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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 dates13,761Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,501 approved or refused records
1,141Refused applications
9,360 approved · 1,141 refused · 571 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided25/P/0558/FUH
Proposed alteration to the existing roof on the kitchen extension from a flat roof to a pitch roof, with skylight on the south facing pitch and an alteration to the size and style of the existing East facing window to increase the amount of natural light into the kitchen.
19 Leewood Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2PA
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0559/TPO
T1 - Oak - Remove major deadwood over the highway. T2 - Cedar - Remove partially failed limb on East side of tree approximately 12 meters from the ground. T3 - Beech - Remove crossing branches through crown.
Backwell United Afc West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HQ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0561/TPO
Item (Tree) 39, sycamore tree - removal of epidemic growth
The Green Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 8DA
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0562/FUH
Proposed refurbishment of the existing single glazed windows to the front and rear of the ground floor flat, including reglazing the Heritage Slimlite units and fitting draught stripping to the frames.
Ground Floor Flat 11 Gardens Road Clevedon BS21 7QQ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0564/TRCA
Lime and London Plane - re-pollard all trees around boundary
34 Atlantic View Court Highbury Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2DJ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0565/TPO
G3- remove deadwood and high pollard as per submitted 2024 tree report. , T2-T6 - remove deadwood and high pollard as per submitted 2024 tree report.
13 Flowerdown Road Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7AB
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0566/FUH
Proposed enlargement of the existing garage with roof alterations from a flat roof to a gabled roof.
60 Beach Road Kewstoke Weston-super-Mare BS22 9UP
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0567/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3, (External walling and roofing materials), 6, (External lighting) and 7, (Glazing details) on application 24/P/1581/FUH.
Greenwood Cadbury Camp Lane West Tickenham BS21 6SU
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0568/TRCA
Hornbeam (T1) Crown reduce by 1.5m
128 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9LS
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0569/TPO
T1 - Holly - Dead, remove to ground level. T2 - Holly - Remove to ground level. T3 - Bay - Remove to ground level. T4 - Cherry - Remove to ground level.TPO treesT5 - Yew, reduce lateral growth over highway by 1 meter and crown lift on the garden side to 2.5 meters to enable use of the area beneath the tree.T6 - Holly, crown lift to 2.5 meters to allow light into lower level vegetation.T7 - Cherry, remove secondary stem growing from base to allow more light to lower level vegetation.
Langford Place Langford Road Langford BS40 5BT
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0570/TRCA
T1. Dismantle and remove leaning cherry to ground level. T2. Dismantle and remove leaning ash to ground level
14 The Cottages Station Road Wrington BS40 5LH
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0571/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation 1no. 10m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Pavement O/S 8 Shrubbery Walk Weston-super-Mare
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0572/FUH
Demolition of the existing conservatory and proposed erection of a replacement single storey extension on the North-West elevation to provide additional living accommodation.
1 St Margarets Close Backwell BS48 3JD
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0573/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor extension above existing attached garage including the extension of existing front and rear flat-roof dormers.
99 Station Road Nailsea BS48 1TD
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0574/AOC
Request to discharge condition 11 (Details of walling and roofing materials) on application 24/P/0131/FUL.
The Old Town Quarry South Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LS
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0576/FUL
Proposed erection of a new workshop/store building.
Middleton Motor Care Bristol Road Hewish Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RT
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0577/FUH
Proposed conversion of the rear conservatory to an habitable room with a tiled roof and associated alterations.
31A Bryant Gardens Clevedon BS21 5HE
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0578/LDE
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the Ground, First, Second and Third floors as 8no. total flats.
3 Upper Kewstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2EP
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0579/CM2A
Prior approval for the change of use of ground floor shop to form 2no. two bedroom flats
53 Whitecross Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EJ
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0580/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension and raised rear patio.
4A Redcroft Redhill BS40 5SL
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0581/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 7 (Phasing), 10 (Contamination), 12 (Coal Mining), 21 (Air Quality and Dust Management Plan), 24 (Surface Water Drainage), 25 (Sustainable Drainage), 26 (Groundwater), 28 (Watercourses), 29 (Utility Buildings), 31 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan), 32 (Biodiversity Net Gain Phasing Plan), 44 (Soil Management Plan), 47 (Gurney Roundabout Highway Improvement), 48 (Brook Gate Highway Improvements) and 49 (Highway Condition Survey) from application 23/P/2185/FU2.
Land SW Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Off Gurney Roundabout (A370) And Colliters Way Long Ashton
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0582/FUL
Proposed installation of new shop frontage, a retractable awning and internal roller shutter.
2 Farleigh Road Backwell BS48 3PA
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0583/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1no. externally illuminated (LED trough light) fascia sign.
2 Farleigh Road Backwell BS48 3PA
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/0585/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension.
94 Anson Road Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DQ
Received 19 Mar 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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