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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 dates18,683Searchable applications
482Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 14,303 approved or refused records
1,542Refused applications
12,761 approved · 1,542 refused · 855 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Sept 2018 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2654/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 9 (LEMP), 11 (CEMP), 12 (Wildlife Hazard Managment), 13 (Soft Landscaping) and 14 (Grazing Managment) from application 23/P/2348/FUL.
Mendip Outdoor Pursuits Lyncombe Drive Sandford Winscombe BS25 5PQ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2655/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the siting of 2no. storage containers with a disabled WC. Expansion of existing tarmac patio and creation of new pedestrian gravel pathway.
Nailsea United F.C. Football Pitch The Uplands Nailsea
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2656/AOC
Request to discharge condition 23 (Loop Road Bridge Details) from application 25/P/1496/FU2.
Land SW Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Off Gurney Roundabout (A370) And Colliters Way Long Ashton
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Registered25/P/2657/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a detached outbuilding to the North-West of the site.
The Grain Barn Midgell Farm Chelvey Road Chelvey BS48 4AA
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2658/ADV
Advertisement consent for the installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage to the front and side elevations of the units for re-branding as a Sport Direct store.
21 - 23 High Street Portishead BS20 6AB
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2659/TRCA
T1 (Holm Oak): Crown reduction by 2m.
Flat 1 31 Victoria Road Clevedon BS21 7RU
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2660/FUL
Proposed erection of a new agriculture/forestry barn, associated yard, polytunnels and extension to the existing vehicular track to access the yard.
69 Felton Lane Winford BS40 8AF
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2661/TPO
TPO 84 - T1 (Pine): Canopy lift to give 2m clearance over roofing. T2 (Group of Sycamores): Crown lift to give 2m clearance over roofing and Crown reduction of all trees to 2.5m. T3 (Row of Leylandii [Non-TPO]): Fell to ground level.
23A Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NE
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Registered25/P/2662/FUL
Construction of 40no. Gypsy pitches with associated dayrooms
Land Between The A370 And Moorland Park Bristol Road Congresbury
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2663/TPO
TPO 233 - T1 (Pine): Replace existing cobra bracing with new and reduce the extended limbs over house by 2m.
3 Longwood Lane Failand BS8 3TQ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2664/FUL
Proposed change of use of ground floor hair salon to create a self-contained ground floor flat including alterations to front and rear window and door arrangements.
Ground Floor 371 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8NH
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2665/FUL
Removal and replacement of the existing combustible cladding and external wall elements with new non-combustible cladding and associated works.
Royal Pier Apartments 2 Marine Parade Clevedon
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2666/LBC
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of the existing combustible cladding and external wall elements with new non-combustible cladding and associated works.
Royal Pier Apartments 2 Marine Parade Clevedon
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2667/TPO
Crown lift to 3m. above ground and thin crown by 20%.
1A Sawyers Close Wraxall BS48 1LY
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2668/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 5, (Waste management plan) and 8, ( External lighting strategy) on application 17/P/0233/F.
Former BT Radio Research Laboratory Long Lane Backwell
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2669/ADV
Advertisement consent to replace existing signage to include new externally illuminated and non-illuminated signage.
Co-Op 148 High Street Worle Weston-super-Mare BS22 6HG
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2672/NMA
Non material amendment to application 24/P/2498/CQA (Prior approval to convert part of an existing agricultural barn into 1no. dwelling with operational development consisting of re-roofing, re-cladding, insertion of new window and doors) to allow for the addition of 2no. windows to the side (West) elevation, one for each bedroom.
Land South East Of Land Farm Puxton Road Hewish Weston-super-Mare BS24 6UE
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2673/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a rear elevation roof dormer.
31 Garsdale Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8PU
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2674/S73
Section 73 application to amend condition 2 (plans) attached to permission 24/P/0439/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey annexe to the rear (north) of the site.) to allow for the erection of a single storey rear extension of 26 sqm with a flat roof containing 1no.bedroom and a shower room and a reduction in the number of windows from 5no. to 4no. windows on the East elevation and replacement of a french door window with 2no. smaller windows on the West elevation.
8 Farlers End Nailsea BS48 4PG
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2675/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear infill extension to the existing single storey element.
46 Silver Street Nailsea BS48 2AA
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2677/HHPA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the erection of a single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.5 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 4 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3 metres high.
25 Long-thorn Backwell BS48 3GZ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2678/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey extension to the North-West (rear) elevation.
45 The Finches Portishead BS20 7NE
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2679/FUL
Erection of new shed for storage of lawn mowers, tools and a vehicle associated with the running of the lakes.
Land Off Chapel Pill Lane Opposite Rock Cottages Pill
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided25/P/2680/PIP
Permission in principle for the construction of up to 2no. dwellings
Land Adjacent To Cherry Trees Green Lane Failand BS8 3TW
Received 30 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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