track within verge and a timber post access gate 6.5m-wide set back 13m from back of footway. All proposed planting to be retained and re-located along the new access, ensuring the dark corridor for bats is maintained
Land South Of Somerset Avenue Weston-super-Mare
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2515/NMA
Non-material amendment to 16/P/0330/F2 (Construction of a 2.2km single carriageway road from A370 Somerset Avenue to A371 Locking Moor Road (called the 'North South Spine Road') including 3no. bridges, 2no. culverts and associated infrastructure and landscaping within Parklands Village) to allow for the construction of a new vehicular access to RAF Locking Sewage Pumping Station, 5.5m wide, comprising of grasscrete (or similar), timber post fencing 1.2m high around access track within verge and a timber post access gate 6.5m-wide set back 13m from back of footway to also include a pavement with proposed blister tactile paving to provide a tactile crossing for pedestrians
Land Between Locking Parklands And Somerset Avenue Weston-super-Mare
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2516/FUL
Amalgamation of two retail units and new shopfront
7B Crown Glass Place Nailsea BS48 1RD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2517/AOC
Request to discharge condition number 32 (Surface Water Drainage Operations and Maintenance Manual) on application 18/P/5118/OUT
Lulsgate House Bristol International Airport North Side Road Felton Bristol BS48 3AQ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2518/TPO
T1 - Crack willow - remove.
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2519/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to existing cafe / shop building to form 8no. letting bedrooms on ground floor and within roofspace to be used as bed and breakfast accommodation
Woolpack Inn Shepherds Way St Georges BS22 7XE
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2520/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey rear extension, single storey rear extension and raising of roof-height of existing attached garage. Replacement of 1no. rear widow with new alongside the replacement of existing garage and access doors with a larger garage door. Installation of 2no. rear rooflights and expansion of rear patio.
1 Portal Road Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7AJ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2521/TPO
T1,T2,T3- sycamore- prune to previous points removing approximately 2.5m regrowth
4 Fircliff Park Portishead BS20 7HQ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2522/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the demolition of existing attached garage and erection of a single storey side extension in place.
56 Bishops Road Cleeve BS49 4NG
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2523/TPO
Oak (T1) - Reduce crown spread towards West and neighbours house by approx 3.0-3.5m .Laurel Hedge (G1) - Reduce to approx 1.5m to previous hedge height. Portugal Laurel (G2) - Reduce to approx 3m to previous reduction points.
Woodlands Woodlands Road Portishead BS20 7HF
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/2524/TPO
Lime (T1) - Crown reduce by approx 2.5m to previous reduction points. Beech (T2) - Crown reduce by aapprox 1.5m to previous reduction points. Oak (T3) - Crown reduce by approx 1.2m to previous reduction points. Tulip Tree (T4) - Pollard to old pollard points at approx 5.5m. Holm Oak (T5) - Reduce by approx 1.2m to old points. Beech (T6 - T7) - Reduce by approx 1.0m to old points.
Daintree Woodlands Road Portishead BS20 7HF
Received 29 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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