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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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North Somerset planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of North Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official North Somerset website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates17,972Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,750 approved or refused records
1,473Refused applications
12,277 approved · 1,473 refused · 806 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided25/P/2348/FUL
Proposed change of use from a 6-bed HMO (C4) to a 7-bed HMO (sui generis).
11 Whitecross Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1EP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2351/FUL
Change of use of land and existing barn from agricultural to equestrian (retrospective) and the proposed siting of 1no. residential mobile lodge
Little Ellick Barn Luvers Lane Blagdon
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2352/TPO
T986 - Scots Pine - Remove tree to as close to ground level as possible due to crack in lower stem. T985 - Beech - Reduce back from flue and roof to clear by at least 3m T988 - Ash - Remove tree to as close to ground level as possible G1 - Larch - Remove 4x Leaning Larch trees to as close to ground level as possible. T982 - Ash - Remove tree to as close to ground level as possible. T983 - Ash - Remove 2x trees touching roof to as close to ground level as possible. T984 - Elm - Remove tree to as close to ground level as possible All works are to be completed in line with an on-going tree maintenance programme.
Wrenwood Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SD
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2353/FUL
Change of use of land from disused railway compound to 1no. Traveller and Gypsy pitch together with the formation of hardstanding, the erection of a day room and creation of a paddock
Former Railway Compound Backwell Bow Backwell
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2354/FUL
Retrospective application for the use of land as a car-park, to be utilised by the Winford Arms and as Airport Parking.
Winford Arms Bridgwater Road Dundry BS41 8JP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2356/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 10 (Flood resilience and resistance measures) from application 24/P/0126/FUL.
2 North Lane Weston-super-Mare BS23 1QR
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2357/FUH
Re-configuration of the existing garage to form a secondary covered entrance. Erection of a new covered carport following demolition of the existing lean-to storage shed and erection of single storey rear extension to create studio space, replacing the existing barn.
Barley Farm Old Hill Wrington BS40 5SR
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2358/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing change of use from a dwellinghouse to 2no. self-contained flats.
50 Ashcombe Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3DY
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2360/LDE
Certificate of Lawfulness for the continued use of land as a car park.
Winford Arms Bridgwater Road Dundry Bristol BS41 8JP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2361/SCON
Consultation request from Bristol City Council on application 25/14632/M (Application for the approval of reserved matters (appearance, layout, scale and hard/soft landscaping) in relation to the access bridge, pursuant to outline planning permissions 21/03166/P (Bristol City Council) and 21/P/1679/OUT (North Somerset Council)).
Land West Of Silbury Road Bristol
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2362/SCON
Consultation request from Bristol City Council on application 25/14832/M (Application for the approval of reserved matters (appearance, layout, scale and hard/soft landscaping) in relation to a residential-led development, pursuant to outline planning permission 21/03166/P).
Land North Of Metrobus Ashton Vale Bristol
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2363/SCON
Consultation request from Bristol City Council on application 25/14724/M (Application for the approval of reserved matters (appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) in relation to ground improvements works, pursuant to outline planning permission 21/03166/P).
Land West Of Silbury Road Bristol
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2364/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. 10m medium pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Rear Of 2-4 Upper Kewstoke Road Opposite 5 Camp Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2365/LBL
Certificate of Lawfulness for works to a Grade II Listed Building for the installation of Fibre speed Broadband.
Macquarie Farm House 5 Macquarie Farm Close Yatton BS49 4RQ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2366/FUL
Proposed change of use of an existing Bed and Breakfast (Class C1) to 1no. residential dwelling (Class C3) and associated works.
Owls Crest House 39 Kewstoke Road Kewstoke Weston-super-Mare BS22 9YE
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2368/TPO
Horse Chestnut (T1) 1.5 mtr Crown reduction to side of tree only overhanging 34 Highfield Rd.
34 Highfield Drive Portishead BS20 8JD
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2369/TPO
T4 (tag 133) Beech Tree, T5 (tag 134) Beech Tree, T13 (tag 143) Beech Tree, T19 Beech Tree. Fell and replace as part of the management strategy to ensure long term continuity of the row of beech trees as a landscape feature. Trees have internal decay, increasing the risk of mechanical failure, as detailed in the attached report. T3 (tag 132) Beech Tree, Crown lift 5 metres over road and crown lift 4 meters over car park, lightly crown reduce by 1-2 metres north and east aspect to lessen mechanical stress on decayed branch unions in upper crown.
Old Bristolians Sports Club Longwood Lane Failand BS8 3TQ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2370/TRCA
T1: Sycamore. Side prune by up to 3 metres to reduce overhang in neighbours garden.
2 The Cottages Station Road Wrington BS40 5LH
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2371/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (plans) attached to planning permission 22/P/1174/FUL (Proposed erection of 2no. 3 bed residential dwellings) to allow for amendments to the internal layout by moving the main living rooms from the first floor to the ground floor, omission of the second floor dormer and a slight reduction in width to the front gable features.
18 Halliwell Road Portishead BS20 8JP
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2372/FUH
Replacement of existing timber windows with like-for-like replacements to the front elevation.
20 The Cottages Station Road Wrington BS40 5LH
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2373/AOC
Request to discharge condition 5 (Secure cycle parking facilities) on application 24/P/0292/FUL.
Star Inn Rhodyate Hill Congresbury BS49 5AJ
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2374/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 4, (Supporting evidence of compliance with CEMP) and 10, (Arboricultural supervision) on application 24/P/0131/FUL.
The Old Town Quarry South Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LS
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2375/CRA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the change of use of 3no. existing barns into office accommodation (Use Class E)
Kingcott Farm Beggar Bush Lane Failand BS8 3TF
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2376/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing front porch with a larger replacement porch, partial conversion of existing attached garage and raising of the ridge height of existing link extension, including the installation of rooflights. Fenestration alterations throughout including the replacement of windows and doors.
Rowan House Ellick Road Blagdon BS40 7TU
Received 14 Nov 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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