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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 dates13,600Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,366 approved or refused records
1,130Refused applications
9,236 approved · 1,130 refused · 564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/P/0377/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing ground floor Garage into internal habitable floorspace and erection of a first floor extension above the converted garage ground floor. Erection of a single storey rear extension and replacement and enlargement of existing front porch. Replacement of existing windows and doors to front and rear elevations and replacement of existing hanging tiles to the elevations with timber boarding to the front and rear elevations.
2 Alison Gardens Backwell BS48 3LT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0378/FUL
Section 73 application for the variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Parking Area) and 6 (Obscure Glazing) from application 21/P/0229/FUH (Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and existing outbuilding. Proposed erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension and a new replacement single storey outbuilding to the rear of the garden, ancillary to the main dwelling to provide additional accommodation.) to allow for the further removal of parking boundary wall to facilitate vehicular access alongside alterations to the proposed first-floor West windows.
1 Westfield Clevedon Road Weston-in-Gordano BS20 8PR
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0380/TRCA
T1: Oak tree - Reduce crown by 2m in height and radial spread (close to previous pruned form), weight reduce south side by a further 10% to create a more balanced crown.
Chakas Kraal Church Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PG
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0381/FUH
Demolition of the existing raised decking to the rear and erection of a new two-storey rear extension.
410 Nore Road Portishead Bristol BS20 8HA
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0383/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey detached garage.
Ivanhoe Lodge Lane Wraxall BS48 2BB
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0386/FUH
Demolition of the existing conservatory and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with flat roof over to serve as a balcony.
364A Nore Road Portishead BS20 8EY
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0387/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for confirmation that Mead Cottage has been used as primary residential accommodation for more than 10 years, since 2009.
Mead Cottage Stock Lane Langford BS40 5EU
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0388/FUH
Proposed erection of a replacement detached double garage.
11 Highlands Road Portishead BS20 6LS
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0389/FUH
Proposed creation of a new bathroom at the rear left corner of the first floor with a new flat roof.
11 Sandford Road Winscombe BS25 1JA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0390/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 22/P/0086/FUL (Proposed change of use from retail shop (Class E) to a single residential dwelling (Class C3) and associated external works to include the erection of a single storey rear extension.) to allow for a reduction in the scale and form of the side/rear extension by removing the extended element of the extension.
Flat 43 Weston Road Long Ashton BS41 9AA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0391/TPO
Fell the Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle)
Penny Brohn UK Chapel Pill Lane Pill BS20 0HH
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0392/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey infill extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable space and repositioning of fencing along boundary line.
9 Theynes Croft Long Ashton BS41 9NA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0393/FUH
Proposed conversion of a partially erected garage (planning granted in 2018 for a single garage) into a single storey detached one bedroom accommodation unit.
Hilberry Ladymead Lane Langford BS40 5ED
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0394/TPO
Mixed hedge of Holm Oak, Beech, Conifer. Tip reduce overhanging branches back to boundary fence.
Nestledown House 3B Shrubbery Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2JG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0395/TPO
Mulberry - reduce to pruning points
Church Farm House Chew Road Winford BS40 8EY
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0396/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
O/S 8 Cranmore Brompton Road Weston-super-Mare BS24 9BU
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0397/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. 12m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land At Bank Place Pill
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0398/FUH
Proposed replacement of 3no. windows with new to the first floor and replacement of 1no. window and door with 1no. new window to the ground floor North elevation.
5 Manor Close Portishead BS20 8NX
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0399/FUH
Proposed replacement of all existing windows with new.
11 Linden Road Clevedon BS21 7SL
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0400/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 2 (Floor plans), 6 (Privacy Screen) and 9 (Arboricultural Method Statement Report) on application 24/P/1883/FUH
11 Clevedon Road Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1NQ
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0401/FUL
Erection of agricultural building to create additional hay and machinery storage
Land Off Bleadon Road Opposite Junction To Chestnut Lane Bleadon Road Bleadon
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0402/TRCA
Oak tree (T1) - create a clearance of 2m between the dwellings and the edge of the canopy
Lawders Orchard Wrington BS40 5PD
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0403/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage and imitation garage wall and alterations to the front entrance to include timber screens.
35 Esmond Grove Clevedon BS21 7HW
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/0404/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed installation of a new (two light) window in the west elevation (wall) of the dwelling.
Glen Orchy Lake Road Portishead BS20 7JA
Received 25 Feb 2025
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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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