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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 dates13,875Searchable applications
486Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,579 approved or refused records
1,146Refused applications
9,433 approved · 1,146 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided25/P/0742/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/P/0774/FUL (Proposed external alterations to residential institution (Use Class C2) including roof alterations and the erection of 2no. rear dormers and enlargement of south side dormer, and installation of 1no. front and 2no. rear rooflights, and new PV panels. Demolition of detached garage, refurbishment of existing outbuilding, alterations to vehicular access and parking layout, including the laying of hardstanding.) to allow for the raising of approved ridge height by 200mm, alongside the use of a flat-roof to the rear extension instead of the approved pitched roof.
21 - 23 Trewartha Park Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RR
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Registered25/P/0743/RM
Reserved Matters application for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of the following: 120 space Nursery; Wellness Centre (including doctors' surgery, gym, spa facilities, cafe); Commercial facilities including food retail and cafe; and Veterinary Surgery pursuant to Outline Permission 12/P/1266/OT2 (Outline application and Environmental Impact Assessment with all matters reserved except for main accesses from West Wick Roundabout and from Wolvershill Road, for a mixed use development comprising: Residential:1,150 residential dwellings, a 60 bed care home(Use Class C2), 60 close care units (Use Class C2), 120 bedroom Hotel (Use Class C1), Employment: 20,000 square metres comprising offices, research and development and light industry (Use Class B1,a,b,c), 1,000 square metres Veterinary practice, 1000 square metres development comprising 2 x 60 place nursery, leisure use, doctor/dentist surgery (Use Classes D1 & D2), 600 square metre community building (Use Class D2), 200 square metre convenience shop (Use Class A1), 200 square metre building for Use Classes A3, A4 & A5, primary school and 40-place nursery, 9.98 hectares of strategic open space, 10.47 hectares of public open space, including multiuse games area, neighbourhood equipped play areas and local equipped play areas, allotments and community orchard, 3.39 hectares of sports provisions including 1 senior and 1 junior pitches and 2 tennis courts, 2.43 hectares strategic buffer space, 1 vehicle access off West Wick Roundabout and 1 access from Wolvershill Road with other internal road connections to adjoining land, site infrastructure and demolition of existing buildings)
Land South Of Churchland Way Wolvershill Road Banwell Weston-super-Mare
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0744/FUH
Proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension, and replacement of existing rear outbuilding with new outbuilding for ancillary use to the main dwelling.
17 Addiscombe Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4LT
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0745/TRCA
T1 (Sycamore) - Remove one lower branch from the East side to balance the crown of the tree.
71 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7PL
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0746/TRCA
T1 - Remove small conifer to ground level.
17 Clarence Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AG
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0747/TRCA
T1 (Yew) - 2m. whole crown reduction
4 The Retreat Camp Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2EN
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0748/TPO
T1 - Crown lift 3 lowest branches. T3, T7 - Crown lift 2 lowest branches and secondaries to lift crown to 5m. T5 - Crown lift 4 lowest branches and secondaries to lift crown to 5m. T10 - Crown lift 4 lowest branches. T11 - Crown lift 7 small low branches and secondaries to lift crown to 5m.
The Summerhouse Cuckoo Lane Wraxall BS48 1PJ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0749/TPO
T1 (Oak) - Remove deadwood and crossing branch, form 1.5m clearance from adjacent lighting column. Foliage tip reduction by 1.5m to all sides and 2m. for the East upper crown. Removal of all Ivy.
Weston Community Diagnostic Centre Coniston Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS23 3RX
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0750/TPO
T1, T2 (Birch) - Reduce by roughly 2m to previous points. T3 (Hawthorn) - Fell to ground level.
5 Bowden Way Failand BS8 3XA
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0752/AOC
Request to discharge condition 6 (Annual Bat monitoring survey) on application 23/P/1637/FUL.
Lulsgate House Bristol International Airport North Side Road Felton BS48 3AQ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0753/FUH
Proposed installation of a 14no. PV solar panel array to the South facing roof of an existing outbuilding.
31 Venus Street Congresbury BS49 5HA
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0754/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed installation of a 14no. PV solar panel array to the South facing roof of an existing curtilage listed outbuilding.
31 Venus Street Congresbury BS49 5HA
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0755/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to application 22/P/2986/FUL (Proposed erection of 2no. single storey extensions (1no. each to the North and West elevations) and alterations/improvements to the external level steps to the rear.) to allow for condition 2 to be altered to reflect the revised floor plans and elevations.
47 Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare BS23 2PX
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0757/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the demolition of the existing rear extension and erection of a replacement single-storey rear extension and associated alterations to create additional living space for family home.
15 Otter Road Clevedon BS21 6LQ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0758/FUL
Construction of micro energy storage facility with installation of the battery containerised units and associated equipment alongside the construction of a new fence surrounding the Battery Box.
Land North Of Weston Fire Station Summerlands Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0759/FUL
Construction of micro energy storage facility with installation of the battery containerised units and associated equipment alongside the construction of a new fence surrounding the Battery Box.
Land West Of Recreation Ground Car Park Strode Road Clevedon
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0760/TPO
T1-3 - Scots Pine - Prune three trees laterally by approximately 2 metres back in line with the fence.
134 Hillside Road Portishead BS20 8LG
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0763/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. 9m wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Pavement O/S Winterwood Rectory Road Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0QB
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0764/AOC
Application for discharge of details reserved by Condition 18 (Further Ground Investigation) relating to the Banwell Bypass and Highway Improvement Scheme application 22/P/1768/R3EIA
Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0765/AOC
Request to discharge condition numbers 9, (Electric vehicle charging points), 11, (Details of cycle parking facilities) and 23, (Landscape and Environmental Management Plan) on application 25/P/0099/FUL.
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 2 Arnolds Way Yatton BS49 4GT
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0766/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3, (Parking area), 4, (Secure cycle parking) and 5, (Storage and collection of waste and recycling materials) on application 22/P/1125/FUL.
115 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3ER
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0767/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 11, (Surface water drainage details), 14, (Construction environmental management plan), 16, (Wildlife enhancement strategy) and 17, (Construction method statement) on application 23/P/2468/FUL.
Mulberry Cottage Church Walk Wrington BS40 5QQ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0768/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension in place, first floor extension including the creation of a gable to the south elevation alongside the replacement and extension of existing West dormer.
16 Church Road Winscombe BS25 1BQ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/0769/FUH
Proposed erection of a rear/side wrap-around extension with new pitched roof over existing garage.
25 Southville Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4LX
Received 9 Apr 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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