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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 dates14,895Searchable applications
490Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,368 approved or refused records
1,214Refused applications
10,154 approved · 1,214 refused · 645 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1294/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of 1no. new flat roof dormer to the west elevation to provide unrestricted headroom in the existing bathroom.
4 Maggies Cottages Cross Lanes Pill BS20 0JJ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1295/TRCA
T1 Bay Tree- Remove to ground level; T2-T3 Sycamore- pollard back to previous points.
Flat 6 6 Beaconsfield Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1YE
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1296/FUH
Proposed extension of existing detached garage to form a home office.
44 Porlock Gardens Nailsea BS48 2QY
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1297/FUL
Erection of 1no. dwelling
Former BT Radio Research Laboratory Long Lane Backwell
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1299/FUH
Retrospective application for the demolition of 4no. existing detached structures. Erection of a detached single storey garage alongside a detached two storey garage/workshop and home office.
15 Towerhead Road Banwell BS29 6PQ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1300/TPO
T1 &T2- Ash- Crown lift to 6m over road balance on carpark side. Reduce car park side by 2m reshape to suit, thin crowns by 20% Mixed hedge from entrance to East of Holm Oaks- reduce height and shape to approx. 1.6m to open a clear vista looking South.
Claremont Hall 17 Highdale Road Clevedon BS21 7LW
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1301/FUH
Proposed erection of a part-single, part-two storey rear extension.
7 Station Road Portishead BS20 7DB
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1302/FUH
Retrospective application for the Installation of a new driveway gate, to replace existing gates.
60 Hill Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RZ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1303/PIP
Permission in Principle to demolish the existing dwelling and agricultural buildings and erect 3no. dwellings
12 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6QT
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1305/TRCA
Aeleagnus: Raise to 2m - 3m over footpath/bus stop, secondary branches only. Cut back all branches overhanging the road to the curb edge.
Cherry Mead Dark Lane Banwell BS29 6BP
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1306/TPO
TPO 576 (Holm oak): Prune back to clear boundary line/side of house by 2m. TPO 478 (Holly): Dismantle the top 4m (approx) down to healthy lateral growth and remove deadwood only.
Cherry Mead Dark Lane Banwell BS29 6BP
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1307/TRCA
28no. Holm Oak trees - Reduce the height by up to 2m to previous reduction points, with tree tops pollarded back to previous points, All side growth will remain to retain canopy shade and appearance from below. Crown lift trees over stepped footpath to a height of at least 3m.
Land West Of Worlebury Lodge Camp Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2EN
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1308/FUL
Proposed reconstruction of an existing miners cottage to form a 2no. bed holiday let.
Former Miners Cottages Shiplate Road Bleadon
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1310/TPO
Ash (5) - Fell . Reason - Growing to close to wall and roof. Wild Plum (11) - Fell the split long side branch on North West side. Reason - split long side branch on North West side. Hawthorn (16) - Reduce height by 1m and remove dead branches. Reason - Main stem has old split from a fractured branch at base. Upper crown die back.
Glebelands Station Road Congresbury BS49 5DX
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1311/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. 11m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Opposite Beckside Moor Lane Walton-in-Gordano Clevedon BS21 7AH
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1312/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus comprising of the installation 1no. 10m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
O/S Springhead Cottage Walton Street Walton-in-Gordano BS21 7AP
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1313/FUL
Erection of two agricultural buildings, demolition of an existing agricultural building and renewal of concrete yard.
Moorside Farm Kennmoor Road Kenn BS21 6UB
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1314/CTA
Prior approval for the proposed temporary change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1(a) (Provision of Education) focused on the creative industries, including filmmaking, creative technology, photography, and digital media. There are no proposed structural or physical changes to the premises. The change of use is requested for the duration of the lease, solely to facilitate educational delivery in line with Use Class F1(a). This is to revert back to Class E on the 30th August 2030
Part Ground Floor 27 - 29 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1315/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension to the existing detached dwelling house.
Lower Farm Lower Strode Road Clevedon BS21 6UX
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1316/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwellinghouse
Land South Of School Lane Barrow Gurney
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1317/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed conversion of the existing loft to include a hip to gable roof and 1no. rear flat roof dormer.
82 Ridgeway Road Long Ashton Bristol BS41 9HA
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1318/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3, (Programme of Archaeological Work) and 4, (Construction Method Statement) on application 24/P/2243/FUL.
1 Haydens High Street Wrington BS40 5QD
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1319/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3, (External Material Schedule), 5, (Surface Water Strategy) and 7, (Construction Management Plan) on application 24/P/0840/FUL.
11 Highlands Road Portishead BS20 6LS
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/1320/FUL
Erection of a barn for the storage of animal feed and farm implements
Land Off Junction Of Parsons Way And Barton Road Winscombe
Received 30 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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