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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 dates19,148Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 14,652 approved or refused records
1,576Refused applications
13,076 approved · 1,576 refused · 893 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Sept 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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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
- Decided26/P/0200/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 24/P/0301/FUL (Erection of a new detached garage to the West of existing property. Subsequent sub-division of plot and erection of 1no. detached 4-bedroom dwelling to the East) to allow for alterations in window arrangement at ground floor level to the front and rear elevations.
18 Meadway Avenue Nailsea BS48 2DU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Registered26/P/0201/S73
Section 73 application to remove condition 7 (occupancy tied to agricultural workers) from appeal decision T/APP/V0130/A/91/184841/P7 on application 0311/91 (Conversion of two barns to create three dwellings, removal of agricultural occupancy restriction from Brook Farm House and Mendip View, and construction of block of stables) to allow unrestricted occupation of dwelling
Mead Barn, Brook Farm Butcombe Lane Butcombe BS40 7XF
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0202/TRCA
Sycamore (T1) - fell
Herbert Gardens Herbert Road Clevedon BS21 7ND
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0203/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory with subsequent erection of a single storey rear extension. Creation of a front canopy and alteration/extension of front roofing alongside the enclosure of existing side porch. Fenestration and cladding alterations throughout.
4 Nore Road Portishead BS20 7HN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0205/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/P/2263/FUH (Proposed removal of 3no. existing sheds and erection of a single storey Garage at the North-elevation, alongside a front porch extension. Hip to gable loft conversion including the removal of 1no. chimney alongside the installation of 8no. rooflights. Minor changes to vehicular access including alteration to exiting boundary wall and extension of existing dropped kerb.) to allow for the omission of front porch extension, boundary works and dropped kerb. Amendment to approved roof lights, garage door, fenestration and finishing.
22 Hughenden Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2UR
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0206/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a timber boundary fence, raised rear decking and associated external steps.
28 South Road Portishead BS20 7DW
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0207/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage. Erection of a side extension and single storey rear extension, extension and alteration of existing front and rear dormers and relocation of front entryway. Removal of front boundary wall and expansion of existing hardstanding.
49 Rock Avenue Nailsea BS48 2AN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0210/FUH
Proposed removal of existing front porch and erection of a single storey front extension with fenestration and roofing alterations to existing front extension.
24 Kingshill Nailsea BS48 2AU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0211/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement) and 4 (Cycle Storage) from application 25/P/1161/FUH.
10 Blenheim Way Portishead BS20 6YY
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0212/TPO
Lime - Fell
Forestry Office Abbots Leigh Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3QB
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0214/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3 (Construction Management Statement), 4 (Construction Environment Management Plan), 10 (Biodiversity Environment Management Plan) and 11 (External Lighting Scheme) from application 25/P/2129/FUL.
91 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6RE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0215/TEN
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) of the Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus comprising of a 10m Medium Wooden Pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Goblin Coombe Farm Winters Lane Redhill Bristol BS40 5SW
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0216/TEN
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the removal of 6no. antenna and 6no. RRUs, to be replaced by 3no. AP Medium antenna and 15no. RRUs at 17.7m, alongside the removal of 3no. combiners, 2no. ODF boxes, 6no. feeder cables, 2no. multicore fibre cables and 6no. DC cables, to be replaced with 6no. multicore fibre cables, 12no. DC cables, 1no. earth cable and 1no. GPS module. Refreshment works within the ground-based equipment cabin. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Telecommunication Mast Havyatt Green Farm Copthorn Lane Wrington
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0217/TPO
Oak - Thin crown by 20% and crown lift to 4m max where required.
75 Brock End Portishead BS20 8LS
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0218/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and two storey side extension with integral garage.
152 Clevedon Road Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6RG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/0219/FUH
Retrospective application for the conversion of garage/workshop to form a bedroom.
3 Bristol Road Portishead BS20 6PZ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0220/FUH
Proposed erection of a lower-ground floor side extension and ground floor front extension. Expansion of existing rear balcony, creation of side balcony with external stairway and expansion of existing patio.
2 Raleigh Rise Portishead BS20 6LA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0221/AOC
Request to discharge condition 12 (Post Investigation Assessment) from applciation 24/P/0504/FUL.
The Bungalow Court Lane Clevedon BS21 6TE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/0222/FUL
Change of use of land to garden land (C3 use Class), erection of a timber lodge for use as annexed accommodation, erection of a hay storage barn, retention of garden patio (retrospective); Removal of a garden gazebo and part of gravel parking area to front of dwelling. Erection of additional metal railings and new fencing around garden area.
Scouts Barn Oxhouse Lane Failand BS8 3SL
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0223/AOC
Request to discharge condition 6 (Written Scheme of Investigation) from application 23/P/1616/FUL.
Guild House Greenhill Road Sandford Winscombe BS25 5PH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0224/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 4 (Retail Sales) attached to permission 05/P/0413/F (Erection of single storey extension to form enlarged farm shop and new tea-room) to allow for an ancillary range of pet and animal feeds, bedding, and associated products to be sold from within the existing farm shop.
Gatcombe Farm Shop Gatcombe Farm Gatcombe Lane Flax Bourton BS48 3QT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0228/FUL
Retrospective application for the change of use of the first floor from 4no. holiday units back to residential use (amalgamated with the existing ground floor flat).
10 Severn Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4DH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0229/DEC
Application for demolition within a conservation area, works to include the partial removal of the inward-returning section of the front boundary wall to facilitate existing vehicular access.
1 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JW
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0230/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and outbuilding. Erection of 1no. replacement dwelling with land to be utilised as residential garden.
Dinghurst Stud Dinghurst Road Churchill BS25 5PN
Received 2 Feb 2026
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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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