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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 dates19,365Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 14,822 approved or refused records
1,590Refused applications
13,232 approved · 1,590 refused · 910 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided26/P/0423/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of a single storey rear extension.
71 Slade Road Portishead BS20 6AP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0425/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey outbuilding located to the north of the main property, directly behind the existing garage.
Grangewood House Manor Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3RP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0426/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the existing dwellinghouse has been substantially completed and in continuous residential use exceeding 10 years.
2A Wrington Road Congresbury BS49 5AN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0427/AOC
Request to discharge condition 18 (assessment of contamination) on application 22/P/0459/OUT, (allowed on appeal ref APP/D0121/W/24/3344142)
Land North Of Mulberry Road Congresbury
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0428/AOC
Request to discharge condition 11 (surface water drainage works), 12 (sustainable drainage scheme) and 13 (flood resilience and resistance measures) on application 22/P/0459/OUT, (allowed on appeal ref APP/D0121/W/24/3344142)
Land North Of Mulberry Road Congresbury
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0429/FUL
Change of use and proposed extension to the ground floor of the former brewery part of Rusling House to form a small amount of additional floorspace and erection of a new first floor extension above with 2no. bedrooms with W.C facilities to create 1no. new self-contained dwelling.
Rusling House Yewtree Batch Butcombe BS40 7XQ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0430/TRCA
T1 Ash tree. Reduction of crown height by aproxx 1.5-2 meters. Reduction nof lateral growth by 1.5-2 meters.
66 Church Lane Backwell BS48 3JJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0431/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1no. new externally illuminated projecting hanging sign and 2no. new non-illuminated fascia signs in Santander's new standard script font.
62 High Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0432/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single freestanding agricultural polytunnel measuring approximately 3.05 metres in width and 9.14 metres in length, with a maximum ridge height of approximately 2.13 metres.
Land North West Of Stoke Leigh Lodge Abbots Leigh Road Abbots Leigh
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0433/FUH
Retrospective application for the creation of level off-road parking and enclosed bin/bike store.
4 Estune Walk Long Ashton BS41 9EP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Registered26/P/0434/AOC
Request to discharge condition 9 (temporary at grade vehicle crossing) from application 23/P/0563/FUL.
Land To West Of Court House Farm Marsh Lane Easton-in-Gordano
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0435/AOC
Request to discharge the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition from application 25/P/1910/FUL.
32 Falcon Crescent Weston-super-Mare BS22 8RX
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0436/DCW
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, & 23 (Portishead 100 Compound) for stage 1a of Works Numbers: 12, 12a, 13 and 13a of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0437/FUH
Demolition of the existing rear single storey element and proposed erection of a new replacement single storey rear extension to the existing dwelling.
27 Oldville Avenue Clevedon BS21 6HF
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0438/TPO
T3 - Black Oak - Monolith to 4 - 6 meters from the Ground. Extensive internal decay detected using PICUS. Please see report attached.
Backwell United Afc West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0439/TRCA
T1 Birch (as per the plan), To be reduced by up to 2m.
76 The Glebe Wrington BS40 5LX
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0440/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to front porch.
5 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0441/TPO
T11- Austrian Pine- Has a very thin crown, needle loss and is dying back, fell. T12- Austrian Pine- Tall and thin, that will be left exposed, fell. G2- Ash behind T12- Has Ash die back, fell
Bottreaux Cadbury Camp Lane Clapton-in-Gordano BS20 7SD
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0442/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side and rear extension to include a part single storey rear extension.
33 Oxford Square Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DR
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0443/FUH
Proposed loft conversion and roof extension with 1no. dormer to the south elevation and 1no. dormer to the north elevation and associated works.
28 Down Road Portishead BS20 6EA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0444/DCW
Request to discharge Requirements 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 8 (Temporary Fencing), 21 (Restoration of Land) & 29 (Works affecting the M5 J19) for stage 1B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0445/FUH
Proposed erection of a two- storey rear and side extension and associated works.
57 Argyle Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 3RQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0446/CRA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the change of use of an agricultural building and its curtilage to Use Class E (commercial, business or service)
Rolstone Farm Business Park West Rolstone Road Hewish
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/P/0447/FUH
Proposed erection of a second storey rear/side extension and associated works.
Bowbell Cottage The Batch Backwell BS48 3DL
Received 27 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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