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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 dates14,482Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,051 approved or refused records
1,181Refused applications
9,870 approved · 1,181 refused · 621 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/P/1074/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey extension to the existing detached garage to form an open garden room.
70 Greenhill Road Sandford Winscombe BS25 5PB
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1075/FUL
Alterations to shop front
17 Meadow Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1QG
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1076/FUH
Proposed replacement of an existing external oil tank with a new oil tank in the same location and removal of existing internal boilers and existing modern kitchen joinery and installation of new external boilers and flues.
Lower Court Farm Yanley Lane Long Ashton BS41 9LW
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1077/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed replacement of an existing external oil tank with a new oil tank in the same location and removal of existing internal boilers and existing modern kitchen joinery and installation of new replacement external boilers and flues.
Lower Court Farm Yanley Lane Long Ashton BS41 9LW
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1078/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing 'Swan Weatherboarding' cladding with new 'Hardie VL Plank Weatherboarding'.
53 Fennel Road Portishead BS20 7AR
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1079/TRCA
Tetradium (Bee Bee tree) (T1)- reduce limbs towards West - to create window for adjacent Oak tree. Pine (T2)- Fell Lawson Cypress (T3) - Fell Yew (T4) - balanced crown reduction by approx. 3m
The Manor House Clevedon Road Walton-in-Gordano BS21 7AN
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1081/TPO
Holm Oaks (G1)- Crown reduction up to 5m/ back to previous running points. Reason: These works were last carried out in 2021 The trees have coped with the work and show normal Physiological Health. These works will aid recently planted scots pines to grow.
1 The Knoll Portishead BS20 7NU
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1082/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 5 (re pointing mortar mix), 6 (Window/Door colour Samples), 7 (Inlaid Ventilation Tile Samples) and 8 (Schedule of works) from application 23/P/2665/LBC
Four Gables Netherton Wood Lane Nailsea BS48 4NW
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1083/FUH
Retrospective application for the demolition of existing front 'sun room' and rear extension. Erection of a two-storey front extension and 2no. two-storey rear extensions. Full conversion of existing loft to form a second floor with the replacement of existing roofing with new alongside the alteration and replacement of all fenestration. Replacement of existing boundary fencing with new.
Wynscote Bristol Road Wraxall BS48 1LE
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1084/FUL
Change of use from Class E (Retail) to Class E (Dental/Medical Clinic)
2C Gallagher Retail Park Marchfields Way Weston-super-Mare BS23 3YY
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1085/FUH
Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension/conservatory and proposed erection of a replacement single storey rear extension and construction of a dormer roof extension with 1no. flat roof dormer to the North elevation. Alteration and conversion of the existing detached garage into a home office.
7 Newbourne Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8NF
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1086/ADV
Advertisement consent for the proposed installation of new non-illuminated signage following removal of the existing signage
Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre Bridge Road Leigh Woods BS8 3RA
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1087/FUL
Change of use from a granny annexe to mixed use as a family annexe or holiday let
Annexe 82 Kewstoke Road Kewstoke Weston-super-Mare BS22 9YH
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1088/TPO
Oak (T1) Crown reduce by 1.5-2m back to the previous pruning points. Crown lift to 4m (secondary laterals only) .
4 Falmouth Close Nailsea BS48 2UP
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1089/TPO
Silver Birch (T1) Fell
4 St Andrews Close Nailsea BS48 2UN
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1090/TRCA
T1 - Birch - reduce to previous points, approximately 1.5 meters of growth to be removed.
6 Broadoak Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4NN
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1091/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/P/2185/FU2 (Hybrid planning application (full and outline elements) with Environmental Statement for the construction of new office campus (Use (Class E(g)(i)) with associated external and below ground works. Full application (on a phased basis) comprising three office buildings, culinary building, training centre and auditorium. New accesses from the public highway, internal site roads and footpaths, public realm works, site drainage, landscaping, solar PV field, ancillary plant, servicing and other associated works. Below ground works including ancillary plant, car and cycle parking and geothermal borefield.Outline application comprising two further office buildings (access, layout, scale and landscaping for approval, appearance to be reserved for subsequent approval) [amended description], to allow for an amendment to the wording of condition 12 - intrusive site investigations for mineshaft 355170-001.
Land SW OF Long Ashton Park And Ride Off Gurney Roundabout (A370) And Colliters Way Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1092/FUL
Demolish the current two bedroom dwelling and re-build proposed two bedroom dwelling onto new foundations.
Oakridge Cottage Oakridge Lane Winscombe BS25 1LZ
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1093/TRCA
H1 - Mixed species hedge of holly, euonymus, viburnum and laurel - Remove to ground level. T1 - Elm - Dutch elm disease - Remove to ground level. T2 - Holly - to be kept. T3 - Birch - to be kept.
5 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JH
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1094/AOC
Request to discharge condition 4 (Security Lighting) from application 23/P/2647/MMA
Parcels 2.1a, 2.1b, 2.2a And 2.2b At Parklands Churchland Way Weston-super-Mare
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1095/FUH
Proposed erection of a part-single, part-two storey rear extension with terrace above. Relocation of existing external spiral staircase and fenestration alterations to the East elevation.
10 Woodspring Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS22 9RR
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1096/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey and two-storey front extension and a single storey rear extension with associated external and internal alterations.
9 Regil Lane Winford BS40 8AX
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1097/FUH
Proposed erection of a new single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing single storey element.
2 Morgans Buildings Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7RP
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1098/FUL
Application for the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of a ground mounted solar farm complete with landscaping, associated infrastructure, and temporary construction access
Land South Of Dolemoor Lane Congresbury
Received 30 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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