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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13,076 approved · 1,576 refused · 893 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0231/AOC
Request to discharge condition 20 (Sustainability Measures) from application 21/P/0965/OUT.
Land Adjacent To Woodside Avenue Hutton
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0232/TEN
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the removal of existing 15m structure, equipment, 3no. brackets and 1no. meter cabinet. Erection of replacement 20m structure and headframe, installation of 6no. Antennas, 18no. ERS, 3no. stand-off brackets, 3no. ERS Rails and 1no. GPS Module. Siting of 1no. existing 300mm dish and 1no. new cabinet.
Land Adjacent Paper Mill Harbour Road Trading Estate Portishead
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0233/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension and 1.5 metres wide raised terrace along the rear extension.
4 Marconi Road Portishead BS20 8DE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0234/TEN
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the Removal of existing 15m Pole, headframe, 1no. meter cabinet and 1no. cabinet. Erection of a new 20.6m Pole with 4.9 headframe. Installation of 3no. antennas, 18no. ERS modules, 1no. 600mm dish, 1no. GPS module, 1no, cabinet and 1no. meter cabinet. Relocation of existing 200mm dish and cabinet refresh to mugello conversion.
02 Mast 34344 North End Road Yatton
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0235/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing Dental Practice across the first and second floors to form 2no. 2-bed flats.
51A Oxford Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1TN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0236/TRCA
Bay Leaf - front garden - fell to ground level and remove or poison stump;Holly - front garden - crown lift to 2m above ground level; Holly - rear garden - fell to ground level and remove or poison stump;Field Maple - rear garden -fell to ground level and remove or poison stump.
1 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0237/TPO
T1 Maple to reduce by 20-30% with around a 0.5-2m removed from the top (by customer request). T2 Ash, To be removed due to class 3 die back.
1 Wraxall Piece Green Lane Failand BS8 3TW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0238/FUL
Proposed installation of PV panels atop the Spire Centre.
Church Hall Christ Church Montpelier Weston-super-Mare
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0239/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing rear outbuilding, erection of a single storey rear extension and raised rear patio. Fenestration alterations to the front elevation, creation of front boundary wall and vehicular access gate.
Stonehouse Kenn Street Kenn
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0241/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 25/P/0238/RM (Reserved Matters application for area Phase 6, with access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for approval, for the erection of 68no. dwellings and associated works pursuant to Outline Permission 16/P/2744/OT2 (Outline planning application with Environmental Statement with all matters reserved for subsequent approval for a residential development of up to 250 dwellings and associated infrastructure)) to allow for alterations to the quantity of M4(2) units proposed with associated change to the proposed levels.
Land At Parklands, Meadfields Phase 6 Churchland Way Weston-super-Mare
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0243/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install Electronic Communications Apparatus. Works to include; Removal of the existing 20m Pole and 3no. antennas, installation of a new 20m Pole on new T9 root foundation, to be erected within an extension to existing compound. Installation of 6no. antennas, 1no. dish, 1no. cabinet and ancillary equipment. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Telecommunications Mast (241963) Frog Lane Farm Frog Lane Winford
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0244/TRCA
Olive Tree (T1) - Carry out Crown Reduction of approximately 1.5 metres ll.
2 Copse Road Clevedon BS21 7QL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0246/AOC
Request to discharge the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition from application 25/P/0837/FUL.
Land At Junction Of Cranwell Road And Bowen Road Locking
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0247/FUH
Proposed removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
46 Wyvern Close Weston-super-Mare BS23 3LR
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0248/TPO
Holly - reduce in height by 4m
9 Hart Close Pill BS20 0BY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0249/AOC
Request to discharge condition 20 (Archaeology) from application 23/P/2461/FUL.
Willow Farm Ebdon Lane Weston-super-Mare BS22 7YA
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0250/AOC
Request to discharge condition 6 (Arboricultural Report) from application 25/P/0093/FUL.
72 Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DU
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0251/AOC
Request to discharge condition 3 (Construction Method Statement) from application 25/P/1510/FUL.
Cherrywood Backwell Hill Road Backwell BS48 3EL
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0252/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed removal of the centre pillar on the existing garage and the installation of a new lintel and a new larger electric garage door to replace the two existing doors together with a new single side door.
85 Merlin Park Portishead BS20 8RL
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0253/FUH
Proposed erection of a detached workshop South-East of the dwelling.
Myrtle Cottage Clevedon Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7RG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0254/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a detached workshop South-East of the dwelling.
Myrtle Cottage Clevedon Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7RG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0255/FUH
Proposed erection of an infill front porch extension and first floor side extension at the North elevation.
5 Hawthorn Crescent Yatton BS49 4RG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0256/CM2A
Determination as to whether Prior Approval is required for the change of use of part of property from Use Class E (g)(i) offices to 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3)
2 North Lane Weston-super-Mare BS23 1QR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/0257/FUL
Proposed erection of 3no. detached dwellings and carports. expansion of existing access road and associated works.
Chestnut Farm North End Road Yatton BS49 4AS
Received 4 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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