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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 dates13,071Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,948 approved or refused records
1,100Refused applications
8,848 approved · 1,100 refused · 528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/2609/FUH
Proposed conversion/extension to the existing basement to create additional accommodation.
2 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7ET
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2610/FUH
Extended bay window (rear extension) with door and steps at the rear of the property in place of the existing bay.
16 High Street Banwell BS29 6AE
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2611/LBC
Listed building consent for extended bay window (rear extension) with door and steps at the rear of the property in place of the existing bay.
16 High Street Banwell BS29 6AE
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2612/FUL
Proposed erection of 1no. 3 bedroom dwelling.
50 Lampton Road Long Ashton BS41 9AN
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2613/FUL
Proposed removal of existing water tank and erection of 1no. dwelling.
Lyncombe Farm Churchill Green Churchill Winscombe BS25 5QH
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2614/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey flat-roof rear extension and erection of a pitched single storey rear extension with new side entrance and associated internal and external works.
Biddulph House Plunder Street Cleeve BS49 4PQ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2615/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed erection of a single storey flat-roof rear extension and erection of a pitched single storey rear extension with new side entrance and associated internal and external works to include:- addition of 1no. window to the North-East elevation replacing an existing door, internal blocking up of an existing entrance and retention of the existing door way marked 'Girls' on the north-east wing. Reduction in size to an existing opening on the North-East side of the rear elevation from a double door to a single door enclosed with a timber frame glazed double-door with integral bars to reflect the design of the existing windows.
Biddulph House Plunder Street Cleeve BS49 4PQ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2616/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing front porch and single storey rear extension.
111 Mead Vale Weston-super-Mare BS22 8XE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2617/TPO
Sycamore (T1) - Balanced crown reduction by approx 2.5m
32 Macrae Road Pill BS20 0EB
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2618/FUH
Proposed remodelling of the existing rear single storey lean to and addition of a balustrade, to include:- retention of the existing lean-to walls and replacement of the roof with a new insulated roof, enlargement of window openings for new windows and sliding doors, and other associated external works.
58 Cambridge Road Clevedon BS21 7HE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2619/FUL
Replacement curtain walling and associated external steps and balustrades to north elevation to both blocks of apartments at Ardmore (1 - 9 (Block A) and 10 - 17 (Block B)).
Ardmore Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2620/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing rear conservatory with a larger single storey rear extension.
27 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JQ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2621/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing coach house from garage/storage areas to form a home office with retention of 1no. integral garage space. Works to include - replacement windows to match the existing windows of the host dwelling and new garage door with new glazed screen to replace the existing steel door and internal alterations.
96 Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JW
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2622/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed conversion of existing coach house from garage/ storage areas to form home office with retention of 1no. integral garage space. Works to include - replacement windows to match the existing windows of the host dwelling and new garage door with new glazed screen to replace the existing steel door and internal alterations.
96 Church Lane Backwell Bristol BS48 3JW
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2623/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 1no. dwelling with access from Polden Road. Access for approval with matters of appearance, layout, scale and landscaping reserved for subsequent approval.
3 Polden Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2TB
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2624/FUL
Removal of condition 3 (hours of use for roller shutter door) of 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 allow unrestricted use
1B Gallagher Retail Park Marchfields Way Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YY
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2625/FUL
Minor material amendment to planning permission 24/P/0669/FUH (retrospective application for the erection of a single storey outbuilding to the rear of the existing property, hard landscaping, and associated works) to enable the retention of the dormers on the west roof slope
Linden Grove The Batch Butcombe BS40 7UY
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2626/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for the occupation of a dwelling in breach of an agricultural occupancy planning condition.
Bow Court Ebdon Lane Weston-super-Mare BS22 7YU
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2627/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 6-bedroom/7-person HMO (Sui Generis).
26 Whitecross Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EW
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2629/FUH
Proposed erection of a 1.5 storey extension to the North of the property and the addition of 1no. dormer to the rear elevation. Demolition of the existing conservatory to the front elevation and erection of a replacement new porch. New cladding to 2no. existing dormers and re-location of the existing driveway to the Southern boundary to give wider and safer access onto the site and infilling of the original site entrance.
2 Manor View Manor Lane Abbots Leigh BS8 3RY
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2630/TPO
T3, T4, TG1 (Ash) - Remove.
8 Rock Cottages Chapel Pill Lane Pill BS20 0HJ
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2631/FUH
Proposed loft conversion and creation of a dormer to the front elevation.
28 Pleshey Close Weston-super-Mare BS22 9DQ
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2632/FUH
Demolition of the existing single storey side extension and rear conservatory. Proposed erection of a replacement single storey side extension, single storey front porch and erection of a two-storey rear extension and 1no. rear dormer.
15 Bishops Road Cleeve BS49 4NQ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/2633/FUH
Proposed erection of a pre-fabricated garden shed on an existing area of concrete hard standing.
Crofters Lodge Tower House Lane Wraxall BS48 1JR
Received 16 Dec 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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