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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 dates20,245Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,525 approved or refused records
1,673Refused applications
13,852 approved · 1,673 refused · 973 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1126/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey detached out-building to the rear garden to form a self-contained annexe ancillary to the main dwelling.
33 Hollis Avenue Portishead BS20 6TQ
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1127/R3
Use of land as permanent public car park. Relocation of 1no. pedestrian gate to Central Walk, installation of pedestrian access ramp and handrails to Beach Road and installation of height barrier to Carlton Street exit and erection of fencing
Dolphin Square Car Park Beach Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1128/FUH
Proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension and single-storey infill extension between the dwelling and detached garage.
7 Home Close Wrington BS40 5PX
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1129/FUL
Retrospective change of use of land from agricultural to domestic (C3) with associated works including the formation of a compacted aggregate turning circle.
Ellick Barn Burrington Combe Blagdon BS40 7TZ
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1130/FUH
Demolition of the existing lean-to and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with minor internal alterations.
24 Southside Congresbury BS49 5BS
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1131/FUL
Proposed removal and replacement of existing combustible cladding and external wall elements with new non-combustible cladding and associated works.
The Regent Apartments 26 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7PH
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1132/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey detached garden room with a flat roof.
29 Parsons Mead Flax Bourton BS48 1UH
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1133/HHPA
Prior approval request for the erection of a rear single storey extension with a flat roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 3.50 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.50 metres high.
25 Queens Road Clevedon BS21 7TH
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1134/FUH
Demolition of existing garage and proposed erection of a side and rear extension and minor alterations to window fenestration.
31 Scotch Horn Way Nailsea BS48 1TE
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1135/TRCA
Holm Oaks identified A, B and C on sketch plan. For each tree, crown reduction of up to 2m and through prune to create a 1m clearance from overhead telecoms cable.Reason for the works is to stop the three trees identified interfering with the overhead telecoms cable which are currently entangling it.
63A South Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2LT
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1136/FUL
Proposed installation of a wall mounted electric vehicle charger to the front elevation.
19 High Street Yatton BS49 4JD
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1137/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1no. wall mounted externally illuminated facia sign and 1no. non-illuminated square wall projecting sign.
19 High Street Yatton BS49 4JD
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1138/AOC
Request to discharge condition 11 (Construction Ecological Management Plan - Biodiversity) on application 21/P/1679/OUT.
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1139/FUL
Change of use from the existing industrial/storage use to Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) for use as a gym
Unit 6, Windmill Business Park Windmill Road Kenn BS21 6SR
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1140/AOC
Request to discharge condition 16 (Access Bridge) on application 21/P/1679/OUT.
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1141/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 6 (Remediation Strategy) and 9 (Coal Investigation Scheme) on Application 21/P/1679/OUT.
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2026 - Registered26/P/1142/AOC
Request to discharge condition 12 (External Lighting) on application 21/P/1679/OUT.
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1143/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 5 (Phasing Plan) on application 21/P/1679/OUT.
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1144/FUH
Proposed erection of an open sided front porch with a tiled pitched roof and conversion of the existing integral garage to a living Space. Erection of a new detached garage along the West boundary. Internal and external works to the host dwelling
58 The Breaches Easton-in-Gordano BS20 0LY
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/1145/FUH
Proposed erection of a new two-storey side extension above the existing Garage structure.
Hassocks Front Street Churchill Winscombe BS25 5NB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1146/FUH
Demolition of the existing single storey rear element and proposed erection of two-storey side and rear extensions.
The Staddles 22 Wrington Lane Congresbury BS49 5BQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1147/FUH
Erection of a single storey front extension
32 Causeway View Nailsea BS48 2XG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1148/FUH
Erection of a single storey rear bedroom extension for disabled child
23 Homefield Close Winscombe BS25 1JE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1150/AOC
Request to Discharge Conditions 3 (Coping and String Courses) 4 (Balustrades, Railings and Balconies) on Application 24/P/1818/RM.
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Moor Road Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 1 Jun 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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