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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,420Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,001 approved or refused records
1,176Refused applications
9,825 approved · 1,176 refused · 619 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided25/P/1042/TRCA
T1 Holm oak - Cut back branches to leave a 1 meter clearance to BT cables. T2 - Bay - Cut back branches to leave a 1 meter clearance to BT Cables
4 Grove Park Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LN
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1043/TRCA
T1 - Yew - Reduce height by 1 meters and lateral growth by 0.5 meters.
1 Gerard Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RE
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1044/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed excavation and extension of an existing inland body of water reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture.
Land To The West Of Nailsea Wall Lane Nailsea BS48 4DD
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1045/LBC
Listed building consent for the demolition of curtilage listed agricultural buildings and internal boundary walls. Dismantling and re-construction of the curtilage listed North-east boundary wall on a like for like basis to the North End Road frontage.
Land At Box Bush Farm North End Road Yatton
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1046/FUH
Proposed erection of a new front porch extension.
6 Airoh End Weston-super-Mare BS24 8FJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1047/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (list of approved plans and documents) attached to planning permission 24/P/0828/FUL (Minor material amendment to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 22/P/2759/FUL (Erection of 2no. dwellings with detached garages and associated works) to allow for alterations to the proposed floor plans and elevations and the proposed garage. Alterations to the fenestrations and distribution and replacement of the approved conservatory/garden room with a single storey flat roof extension with balcony over. PV array provided to the rear south facing elevation and Garage increased in width from 6450mm to 7000mm; and roof of garage changed from a full hipped roof to a dual pitched roof to permit a south facing PV array (in-roof). Plot 1 only
Land Between 92 And 98 Clevedon Road Tickenham
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1048/FUH
Proposed conversion of existing detached outbuilding to form an annexe including the enclosure of canopy porch, fenestration alterations and addition of velux windows and PV panels.
22 Wemberham Crescent Yatton BS49 4BE
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1049/AOC
Request to discharge condition 17 (Protected Species) on application 23/P/1015/FUL.
Rownham House Rownham Hill Leigh Woods BS8 3PU
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1050/AOC
Request to discharge condition 2 (Protective fencing) on application 24/P/0533/RM.
Land West Of Rodney Road Backwell
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1053/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 6 (Bicycle Parking), 11 (Renewable Energy) and 12 (Waste and Recycling Storage) from application 24/P/0230/FUL
The Beeches Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano Bristol BS20 7SD
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1054/TRCA
Re-Pollard Ash tree (Labelled T1 in attached plan)
Grove Corner Street End Lane Blagdon BS40 7TW
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1056/TPO
Holm oak - Crown reduction to 8m above ground level and formative pruning.
37 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NE
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1057/FUH
Proposed repair and upgrade of existing rear lean-to extension including the replacement of polyurethane roofing with glass and installation of larger wooden fascia, alongside the repair and upgrade of existing 'sun room' outbuilding including the partial replacement of existing glass roofing with tiles and replacement of front glasswork and doors.
60B West Street Banwell BS29 6DB
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1058/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the repair and upgrade of existing rear lean-to extension including the replacement of polyurethane roofing with glass and installation of larger wooden fascia, alongside the repair and upgrade of existing 'sun room' outbuilding including the partial replacement of existing glass roofing with tiles and replacement of front glasswork and doors.
60B West Street Banwell BS29 6DB
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1059/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
5 Faversham Drive Weston-super-Mare BS24 9NZ
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1060/FUH
Demolition of the existing attached garage and proposed erection of a single storey wrap around side and rear extension and a detached garden room/outbuilding.
14 Osprey Gardens Weston-super-Mare BS22 6YN
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1061/TRCA
Yew (T1)- Balanced crown reduction by approx 2m.
5 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NE
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1062/TPO
Bay (T1)- Crown reduce by approx 3m. Beech (T2)- Crown reduce by approx 2.5m. Magnolia (T3)- Crown reduce by approx 1.5m. Magnolia (T4)- Crown reduce and rebalance by approx 2m.
The Gables Bridge Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PB
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1064/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 25/P/0174/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.) to allow for an alteration to the length of the approved extension from 4.7m to 5.5m.
43 Wakedean Gardens Yatton BS49 4BN
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1065/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 5 (Construction Method Statement), 6 (Sustainable Homes) and 7 (Renewable Energy) from application 21/P/3096/FUL
Tor Na Coille Strawberry Hill Clevedon BS21 6AF
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1068/TRCA
Remove Leylandii hedge screen marked as 'A'. Prune back our neighbours Lawsons cypress, marked as 'F' to the remove from our garden and balance the extent being managed by our neighbours.
The Coach House Battery Lane Portishead BS20 7JD
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1070/ELE
Notification of National Grid Electricity Distribution intension to divert overhead lines in the close vicinity of the new proposed Banwell bypass. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Off East Street And Dark Lane Banwell
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1071/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the use of land for touring caravans occupied as a persons sole or main place of residence.
Sand Farm Camping Sand Farm Lane Kewstoke Weston-super-Mare BS22 9UF
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1073/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey extension and single storey extension with balcony above to the South-West elevation.
The Rock Cottage Doleberrow Churchill BS25 5NT
Received 27 May 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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