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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 dates14,541Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,092 approved or refused records
1,185Refused applications
9,907 approved · 1,185 refused · 626 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1099/AOC
Request to Discharge Conditions 4 (Works in accordance with Bat Assessment), 5 (Natural England licence), 6 (Induction or Installation of Suitable Provisions) and 8 (Strategy of Biodiversity Enhancement) from application 23/P/2109/FUH
Magpie Hill Long Lane Backwell BS48 3BY
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1100/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 9 (Dormice Licence) and 33 (Fire Hydrant) from application 22/P/0456/FUL
Land At Kenn Road Clevedon
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1101/NMA
Non-material amendment to permission 25/P/0363/FUL (Construction of a temporary 2-storey teaching block for a four-year period to replace the existing temporary marquee accommodation units) to allow for reconfiguration of building layout and associated changes to the elevations and additional solar panels
Clevedon School Valley Road Clevedon BS21 6AH
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/P/1103/CM2A
Prior approval for change of use from shop to ancillary accommodation for existing dwelling
Former Churchill Post Office Front Street Churchill BS25 5NB
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1104/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension.
111 Mead Vale Weston-super-Mare BS22 8XE
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1105/FUH
Proposed extensions to the existing front and rear dormers with associated internal works.
8 Fosse Lane Nailsea BS48 2AR
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1106/FUL
Proposed erection of a four-bed detached dwelling and detached rear garage.
20 Uphill Road South Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4SG
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1108/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/P/0891/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey 4-bay garage to the rear of the property.) to allow for 2no. additional dormers to the roof space.
Flagstaff Roman Road Bleadon Weston-super-Mare BS24 0AD
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1109/TRCA
T1 - Rowan - Crown reduction by 1 m (1.5m max); T2 Prunus sp - fell to ground level and remove stump
Ground Floor Bridge House High Street Congresbury BS49 5JA
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1110/FUH
Proposed replacement of the existing windows to the front elevation with new sliding sash white timber framed double glazed windows.
6 Longton Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1LT
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1111/AOC
Request to Discharge Conditions 3 (Programme of Archaeological Work), 4 (Construction Management Plan and Site WasteManagement Plan), 5 (CEMP), 7 (10-year Ecological Management Plan), 8 (LEMP), 22 (Ecological Mitigation) and 24 (Strategy to incorporate Features to Enhance Biodiversity) from application 22/P/1172/FUL.
Land At Hilliers Lane Churchill
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1112/FUL
Section 73 application for the removal of condition 3 ((Removal of permitted development rights) attached to planning permission 24/P/1377/FUL (Proposed change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage in association with existing dwelling.)
90 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6RE
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1113/FUL
Installation of Battery Energy Storage System, associated infrastructure, landscaping and access on land at Station Road Farm (fields between Nye Road and Mead Lane), Sandford [amended plans].
Land To North Of Station Road And West Of Nye Road Sandford
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1114/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of the change of use of a building to use as a single independent dwelling house.
Garden Cottage 8 Brinsea Road Congresbury BS49 5JF
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1115/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans and documents) attached to planning permission 24/P/0174/FUL (Conversion of redundant barn to dwellinghouse (incorporating changes outside of approved application 23/P/1893/FUL) to allow for minor alterations to the approved barn conversion to include:- replacement of the existing cladding with similar cladding to match to the existing, replace modern blockwork wall with natural stonework and relocate the window to the west elevation on the single storey element to the north elevation together with the addition of a porch canopy and 3no. rooflights. Solar panels to the south elevation and alterations to the window and door arrangements to the east elevation.
Barn Off Church Lane Loxton BS26 2XQ
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/P/1116/TPO
4 Pines (Council Owned) Crown Raise to 5m over property. Reduce side branches by 2-2.5m to help reduce needle drop and clearance.
Beech House Church Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PG
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1117/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 24/P/1941/FUL (Erection of 1no.dwelling) to allow for the proposed building to be set slightly lower into the ground while still retaining the exact same ridge and eaves levels as the approved, omission of the two windows on the side elevations and minor changes to the doors and windows. External area to the front of the guest bedroom has been lowered slightly to provide better daylight.
Land To The Rear Of 69 South Road Portishead BS20 7DR
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1118/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
6 Station Road Nailsea BS48 4PD
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1119/FUL
Proposed installation of 19no. solar panels on the roof space above the existing sky lights to the south-west elevation and 12no. solar panels across the additional south-west elevation of the roof to maximise renewable energy generation.
Farleigh Church Old Weston Road Flax Bourton
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1120/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed installation of 19no. solar panels on the roof space above the existing sky lights to the south-west elevation and 12no. solar panels across the additional south-west elevation of the roof to maximise renewable energy generation.
Farleigh Church Old Weston Road Flax Bourton
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1121/FUH
Demolition of the existing rear conservatory and single storey extension and proposed erection of a new two-storey extension with a flat roof within the same footprint as the original conservatory and single storey extensions. Conversion of the existing loft to create a new bedroom and alterations to the roof from a hip to gable end with 1no. dormer to the rear.
32 Clarendon Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3EF
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1122/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 10 (Secure Cycle Parking), 11 (Sustainable Travel Plan), 16 (External and Street Lighting), 17 (Arboricultural Method Statement and TPP), 21 (Surface Water Drainage) and 22 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) from application 21/P/0965/OUT.
Land Adjacent To Woodside Avenue Hutton
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1123/FUL
Proposed conversion of an existing rear ground floor store and courtyard to a 1no. bedroom apartment.
19A Old Street Clevedon BS21 6ND
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1124/TEN
Notification under Reg 5 of the Electronic Communications Code 2003 for the utilisation of Permitted Development Rights in the upgrade of existing base station, including the addition of 3no. antenna, 2no. cabinets, 1no GPS node and associate ancillary cabinets. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Base Station West Of Thatchers Cider Company Ltd Myrtle Farm Station Road Sandford Winscombe BS25 5RA
Received 3 Jun 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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