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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 dates20,652Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,851 approved or refused records
1,706Refused applications
14,145 approved · 1,706 refused · 1,014 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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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/1619/FUH
Demolition of existing garage and rear conservatory and proposed erection of a single storey side and rear extension. Erection of new dormers to the South-East and the North-West elevations and alterations to the existing 2no. dormers.
47 Worlebury Hill Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 9SP
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1620/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. 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Adjacent To Cherry Cottage Bridgwater Road Winscombe BS25 1NH
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1621/AOC
Request to discharge condition 3 (Proposed design and the location of the signage for the Public Rights of Way) on application 25/P/2141/RM.
Land North Of Mulberry Road Congresbury
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1622/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 light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Opposite The Poor House Station Road Flax Bourton BS48 1NG
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1623/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of the installation of 2no. 10m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Opposite The Inner Stable The Stable Block Tyntesfield Wraxall BS48 1NS
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1624/TPO
Holm Oak (T1) Crown Reduce/Pollard by approximately 5 metres back to most recent/old reduction/pollard points.The canopy of this tree is far too large for situation and is encroaching very heavily on multiple properties where residents are strangled of light and ability to fully utilise outside space.
20 West Way Clevedon BS21 7XN
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1626/AOC
Request to discharge condition 23 (piling) from application 21/P/1679/OUT
Land East Of Long Ashton Park And Ride Land North Of Metrobus, Ashton Vale Ashton Road Long Ashton
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1627/FUH
Infilling of pedestrian gate, construction of new stone pillars with installation of replacement timber gates, and construction of oak-framed car port.
Manor Farm Uphill Road South Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TU
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1628/LBC
Listed building consent for infilling of pedestrian gate, construction of new stone pillars with installation of replacement timber gates, and construction of oak-framed car port.
Manor Farm Uphill Road South Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TU
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1629/OU2
Outline planning application with Environmental Statement for residential development comprising a mixture of market and affordable housing (Use Class C3), which may include retirement/extra care accommodation (Use Class C2/C3); a flexible mixed use area with a community hub / local centre (including potentially Use Classes E, F1 and F2) and sui generis uses comprising a public house, wine bar, or drinking establishment and/or hot food takeaway; land for a secondary school, primary schools (two) and children's nurseries (Use Classes E and F1); demolition, site clearance and preparation; green infrastructure; walking and cycling routes; formal and informal public open space; drainage infrastructure; and other associated works and infrastructure, including utilities and highways works. All matters reserved except for details of the main accesses.
Land North And South Of The A38 South West Of Bristol Long Ashton
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1630/FUH
Replacement of existing artificial slate roof covering, renewal and improvement of lead valley gutters, replacement of defective lead flashings and associated roof repairs, installation of roof insulation.
89 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7PN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1631/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement of existing artificial slate roof covering, renewal and improvement of lead valley gutters, replacement of defective lead flashings and associated roof repairs, installation of roof insulation.
89 Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7PN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1632/AOC
Request to discharge condition 8 (spiral staircase) from application 24/P/2187/LBC
93 Station Road Nailsea BS48 1TD
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1633/AGA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed open-fronted agricultural run-in shelter for Highland cattle, including calving/isolation pen, cattle crush/handling area and hay/bedding storage.
Hillfield Farm Mearcombe Lane Bleadon Weston-super-Mare BS24 0NZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1634/FUL
Proposed improvements to an existing access and track comprising of the provision of an upgraded hardsurface to the access and the addition of 2no. new passing points to the track.
Bishops Farm Bishops Road Cleeve BS49 4NF
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1635/LDP
Certification of Lawful Development for the conversion of existing loft, including structural alterations and roof windows.
53 Tanner Road Banwell BS29 6AT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1637/AOC
Request to discharge condition 5 (External Lighting) on application 23/P/0934/FUL.
Blagdon Water Recycling Centre Station Road Blagdon
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1638/HED
Removal of 5m of hedgerow along Bleadon Hill, Bleadon.
Hedgerow At Bleadon Hill Weston-super-Mare
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1640/S73
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Plans) attached to permission 23/P/1676/FUL (Proposed conversion and extension by the erection of a single storey front and a single storey side extension and increase in height of existing builders store by 125mm to create 1no. three bed residential dwelling) to allow for the approved plans to be updated to reflect adjusted levels. The updated plans provide a unified internal floor level and safer external access without altering the approved footprint, ridge height or appearance
Red Rock Barn Tickenham Hill Tickenham Clevedon BS21 6SW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1642/FUH
Proposed conversion of the Bake House attached garage to form living accommodation.
Heathfield Lodge Lane Nailsea BS48 1BL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1643/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of the Bake House attached garage to form living accommodation.
Heathfield Lodge Lane Nailsea BS48 1BL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1644/FUL
Proposed erection of a new agricultural and forestry building with associated hardstanding.
Buzzards Farm Charlton Drive Wraxall BS48 1PD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1645/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 26/P/0494/FUH (Proposed removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey side/rear extension and canopy porch.) To allow for the addition of a ensuite bathroom window with obscured glass to the elevation that faces Ashton Crescent Road and widening of the canopy over the door.
2 Ashton Crescent Nailsea BS48 2JR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1646/TPO
T1, (Robinia pseudoacacia) - Carry out crown reduction of between 2 and 2.5 metres on lateral branches (lower/mid canopy) and up to 3 metres throughout the very upper canopy, as part of general canopy management mitigating risk of potential branch breakages during adverse weather conditions.
12A The Avenue Clevedon BS21 7ED
Received 10 Aug 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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