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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 dates19,624Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,028 approved or refused records
1,610Refused applications
13,418 approved · 1,610 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided26/P/0607/FUH
Proposed erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
1 Parsons Green Clevedon BS21 5HR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0608/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code Regulations 2003 of the intention to upgrade existing equiptment. Works to include the removal and replacement of 3 no. antennas and 1 no. cabinet, the installation of 1 no. cabinet and associated ancillary equipment. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Hutchison 3G Site Land At Haberfield Park Farm Pill Road Abbots Leigh
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0609/AOC
Request to partially discharge condition 35 (Landscaping Scheme) in relation to Zone 1 of application 25/P/1496/FU2.
Land SW Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Off Gurney Roundabout (A370) And Colliters Way Long Ashton
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0610/NMA
Non-material amendment to approval 25/P/0855/R3 (Works to Marine Lake consisting of: New entrance signage to the southern entrance; New cycle racks to north and middle entrances; Construction of a replacement slipway/ramp structure; Re-surfacing the walkway; Refurbishment of 2 vacant existing spaces within the RNLI building located on the promenade walkway; Unit 1 includes the demolition and replacement of existing toilet facilities and partial demolition of main facade to create new openings to allow access to self-contained toilet cubicles from the promenade; Unit 2 includes retrofit and refurbishment of a vacant unit to provide concession facilities for the lake. Includes partial demolition of main facade for a new entrance door; Repairs to Madeira Gardens pavilion roof; A small section of a low brick wall to the south of the site will be carefully removed, stored, and re-instated at the end of the project to allow RNLI and site access along the walkway during construction) to allow change of resurfacing material from grey concrete asphalt to black stone mastic asphalt
Marine Lake Knightstone Causeway Weston-super-Mare
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0611/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 5 (Works Phasing Programme), 10 (EV Chargers), 11 (Secure Cycle Parking), 12 (Updated Travel Plan), 13 (Speed and Traffic Signage), 17 (Stage 2 Road Safety Assessment), 18 (Waste and Recycling Plan), 19 (Pollution Prevention), 21 (Contamination Investigation), 22 (Remediation Scheme), 24 (Renewable Energy), 31 (Lighting Details) and 35 (Landscape Management Plan) from application 23/P/0160/MMA.
Gatcombe Farm Industrial Estate West Hay Road Wrington BS40 5GF
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0612/TRCA
Norway Maple (T1) Crown reduce by up to 4m in height and up to 2m laterally.
9 Folleigh Drive Long Ashton BS41 9JD
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0613/FUH
Proposed erection of a part single, part double storey rear extension following demolition of existing kitchen extension.
22 Rosemount Road Flax Bourton BS48 1UQ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0614/RM
Reserved Matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection 3no. dwellings, pursuant to outline planning permission 23/P/1707/OUT
Land Known As The Paddock East Of Rockville Bridge Road Bleadon BS24 0AU
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0615/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3 (LEMP), 4 (Archaeological Investigation) and 5 (Contamination) from application 25/P/0325/FUL.
Lower Laurel Farm Summer Lane Banwell BS29 6LR
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0616/FUL
Change of use of existing First and Second floor offices to form 1no. Dwelling (C3).
3 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0617/NMA
Non-material amendment to approval 25/P/1595/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (plans) attached to planning permission 23/P/1279/FUL (Proposed demolition of existing Chicken Barn and subsequent erection of 2 no. dwellings with landscaping and hard standing alterations) to revise design of dwellings) for the alteration of the materials used for the roof covering from a mix of slate and clay double roman tiles to slate throughout
Chicken Barn Cedar Farm Wick Road Wick St Lawrence
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0618/FUL
Proposed replacement of the existing timber windows with new timber box sash units with double glazing, glazing bars and flush front casings incorporating etched/coloured glass to match existing as required. Installation of free standing external car charging point positioned within the front forecourt car parking space owned by Flat 4.
Flat 4 11 Elton Road Clevedon BS21 7RF
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0619/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and a first floor side extension above the existing garage.
184 Badger Rise Portishead BS20 8LU
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0620/TRCA
T1-Yew Tree, light crown lift to allow maintenance underneath tree, up to 1.5/2 meters clearance
St Augustines Church Centre The Green Locking BS24 8DA
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0621/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of 2no. dormers to the rear of the property and installation of 2no. roof lights to front elevation roof.
37 Hannah Drive Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7JS
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0622/FUL
Proposed erection of 2no. detached dwelling and creation of associated access.
Elmfield Cottage Bristol Road Churchill BS25 5NL
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0623/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension to connect the existing lower ground floor office and garage to provide self-contained guest accommodation.
Westholm Lake Road Portishead BS20 7JA
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0624/FUH
Proposed erection of a 3 bay timber car port
Station House Ashey Lane Burrington BS40 7AE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Registered26/P/0625/FUL
Proposed erection of 2no. detached self-build dwellings with access, parking and amenity space.
1 Leighwood Drive Nailsea BS48 4SZ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0626/DCW
Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, & 23 (Disused Line, Bridleways And Portishead Station Compound) for stage 1, 1A and 4A of Works Numbers: 1, 1A, 1B, 5, 6, 10, 10B, 15, 16, 16A, 16C, 18, and 19 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0627/FUL
Proposed formation of new vehicular access track and gate to the East of the dwelling, alongside the transition of existing vehicular access to pedestrian.
2 Highdale Road Clevedon BS21 7LW
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0628/FUH
Proposed dormer roof extension incorporating a front gable and front and rear dormers to create additional living accommodation. Demolition of the existing side/rear conservatory and erection of a new single storey extension to provide utility space and alterations to external materials.
271 Down Road Portishead BS20 8HY
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0629/FUH
Proposed partial conversion of the existing garage to ancillary accommodation.
119 Bluebell Road Wick St Lawrence Weston-super-Mare BS22 9BX
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/0630/S73
Section 73 application to vary conditions 1 (Plans) and 2 (Materials) attached to permission 25/P/0234/FUL (Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (approved materials) granted by permission 21/P/0573/FUL (Conversion of agricultural barn and land to 1no. dwelling house) to allow changes to windows, doors and rooflights of the approved design and change the approved materials from timber cladding/block work to stone cladding).To alter the proposal to adapt the external finishes and add a dormer to the roof to improve the proposed en-suite amenity.
Barn-05 OS Parcels 2064 And 3063 Greenhill Road Sandford
Received 20 Mar 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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