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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 dates15,045Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 11,490 approved or refused records
1,231Refused applications
10,259 approved · 1,231 refused · 652 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1408/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
70 Hillview Avenue Clevedon BS21 6HY
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1409/TRCA
T1 ash - fell. T2 oak - remove lowest lateral branch over garden. T3 holmoak - reduce crown by up to two metres.
Petra 45 South Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LX
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1410/TRCA
T1 - Ash - Reduce canopy by 2m. Raise canopy to 5m
6 Parsonage Court Portishead BS20 6PH
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1411/TRCA
T1 ash - cut back to Boundary by 1.5m. T2 silver maple - reduce crown by up to 2m. T3 ash - reduce crown by up 2m. Crown lift to 3mT4 maple - fell. Group 1 sycamore - pollard to previous pruning points 3m.
Henry Butt House 52 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NF
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1412/TRCA
T1 lime - balance the bottom of the crown by lifting crown by up to 6m
37 Boulevard Weston-super-Mare BS23 1PE
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Registered25/P/1413/OUT
Outline planning application for the development of up to 186no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), vehicular and pedestrian access, public open space, associated green infrastructure, and ancillary works. All matters reserved for subsequent approval except for access.
Land Off Marsh Lane Easton-in-Gordano
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1414/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
22 Mill Lane Congresbury BS49 5DA
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1415/DEA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of part of the corridor/utility which links the house to the garage.
Vale Cottage Lays Lane Blagdon BS40 7RQ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Registered25/P/1416/RM
Reserved matters application for approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale and for the erection of 1no dwelling pursuant to outline permission 24/P/0878/OUT (allowed at appeal under APP/D0121/W/24/3353947)
Car Park Site Land Adjacent To 134 & 136 Main Road Cleeve BS49 4PW
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1417/FUL
Proposed erection of a covered structure over an existing courtyard area for parking and deliveries.
Unit 5 Oakwood Business Park Oldmixon Crescent Weston-super-Mare
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1418/FUL
Installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar PV panels with a generating capacity of up to 49.99MW(AC) with connection to new substation located on land to south of Puxton Road, Puxton; works to include mounting system, inverters, substations, underground cabling, stock proof fence, CCTV, internal tracks and associated infrastructure, landscaping, biodiversity net gain and environmental enhancements for a temporary period of 50 years.
Land To South Of Yew Tree Farm Yew Tree Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XG
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1420/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension.
Hally House Barnwood Court Nailsea BS48 4FE
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1421/TPO
T1 walnut - reduce crown back to previous pruning points up to 2m. to reduce the amount of shade.
Elm Tree Farm West Wick Weston-super-Mare BS24 7TE
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1422/FUH
Proposed landscaping and hardstanding alterations to the front elevation alongside the replacement/alteration of the front elevations rendering.
28 West Way Clevedon BS21 7XN
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1423/FUL
Proposed change of use from a 6-bed guest house (Class C1) to form a 9-bed student accommodation (sui generis).
14 Swiss Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3AX
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1424/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to establish the use of structures on site as well as the operational development comprising the siting of 4no. shipping containers, 2no. poly tunnels, an office and storage unit, a toilet block. a wood store, a chicken shed, a photographic studio and a retail sewing shop in the glass house.
Caffle Nursery Bristol Road Hewish Weston-super-Mare BS24 6SE
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1425/FUH
Hip to half-hipped roof conversion and expansion of existing loft conversion, including the creation of 2no. front flat-roof dormers with integrated balcony, flat-roof side dormers and the installation of 5no. rooflights. Creation of a front canopy, replacement of existing front bay windows with projecting patio doors. Fenestration and cladding alterations to the front and rear elevations. Landscaping alterations to the front of the property including the widening of external stairway and installation of glass balustrade to existing terraced areas.
18 Beach Road West Portishead BS20 7HR
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1427/TRCA
Holm Oak (1): Whole crown reduction to approximately 7 metres above ground level;Mulberry (2): Whole crown reduction to approximately 7 metres above ground level.
2 Ellenborough Park South Weston-super-Mare BS23 1XW
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1428/TRCA
(T1) Oak tree 3 metre whole crown reduction and crown thin. (T2) Oak Tree 3 metre whole crown reduction and crown thin.
76 Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RS
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1430/AOC
Request to Discharge condition 2 (Surface Water Drainage) & condition 3 (Contamination Report) from application 24/P/1164/RM.
Land Adjacent To Woodside Avenue Hutton
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1431/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 4no. dwellings
Land To The North East Of 66 Main Road Cleeve BS49 4PF
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1432/RM
Reserved matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the development of the extension to the Silver Zone car park to provide approximately 2,700 spaces (Phase 2) pursuant to outline planning permission 18/P/5118/OUT (Outline planning application for the development of Bristol Airport to enable a throughput of 12 million terminal passengers in any 12 month calendar period)
Bristol Airport North Side Road Felton Wrington BS48 3DY
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1433/FUL
Proposed replacement of rear terrace boundary wall panelling with glass balustrade.
Flat 1 Foye House Bridge Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PE
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/1434/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, first floor rear extension and front bay-window. Erection of single storey side and rear extensions, infill front extension and front porch extension. Creation of a first floor with 2no. front pitches and integral balcony alongside the placement of PV panels. Fenestration and external finishing alterations throughout, including the replacement and alteration of all windows/doors and the application of cladding/render.
37 Sidcot Lane Winscombe BS25 1LP
Received 14 Jul 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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