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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates18,273Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,971 approved or refused records
1,499Refused applications
12,472 approved · 1,499 refused · 831 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2490/TRCA
T1 and T2 (Horse Chestnut): Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth.
10 School Close Banwell BS29 6DT
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2491/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey link extension between existing detached garage/office and the dwelling.
89 Brock End Portishead BS20 8LS
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2493/TPO
Tree 1 - TPO 517 - to create a 2m clearance from the property at 16 Knapps Close to avoid damage to the chimney.
Woodland To The East Of 16 Knapps Close Winscombe BS25 1BN
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2494/LBL
Certificate of Lawfulness to works on a Listed Building to include the installation of an EV charger.
Macquarie Farm House 5 Macquarie Farm Close Yatton Bristol BS49 4RQ
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/2495/TPO
T1 (Corsican Pine), T2 (Corsican Pine) and T3 (Beech): Removal of roots underneath driveway.
15A Wellington Terrace Clevedon BS21 7PT
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2496/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement timber windows and doors; replacement of oil central heating with air source heat pump sited back of outhouse
Capenor Court Cottage 45 St Marys Road Portishead BS20 6QS
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2497/TRCA
Conifer x 3 - rear boundary - fell to ground level and remove stumps
11 Upper Kewstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2EP
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2498/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension and partial conversion of existing garage including fenestration and roofing alterations.
11 Tudor Road Portishead BS20 6UR
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2499/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey side extension.
Primrose Cottage Long Lane Wrington BS40 5SE
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2500/FUL
Change of use of upper floors from C3 (Flat) to C4 (HMO) for 6 persons; loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights; and associated refuse/cycle storage and parking in rear yard.
82 - 84 High Street Portishead BS20 6AJ
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2501/TRCA
Poplar (T1) - Reduce multiple stems back to the previous reduction points at approximately 7 metres above ground
12 Clifton Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2502/TRCA
T1 - Bay - Reduce to the height of the Cordyline, approximately 3 meters and trim sides.
29 Montpelier Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RN
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2503/TRCA
T1 - Accacia - crown reduce by 1-1.5m, cutting to suitable growth points
2 Woodland Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4HE
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2504/TPO
T1: Crown reduce by up to 1.5 metres to maintain appropriate size and shape. Planning already approved but has gone past the 2 year deadline.
31 Garstons Close Wrington BS40 5QT
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2505/OUT
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 31 residential dwellings, with associated access, landscaping and open space. All matters reserved except access.
Land South Of Greenhill Road Sandford
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2506/AOC
Request to discharge condition 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation) on application 25/P/0899/FUH.
Church House Mews Broad Street Congresbury BS49 5DG
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2507/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition, alteration and relocation/reconstruction of existing boundary wall.
Brinsea Batch Farm Brinsea Batch Congresbury BS49 5JY
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2508/FUL
Partial demolition, alteration and relocation/reconstruction of existing boundary wall.
Brinsea Batch Farm Brinsea Batch Congresbury BS49 5JY
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2509/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to establish the building operations relating to the construction of a two storey stone building for use as a dwellinghouse.
Three Bays Barn Dolemoor Lane Congresbury BS49 5ED
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2510/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to establish the building operations relating to the construction of a log cabin for use as a dwellinghouse.
Three Bays Barn Dolemoor Lane Congresbury BS49 5ED
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2511/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to establish the building operations relating to the construction of a equestrian stable block.
Three Bays Barn Dolemoor Lane Congresbury BS49 5ED
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2512/FUH
Proposed expansion of existing rear terrace.
20A Providence Lane Long Ashton BS41 9DJ
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Registered25/P/2513/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and agricultural buildings, and the erection of 3no. dwelling houses, including 3no. detached double garages, and creation of new vehicular access on to Clevedon Road
12 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6QT
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2514/FUH
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed erection of single storey front, rear and side extensions.
23 The Bramleys Nailsea BS48 4RN
Received 4 Dec 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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