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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 dates20,758Searchable applications
494Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,929 approved or refused records
1,717Refused applications
14,212 approved · 1,717 refused · 1,026 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/P/1791/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey front extension and loft conversion including the installation of rooflights.
19 Dickenson Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1YW
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1792/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the restoration and alteration of the property including the opening-out of room at the West-side of the building, repair or replacement of damaged windows, replacement of plastic guttering with cast-iron guttering, removal of external cement render and re-plastering of damaged areas using lime mortar.
Claverham Green Farm Lower Claverham Road Claverham BS49 4PT
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1793/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing uPVC windows with aluminium sliding doors and glass balustrade.
28 Cedarhurst Road Portishead BS20 8HG
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1794/TPO
Oak tree in rear garden crown raise to 3m and reduce limb growing towards the house by 2m
26 Four Acres Close Nailsea BS48 4YF
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1795/FUH
Proposed conversion of the existing attached garage to a Utility room.
24 Halliwell Road Portishead BS20 8JP
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1796/FUH
Proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension to include a new attached garage.
2 Little Orchard Uphill Weston-super-Mare BS23 4SU
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1797/FUL
Retrospective application for the use of Dolemoor Cottage as a dwellinghouse and use of associated land for residential purposes.
Dolemoor Cottage Dolemoor Lane Congresbury BS49 5ED
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1799/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut. Reduce side of tree overhanging dwelling of 10b St marys grove. So a 2 metre gap between dwelling and tree. Reduce remaining canopy by 1.5 metres. To contain size of tree. T2 lime tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5metres to contain size of tree. T3 lime tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5 metres to contain size of tree. T4 Hazel Tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5 metres to contain size of tree.
8A St Marys Grove Nailsea BS48 4NQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1800/FUL
Installation of new stand-alone pre-fabricated ancillary building to house gym facilities, including formation of a concrete base
Winscombe Fire Station Sandford Road Winscombe BS25 1JA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/1801/FUL
Installation of new stand-alone pre-fabricated ancillary building to house gym facilities, including formation of a concrete base
Yatton Fire Station 17 Rock Road Yatton BS49 4JE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1802/FUH
Retrospective application for the demolition of existing double garage and erection of a 2-bed annexe.
8 Court Lane Clevedon BS21 6TE
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1803/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a wooden carport within existing recessed parking area.
Ferney Dart Road Clevedon BS21 6LS
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1804/FUH
Proposed alterations to the first-floor roofline to enlarge the first-floor accommodation, demolition of the existing garage and utility room, construction of a single-storey rear extension, and erection of a new garage.
Maytree Bristol Road Churchill Winscombe BS25 5NL
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1805/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land To Side Of 59 Woodland Road Nailsea
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1806/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use in relation to an extant planning approval 14/P/1079/CUPA (The change of use from agricultural buildings to three dwellings within Use Class C3 plus associated operational development) at Green Way Farm to confirm that works commenced prior to the expiry date
Greenway Farm Regil Lane Winford BS40 8AX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1807/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land To Side Of 2 Riverway Nailsea
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1808/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. 9m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land To Side Of 10 Riverway Nailsea
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1809/EA1
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. for the proposed restoration of Coles Quarry through the importation and placement of engineered, non-hazardous material. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Coles Quarry Church Town Backwell
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1810/AOC
Request to Discharge the BNG condition on application 26/P/0758/FUL.
Land At Car Park Adjacent To Worle Moor Gate Weston-super-Mare
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1811/CQA
Application to determine whether Prior Approval is required for the change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building and land forming the curtilage of the building to 1no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated building operations including re-roofing, re-cladding and the installation of new windows and doors
Tobella Farm Lower Strode Road Clevedon BS21 6UU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1812/TRCA
T1 Leylandii cypress Removal to ground level
Banwell Surgery Westfield Road Banwell BS29 6AD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1813/DCM
Formal submission to discharge Requirement 10 (Replacement Planting) for Stage 10.1 of the authorised development) of the National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 (as Amended).
Hinkley Point C Connection Project, Between Bridgwater In Somerset And Seabank Substation, North Of Avonmouth
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1814/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 8 (Not more than 8 children shall be permitted in the rear garden at any one time and the garden shall only be used between 1030 and 1200 hours and 1430 and 1600 hours.) attached to permission 96/0827 (Change of use to nursery day school) to allow use of the outdoor space during operational hours of the nursery from 08:00am to 18:00pm.
Rainbow Smiles Nursery 39 Charlton Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4HG
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1815/TRCA
The conifers lining the shared driveway of the Old Rectory and Rectory Cottage (identified on the enclosed sketch at T1) have decayed over time and our now dying or are dead. There are approximately 19 conifers in the hatched T1 area and all of these will be removed. All conifers in hatched area T2 are considered to be healthy and will remain. Note that 5 dead conifers in area T1 have become unsafe and have been removed.
Old Rectory The Causeway Yatton BS49 4HL
Received 4 Sept 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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