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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 dates20,317Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,580 approved or refused records
1,679Refused applications
13,901 approved · 1,679 refused · 980 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/P/1208/TPO
T1 chestnut - crown lift up to 5.2 metres over drive. Remove growth on stem up to 2 metres and prune back branches away from roof and wall to create a 2 metre clearance (back to previous pruning points).This is all for clearance for traffic and to prevent the tree from touching the building.
Ebden Lodge 308 High Street Worle Weston-super-Mare BS22 6JP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1209/TPO
T1 lime - prune over hanging branches back to boundary by up to 3 metres.
33 Manor Valley Weston-super-Mare BS23 2SY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1210/TRCA
Crown lifting 6 Leyland Cypress to 3 metres
Brookside Yanley Lane Long Ashton BS41 9LW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1211/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to install a new 10kVA genny on a new concrete foundation. Power duct to be installed from source to genny. PSU cabinet to be installed. Wide cable trunking to be installed. AMF panel to be installed on gentry pole fixed to concrete base. 1no. S800 cabinet to be removed. 1no. cabinet to be relocated. TX equipment to be cut over to Wrea cabinet. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Mast Old Weston Road Congresbury
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1212/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 19 (Surface Water Works) and 20 (Surface Water Details) on application 22/P/0455/FUL.
Yatton Rugby Football Club North End Road Yatton Bristol BS49 4AW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1213/TPO
T64 - Ash pollard - canopy reduction of up to 4m.
Backwell Scout And Guide Hut Rodney Road Backwell BS48 3HR
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1214/TPO
Lime (T1)- Balanced crown reduction by approx 1.5-2.0m - routine maintainance, to maintain the tree at a reasonable size for its location, allowing light to house and garden.
Oldlands Bannerleigh Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PF
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1215/AOC
Request to discharge the BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) condition on application 25/P/1917/FUL.
24 Grenville Avenue Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 8AR
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1216/TRCA
1 x Holm Oak whole crown reduction by 2 metres and crown thinning by 10%
7 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JH
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1218/TRCA
Willow- reduce crown by up to 3 metres
7 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JH
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1219/FUH
Proposed erection of a single-storey side extension.
21 Shrewsbury Bow Weston-super-Mare BS24 7SB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/1220/FUL
Change of use of land to a Gypsy and Traveller site for three pitches with day rooms
Land Off Maysgreen Lane Maysgreen Lane Hewish
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1221/MOD
Modification of section 106 legal agreement dated 11/10/2017 relating to planning permission 16/P/1291/O to update the Mortgagee in Possession (MiP) clause to reflect current market standards, enabling Sovereign Network Group to maximise funding by utilising the properties as security
Land At Cox's Green Wrington
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1222/ELA
Notification of works permitted under Part 15, Class B, of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015; proposed new 132kv tee off connection from tower 81N1. The connection is required to facilitate a new solar farm. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Off Stock Lane Langford
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1223/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension.
37 Silver Street Nailsea BS48 2AG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1224/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm the use of the existing buildings and associated land for private equestrian purposes is lawful.
Greenacres Crown Hill Winford
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1226/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (Plans) attached to permission 25/P/1480/FUH (Proposed erection of a first floor extension above the existing single storey side extension and erection of a two storey side extension. New single storey rear extension together with first floor side/rear extension above. New front porch and erection of a detached Garden room to the rear of the dwelling.) To allow for a gable end roof to the front porch in lieu of a lean-to roof, relocation of the existing second window to the front bedroom to be centred above the front porch and an increase in depth to the single storey rear extension.
2 Mendip View Hodders Lane Wick St Lawrence Weston-super-Mare BS22 7YG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/1227/FUL
Proposed change of use and alteration to a self-contained coach house to form a single two-bedroom dwelling (Class C3).
66A Clifton Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1BW
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1228/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Partial garage conversion and replacement of front cladding.
12A Mulberry Close Backwell BS48 3HX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1229/FUH
Proposed creation of a 1.8m fence to the West of the front driveway.
6 The Birches Nailsea BS48 1SY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1230/TPO
T55 - Remove dead branches overhangingpublic footpath.T118 - Crown lift to achieve a 3-meterclearance from ground level.T133 - Remove multiple dead branchesoverhanging seating area.T134 - Remove dead branches overhangingcar park and seating area.T8 - Crown lift to achieve a 3-m clearancefrom car park.T20 - Reduce lateral branches to achieve aone meter clearance from the adjacent lamppost.T45 - Reduce lower lateral growth onroadside by approximately 0.5 meters or tocurb line.T47 - Reduce low hanging branches onaccess road side only by approximately 0.5meters or to the nearest suitable pruningpoint.T52 - Reduce lateral branches to achieve a2-m clearance from lamp post. Crown lift toachieve a 3 m clearance from public footpath.T64 - Crown lift to achieve a four meterclearance from the bin storage area.T66 - Remove all dead branches greater than25 millimeters in diameter throughout canopy.T67 - Remove dead branches greater than 25mm in diameter. Remove partially snappedbranch that is resting in adjacent tree.T71 - Crown lift to achieve a four meterclearance from the access road.T90 - Crown lift to achieve a 3 meterclearance from access road through car park.T91 - Crown lift to achieve a 4 m clearancefrom access road and the three meterclearance from car parking space.T94 - Fell to ground level.T96 - Crown lift to achieve a 3.5 meterclearance from the car park.T104 - Crown lift to achieve a 2 meterclearance from the security fence around theextractor fan unit. Reduce lateral growth toachieve a 2-m clearance from the adjacentbuilding.T117 - Fell to ground level. - Poor crown vitality due to Ash die back disease.G7 - Remove fallen Ash stem from the roof ofbuilding. Reduce all trees to achieve a2-mclearance from the building.T4 - Reduce to a final height of approximately2 meters from ground level.T11 - Reduce lateral growth to achieve a2-mclearance from the adjacent lamp post.T19 - Crown lift to achi
Eden Business Park Macrae Road Pill
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1231/LDP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed rear dormer loft conversion.
18 Moorfields Road Nailsea BS48 2AP
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1232/FUH
Proposed expansion of existing lower-ground floor extension and replacement of existing rear sun-room with a full-length single storey extension. Erection of a detached Garage/Study to the East of the dwelling.
29 Bleadon Hill Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JE
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/1234/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 1no. 10m medium wooden poles. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Opposite Heath Gate Farm Bristol Road Hewish
Received 11 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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