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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 dates20,734Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,910 approved or refused records
1,716Refused applications
14,194 approved · 1,716 refused · 1,023 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1733/TRCA
Remove one Yew bush [number 1 on plan], one umbrella fir [number 2 on plan], two (2) Nordman fir (Christmas) trees [numbers 3,4 on plan], and trim overhanging branches of tall Leylandii trees to fence line that are located in neighbours garden (Oakwood) some of which are touching the property [number 5 on plan]. 1 is 3.5m (from centre of bush) from property. 2 is 2.3m (from trunk) from the property. 3 is 4.7m ( from trunk) from the property and 1m from pond. 4 is 6.9m (from trunk) from the property and 1m from pond5 are on boundary and some branches are touching the property
Bretworth Woodlands Road Portishead BS20 7HE
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1734/AOC
Request to discharge condition 5 (Found and SW Drainage) on application 26/P/0086/FUL
Junction Of Regil Road And Featherbed Lane Regil
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1735/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/P/1669/RM (Reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, access, layout and scale for the erection of a 630 primary school (Use Class F1) comprising 21 indoor classrooms and a 103 place nursery (Use Class E(f) ); staff, kitchen facilities and school sports facilities comprising 2 no hard courts/play areas; 1 no 5 a side mini soccer pitch; 1 no 7 a side mini soccer pitch and 1 no 9 a side youth football pitch. Additionally, a Community hub (Use Class F2) comprising of studios and changing room facilities; 4 no community pitches (one no. floodlit); 1 no 9 a side youth football pitch; 1 no floodlit artificial grass pitch, and 1 no community use MUGA along with associated landscaping, engineering works and infrastructure pursuant to outline planning permission 12/P/1510/OT2.) to allow for alteration to approved fencing and boundary treatments.
Weston Airfield Phase 2 Primary School Land South Of The Runway Haywood Village Weston-super-Mare
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1736/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 26/P/0423/FUH (Proposed demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of a single storey rear extension.) to allow for the removal of an approved rooflight.
71 Slade Road Portishead BS20 6AP
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1737/CM2A
Determination as to whether Prior Approval is required for the change of use of existing vacant ground floor commercial floorspace (Use Class E) to create 3no. residential dwellings
45 - 47 High Street Nailsea BS48 1AW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1738/OUT
Outline planning permission for the removal of an existing outbuilding and erection of a detached two storey dwelling, with access for approval (Appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for subsequent approval)
Heath Cottage Old Weston Road Congresbury BS49 5ED
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1739/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 8 (Car Parking Management Plan) on application 24/P/1818/RM
Phase 8 And 10 Locking Parklands Locking Moor Road Locking Weston-super-Mare
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1740/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (Plans) attached to permission 26/P/0129/FUL (Erection of two storey extension to east elevation with dormer to north elevation roof, associated modifications to car parking areas, relocation of refuse store, to increase the number of bedrooms, improve the quality of internal communal spaces, and to create a dedicated servicing bay.) To allow for minor amendments to the external landscaping design that have resulted from post consent technical design stages.
Argentum Lodge 81 Silver Street Nailsea BS48 2DS
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1741/TPO
Ash (T1) Fell
East End House Nowhere Lane Nailsea BS48 2PT
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1743/TRCA
(T1) 1 x Holm Oak whole crown reduction by 2 metres to clear phone lines
9 Atlantic Road South Weston-super-Mare BS23 2DF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1744/AOC
Request to Discharge Condition 5 (Kitchen Extraction) on application 25/P/1400/FUL
Carpenters Tavern Wells Road Dundry Bristol BS41 8NE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1745/FUL
Proposed change of use from Use Class D2/ Sui Generis to Use Class E(c)(i) Financial services. Conversion of the site into a Banking Hub to include: removal of the existing shopfront and installation of a new double glazed aluminium framed shopfront, 1no. new condenser unit and 2no. new louvres to the rear elevation and a new external ATM together with associated internal re-configurations.
Unit 5 Clevedon Triangle Centre Clevedon BS21 6HX
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1746/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign fixed to shopfront, 1no. externally illuminated projecting sign, 1no. internally illuminated marketing poster, 1no. internally illuminated directory of services and bank availability poster, 2no. non-illuminated signs positioned on front door (opening hours sign, CCTV sign) and 1no. advertisement above ATM.
Unit 5 Clevedon Triangle Centre Clevedon BS21 6HX
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1747/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing rear extension roofing with a flat-roof alongside alterations to fenestration.
64 Ridgeway Road Long Ashton BS41 9ES
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1748/TRCA
T1 - Accacia - Crown reduction by up to 2 meters. T2 - Holly - Reshape crown removing up to 1 meter of growth.
41 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JW
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1753/TRCA
Small Mountain ash Rowan tree positioned on neighbouring boundary is diseased with splits in trunk and no foliage growth so wish to cut down to ground level.
28 Glebe Road Long Ashton BS41 9LH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1754/FUL
Installation of new stand-alone pre-fabricated ancillary building to house gym facilities, including formation of a concrete base
Pill Fire Station Westward Drive Pill BS20 0JS
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1755/AOC
Request to discharge condition 4 (Walling and Roofing Samples) on application 24/P/1307/LBC.
Weston-super-Mare Railway Station Station Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1XY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1757/TRCA
T1: Reduce silver birch by 1m and crown raise to 3m
Flat 1 16 Hans Price Close Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NG
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1758/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing 11no. shipping containers and 3no. outbuildings on land at Buzzards Farm used in connection with the lawful agricultural use of the land.
Buzzards Farm Charlton Drive Wraxall BS48 1PD
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1759/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the repair and minor alteration of the building. Works to include the repair and renewal of roofing, roof edging, masonry, render and external finishes. Repair or replacement of rainwater goods, windows, doors and other external architectural elements where required.
Waterloo House 4 The Beach Clevedon BS21 7QU
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1760/FUH
Proposed Loft conversion to include 2no. pitched front dormers, a rear flat roof dormer and rear gable to provide second floor bedrooms. Existing lower ground floor bedrooms re-configured to become the main living room and kitchen areas. Associated alterations to glazing and replacement of existing pebbledash with render and areas of vertical timber cladding.
High View Kempes Close Long Ashton BS41 9ER
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/1761/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communication Code Regulations 2003 of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of a 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Pavement Outside 17 Orchard Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1RG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1762/FUL
Proposed replacement of existing front wooden windows with wood-effect uPVC windows of the same style.
Flat 3 7 Wadham Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JY
Received 26 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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