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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 dates19,074Searchable applications
484Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 14,599 approved or refused records
1,572Refused applications
13,027 approved · 1,572 refused · 887 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Sept 2018 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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More application records
- Decided26/P/0145/AOC
Request to discharge condition 4 (Written scheme of investigation) on application 25/P/2193/S73.
Land East Of 68 Clevedon Road Tickenham
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0146/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and a single storey detached Gym / Studio space. Demolition of existing detached two-storey garage and studio and erection of a replacement single storey garage. Replacement of all doors, windows and glazed screens with slim line enhanced thermally efficient triple glazed aluminium units, replacement timber cladding to existing building facade and minor external alterations to existing door and window openings and associated internal and external works to include exterior automated solar-control fabric blinds to the South-East elevation, electric vehicle charging, solar PV panels and Air Source Heat Pumps.
4 Broadoaks North Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PN
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0147/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a larger garage in-place. Expansion of existing hardstanding and vehicular access.
1 Snowdon Cottages Highridge Road Dundry BS41 8JX
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0148/AOC
Request to Discharge condition 5 (Details of board fencing) from application 24/P/1907/FUL.
Birnbeck Pier Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0149/FUH
Proposed erection of a detached garden shed for bin, cycle and associated storage.
117A High Street Portishead BS20 6PT
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0150/TPO
Ash tree - pollard (to previous pollard pruning points)
7 Bruton Close Nailsea BS48 4YW
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0151/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 25/P/1162/FUH (Proposed erection of wooden storage shed with attached canopy, alongside the siting of a chicken coop.) to allow for the replacement of approved flat-roof with an apex roof with PV Panels.
Lime Trees Barton Road Winscombe BS25 1DX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0152/FUH
Demolition of the existing garage and accommodation over and proposed erection of a new replacement extension.
Walnut Hill Barton Road Winscombe BS25 1DR
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0153/TRCA
T4 - Elm - Fell (Dead); T8 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 1.5m, Crown lift 7m over neighbouring property and 3m over cemetery; T9 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 1.5m, Crown lift 7m over neighbouring property and 3m over cemetery; T20 - Weeping Ash - Reduce height by approx. 2-3m with 60-80mm pruning wounds. Reduce lateral growth up to 2m with 60-80mm pruning wounds; T21 - Holm oak - Reduce crown to secondary canopy; T75 - Pendant Silver Lime - Crown lift 3m, formative prune and stabilise dead wood; T82 - Holm Oak - Re-pollard to previous pollard points; T186 - Whitebeam - Fell; T192 - Ash - Reduce lateral growth to give 1.5m clearance from adjacent house with 30mm pruning wounds. Reduce low lateral east limbs by approx. 2-3m with pruning wounds of approx. 50-60mm to crown lift to 4m over road; T197 - Monterey Cypress - Remove dead east stem and dieback in north stem. Prune from neighbouring house to give 3m clearance. Crown lift to approx. 5m over adjacent property; T203 - Monterey Cypress - Remove storm damaged limbs; T207 - Red Chestnut - Reduce height to approx. 3m. Reduce lateral live growth by up to 3m to give compact form; T274 - Weeping Ash - Remove dead and dying limbs. Reduce weeping form and lateral limbs by approx. 2-3m. Retain reverting stems; T381 - Silver Lime - Crown lift to 3m above ground level; T399 - Sycamore - Reduce height and lateral growth by approx. 4-5m with 70-90mm pruning wounds at previous pruning points.
Cemetary Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0154/TRCA
G877 - 6No. Sycamore - Fell to ground level. Reason - trees are damaging boundary wall adjacent to public footpath/road.
Ellenborough Park West And Ellenborough Park South Weston-super-Mare
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0155/TRCA
T502 - Turkey oak - Formative prune to remove minor storm damage. Remove epicormic growth to 4m. Crown lift to 4m above ground level. T503 - Turkey oak - Formative prune to remove minor storm damage. Remove epicormic growth to 4m. Crown lift to 4m above ground level.
Water Adventure Play Park Knightstone Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2AW
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0156/TRCA
T1: Fell Holm OakThere is a large historic wound at the base of the tree on the road-facing side, with clear signs of advanced decay. From within the property boundary, there is a substantial cavity at the base of the stem, large enough to insert a hand, indicating significant internal decay and loss of structural integrity.Further decay is evident within the first main fork, associated with an old wound. Water is present and visibly seeping from this area, suggesting ongoing internal decay and compromised wood strength. The location of this defect at the primary union significantly increases the likelihood of structural failure.Due to the extent and position of the decay, the tree is considered at risk of failure at the first main fork and/or basal stem.Hazards / Targets:The tree is adjacent to a public footpath and road, with frequent pedestrian use and regularly parked vehicles beneath the canopy. The tree also overhangs the highway and the nearby property. Failure of the tree, or part thereof, would pose a significant risk to public safety, vehicles, and property.
5 Alexandra Road Clevedon BS21 7QE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0158/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) from application 24/P/1374/FUH.
166 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6RG
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0159/FUL
Retrospective planning application for a temporary change of use for 72 months from C3 residential use to Office use Class E(g)(i)
42A West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0160/TPO
T073014002 - Bay - Dismantle
Flat 36 Western Court Chapel Hill Clevedon BS21 7NJ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0161/TPO
NAIL021 - BIRCH - Dismantle (fell)
27 Waverley Road Backwell BS48 3LP
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0162/AOC
Request to Discharge conditions 10 (Contamination Report), 11 (Remediation Scheme), 12 (Archaeological Investigation), 13 (Construction Management Plan), 16 (Waste and Recycling) and 28 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) from application 23/P/2550/FUL.
Uphill Grange Nursing Home Uphill Road South Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0163/TPO
NAIL011 - Ash - Dismantle. (fell)
54 Waverley Road Backwell BS48 3LQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0164/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 25/P/0625/FUL (Proposed change of use of existing office (Class E) to form 1no. 4-bed residential dwelling (Class C3). Works include the erection of detached garage, canopy porch and replacement of 1no. window with a door at the West elevation, alongside the installation of 3no. sun-tunnels.) To allow for a change to the external wall finish material of the proposed porch with render in lieu of the approved stonework.
5 The Maples Cleeve
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0165/TRCA
ASH002 - Ash leafed maple - Reduce western aspect of crown over no 93 by c.3m. ASH003 - Ash - remove stem epicormics to 7m and remove 5cm diameter x 4m hanger at 8m northwest.
95 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9HY
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0166/TRCA
ASH004 - Norway Maple - Dismantle (fell)
93 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9HY
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0167/FUL
Convert existing ground floor commercial premises into a two bedroom flat with kitchen extension and a communal front access. The existing residential property on the first and second floors will be largely retained with conversion to a self contained flat with a kitchen extension at first floor level and external staircase. The existing shop front will be replaced with new a front door and sliding sash windows.
18 Baker Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 3AE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0168/TPO
Fir (T1) Remove x5 lowest lateral limbs back to main stem.
38 Goss Lane Nailsea BS48 2BD
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0169/FUL
Application to change use of building from holiday let to dwellinghouse
58 Dundry Lane Dundry BS41 8JQ
Received 27 Jan 2026
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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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