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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 dates14,607Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,140 approved or refused records
1,190Refused applications
9,950 approved · 1,190 refused · 631 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1125/ELA
Notification under Schedule 2, Part 15, Class B of the Town and Country Planning Order 2015 for the installation of one new switchroom building and two new transformers (the latter replacing existing) and associated apparatus.
WPD Grid Substation Warne Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1126/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation.
71 Woodacre Portishead BS20 7EH
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1127/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for 2no. agricultural buildings
Land East Of Dundry Lane Winford
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1128/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed garage conversion and single storey side/rear extension.
7 Brimridge Road Winscombe BS25 1EZ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1130/TPO
T1 (Ash): Remove deadwood, reduce 3no. lower limbs by 3m-5m. T3 (Ash): Remove deadwood, reduce side limbs by 2m-3m.
2A Lodway Pill BS20 0DH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1131/CM2A
Prior approval for the change of use of converted barn from short-term holiday accommodation to residential (Use Class C3)
Grove Farm Barns Bristol Road Winscombe BS25 1PW
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1132/FUL
Change of use of land from agicultural to equestrian and erection of stables, hay store and machinery store
Land To The North Of Moor Road Banwell
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1133/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey front porch extension.
3 Theynes Croft Long Ashton BS41 9NA
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1134/FUL
Conversion and change of use if existing chapel building (Use Class F1) to residential use (6 dwellings), together with ancillary development (resubmission)
Copse Road Chapel Seavale Road Clevedon BS21 7QB
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1135/LBC
Listed Building Consent for conversion and change of use if existing chapel building (Use Class F1) to residential use (6 dwellings), together with ancillary development (resubmission)
Copse Road Chapel Seavale Road Clevedon BS21 7QB
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1136/TPO
T1,T2,T3,T4 (Row of 4 Lime trees): Full crown reduction back to previous pruning points.
53 White Oak Way Nailsea BS48 4YS
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1137/FUL
Proposed erection of a 3no. bay extension on the West elevation of the existing barn. Retrospective consent for the erection of a hardstanding and access road to provide ease of access to the agricultural barn.
Land To The East Of Gatcombe Farm Weston Road Long Ashton
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1138/FUH
Proposed Loft conversion with 1no. rear flat roof dormer with timber effect cladding to create a second floor bedroom with ensuite and creating room for a study on the first floor. Extend the existing single storey rear extension across the entire width of the rear elevation, the proposed section will include a glazed roof lantern and bi-folding doors to the rear elevation.
157 The Cornfields Weston-super-Mare BS22 9DZ
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1140/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a hip to gable loft conversion,addition of a 1no. rear dormer and installation of 3no. roof windows to the front elevation.
131 Kenn Road Clevedon BS21 6JY
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1141/FUH
Proposed erection of a first floor rear extension and demolition of the existing detached garage. Erection of a single storey garden room/outbuilding to the rear of the property and associated works.
8 Cross Lanes Pill BS20 0JQ
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1142/FUL
Proposed installation of 2no. new EV charging stations alongside the upgrade and relocation of ancillary equipment cabinets.
Lye Cross Farm Lye Cross Road Redhill BS40 5RH
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1143/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single-storey rear infill extension continuing the existing pitched roof with new roof light window, and matching materials.
2 Hamwood Close Hutton Weston-super-Mare BS24 9PE
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1144/SCON
Consultation request from Bath & North East Somerset Council on application 25/02072/EFUL (Extension to existing Solar Farm (22/00364/FUL) to include ground mounted solar PV panels, ancillary infrastructure and equipment, landscaping and access arrangements)
Parcel 0038 Green Lane Nempnett Thrubwell Bristol Bath And North East Somerset
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1145/TPO
Holm Oak - Reduce branch by 2m from next doors balcony. Yew - Remove 3 low branches from roof and reduce spread by 1.5mConifers X4 remove to provide space for the better trees.
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PH
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1146/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 7,(Surface water drainage), 8 (Precautionary Working Method Statement), 9 (External lighting) and 10 (Biodiversity improvements) on application 25/P/0271/FUL.
Failand Hill Farm Horse Race Lane Failand BS8 3TY
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1147/FUH
Proposed extension to the existing loft with the addition of a rear dormer across the full length of the house. Conversion and extension of the existing attached garage to an office. Relocation of the front entrance from the middle to the right hand side with a new pitched Apex roof to match the existing left hand Apex roof.
1 Currells Lane Felton BS40 9XG
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1148/AOC
Application for discharge of details reserved by Condition 7 (i) (Noise attenuation barrier and screening) relating to the Banwell Bypass and Highway Improvement Scheme, application 22/P/1768/R3EIA, road construction - Phase 2c
Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1149/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension
51 Kennaway Road Clevedon BS21 6JJ
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/P/1150/TPO
Oak - Remove Major Deadwood and reduce branches by 2.5-3m over rear garden.
48 The Deans Portishead BS20 6DZ
Received 6 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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