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Planning application documents: what to read first
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North Somerset Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates15,758Searchable applications
489Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 12,038 approved or refused records
1,295Refused applications
10,743 approved · 1,295 refused · 690 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1774/TDC
Application for technical details consent for the erection of 1no. detached dwelling following grant of permission in principle 25/P/1029/PIP
Hillview Naish Lane Barrow Gurney BS48 3ST
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1775/DEA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of the residential apartment buildings at Alexandra House, Lonsdale Road, Weston-super-Mare
Alexandra House Lonsdale Avenue Weston-super-Mare
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1776/DEA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of the residential apartment building at Hillsborough House, Selworthy Road, Weston-super-Mare
Hillsborough House Selworthy Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3SY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1777/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch extension.
16 Graitney Close Cleeve BS49 4NJ
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1778/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the erection of a detached outbuilding to the East of the site.
11 Drakes Way Portishead BS20 6LB
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1779/FUL
Proposed erection of single-storey dwelling and canopy-linked car port. works include the creation of vehicular access and associated landscaping alterations.
Land North East Of Bow Cottage Gatcombe Lane Flax Bourton
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1780/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install telecommunications apparatus comprising of the siting of 1no. permanent diesel generator on a concrete base, 2no cabinets and ancillary works. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land At Haberfield Park Farm Pill Road Abbots Leigh
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1781/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install electronic communications apparatus comprising of the installation of 4no. antennas and 12no. RRUs. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land At Oakham Farm (Longlands Wood) Off High Street Portbury
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1782/TRCA
(T1) Cherry 3 metre reduction. (T2) Holm Oak 3 metre reduction. (T3) Silver Birch 3 metre reduction. (T4) Silver Birch 3 metre reduction.(T5) Silver Birch 3 metre reduction. (T6) Silver Birch 3 metre reduction . (T7) Apple tree 3 metre reduction .(T8) Bay tree 3 metre reduction (T9) Holly tree 3 metre reduction.
Flat 1 80 Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RS
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1783/TRCA
(T1) Silver birch whole crown reduction by 3 metres.
42 Montpelier Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RN
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1784/AOC
Request to discharge condition 38 (Lifetime Homes) on application 13/P/0997/OT2.
Locking Parklands Locking Moor Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/1786/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to South West elevation.
185 Main Road Cleeve BS49 4PP
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1787/LDP
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed renting out of the existing dwelling for short term holiday lets for more than 90 days per year, with no physical alterations to the property.
14 Gateway Terrace Portishead BS20 7EW
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1788/FUL
Change of use from householder birdwatching cabin to guest overnight stay birdwatching cabin (Use Class C1)
Land To The West Of 43 The Paddock Portishead
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1790/TPO
Fell 1 X willow.
3 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1791/TRCA
T1 - Evergreen magnolia - Reduce to previous points, removing approximately 1.5 meters of growth. T2 - Paper bark birch - Reduce to previous points, removing approximately 1.5 meters of growth. T3 - Paper bark birch - Reduce to previous points, removing approximately 1.5 meters of growth. T4 - Silver birch - Reduce to previous points, removing approximately 2.5 meters of growth.
14 Woodland Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4HF
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1792/TRCA
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce to previous points, approximately 2 meters of growth to be removed.
Churchyard Church Street Banwell
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1793/TPO
T1 - Red oak - Reduce lateral growth away from 18 and 20 Trawden Close by removing 1 - 1.5 meters of growth and leaving a 2 meter clearance to the properties. T2 - Beech - Extensive squirrel damage on large low lateral limbs, reduce lateral growth on these by up to 2 meters to reduce the risk of limb failure.
20 Trawden Close Weston-super-Mare BS23 2UE
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1794/TRCA
T1 - Cherry, reduce to previous points, approximately 1.5 - 2 meters of growth to be removed.
19 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JW
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1795/TRCA
G1 - Mixed group of pittosporum, apple and bay, reduce to previous points removing up to 1.5 meters of growth.
Flat 7 Landsdown Court 20 Trewartha Park Weston-super-Mare BS23 2RR
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1796/TRCA
T1 - Conifer, remove to ground level. T2 - Holly, remove to ground level. T3 - Leylandii Conifer, reduce 50% and trim into shape.
Flat 1 3 Queens Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LF
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1797/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a rear double Edwardian style conservatory with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.10 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.40 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.40 metres high.
1A Elm Tree Road Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 8DN
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1798/FUL
Section 73 application to remove conditon 2 attached to planning permission 1649/81 (Granny annexe) to allow for the classification of the building as a seperate residential dwelling with no legal tie to Myrtle Farm.
Myrtle Farm Cottage Myrtle Farm The Street Regil
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/1800/TPO
T2 Pine has been in poor condition for many years. It's height is significantly more than the house 3m away. We would replace this with an Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' Tree Coral Bark Japanese Maple. 4 x 2 metres in 20 years. This is in keeping with 2 other Japanese Maples located adjacent.
12 Linkside Clevedon BS21 7DD
Received 1 Sept 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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