Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates20,824Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,987 approved or refused records
1,718Refused applications
14,269 approved · 1,718 refused · 1,028 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Registered26/P/1871/FUH
Proposed creation of raised off-road parking off High Street.
24 Queens Road Banwell BS29 6BB
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1872/FUL
Proposed Change of Use of existing Class C3 and E building to form a Class C2 Supported Living Accommodation for up to 5no. residents, with an associated on-site staff base providing 24-hour support. Front fenestration alterations alongside the creation of front walling and gate.
45-47 High Street Nailsea BS48 1AW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1874/TRCA
T1 = Sycamore: reduce over house side by approximately 2-3m. T2 = Sycamore: reduce to previous points by approximately 1.5-2mT3 = Holm Oak: reduce day approximately 1m to previous points.
3 - 4 The Zig-zag Clevedon BS21 7EJ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1875/FUH
Proposed replacement of existing rear conservatory with a new, larger conservatory.
98 Hambledon Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 7GL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1876/TPO
T1: Reduce by 3m in height and 1.5m in radial spread as part of ongoing management.
The White House Abbots Leigh Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PX
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1878/TPO
T1 - Holm Oak - crown reduce by approx 2.5m to improve the view from No. 21 Dial Hill.
23A Hill Road Clevedon BS21 7NE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1880/TRCA
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown reduce by 2m, overshading hedge below.T2 - Yew - Crown reduce by 2m, to make the tree more manageable.
The Knoll Chapel Hill Clevedon BS21 7LL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1882/FUH
Retrospective application for the erection of a single-storey rear extension, with associated landscaping alterations and expansion of rear patio.
31 Sally Hill Portishead BS20 7BH
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1883/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 26/P/0207/FUH (Proposed demolition of existing detached garage. Erection of a side extension and single storey rear extension, extension and alteration of existing front and rear dormers and relocation of front entryway. Removal of front boundary wall and expansion of existing hardstanding.) to allow for alteration to approved materials, removal of side door and increase in rear flat-roof height by 100mm.
49 Rock Avenue Nailsea BS48 2AN
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1884/AOC
Request to discharge condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application 26/P/0384/FUH.
Ash House Front Street Churchill Winscombe BS25 5NB
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1886/FUH
Proposed formation of a new first floor utilising existing refuge area including the creation of new roofing with increased ridge height, East/West gables,4no. dormers and rooflights.
3 Cedar Court Wick Road Wick St Lawrence Weston-super-Mare BS22 7YP
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1887/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 25/P/1746/FUL (Erection of 39no. dwellings with associated roads and parking following demolition of existing buildings) to allow for alterations to approved boundary treatment along the western boundary of the site.
Police Maintenance Depot Stuart Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 3XN
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1888/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Communications Code Regulations 2003 of the Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus comprising of 12m Light wooded pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Pavement Of 18 Hill Park Congresbury BS49 5BT
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1889/FUL
Change of use of an office to form a self-contained dwelling with changes to frontage
65 Severn Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1DR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1890/FUH
Proposed erection of a part two-storey, part first-floor side extension, single-storey rear extension and front porch. Loft conversion including the raise in ridge-height and creation of a flat-roof rear dormer.
51 Ridgeway Nailsea BS48 2EG
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1891/TPO
T1, Silver Birch, Betula pendula full crown reduction of approx. 3.0m inheight matching the side by approx. 2.0m to previous pruning points. Crown. raise to approx. 2.0m by secondary limb pruning only. prune back from building by 2.0m.
Eden Lodge Studios Chapel Pill Lane Pill BS20 0BX
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1892/TRCA
T1- Date Palm, Fell to ground level and remove stump. Too large for garden, cracking wall and pushing on Bay window. T2 Holly- clip sides and reduce height by 2.0m from phone lines. T3 Cordyline palm reduce heigh by 2.0m from phone line. T3 Laurels reduce to 1.8m total height All other shrubs in garden to be clipped and tidied, will all be under sized or previously kept and hedges
Flat 1 7 St Pauls Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1893/TRCA
T1- Plum 3.0m prune from building, tree is located next door but over hangs boundary. This is to include all associated hedge row foliage back to boundary approx. 1.0m
Flat 1 7 St Pauls Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1894/TPO
T1 - Tulip Tree - Reduce Tulip tree in front garden by 2.5m. T2 - Beech - Reduce Large Beech on front garden by 2.5m
2 Elm Close Yatton BS49 4EL
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1895/FUL
Proposed change of use and refurbishment of existing light industrial building to flexible Class E office accommodation, including internal reconfiguration, alterations to the existing roof form to provide additional internal accommodation and mezzanine meeting space, and associated external alterations and landscaping improvements.
Gas Engineering Services Griffin Road Clevedon BS21 6HH
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1896/TRCA
Crown reduction (30%) to previous pruning points for Plumb Cherry (no.1). 1 Liquid Amber (no. 2). 3 Birch (no's 3, 4, and 5)
Walnut Tree House 3 Walnut Tree Court Congresbury BS49 5EN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1897/TPO
Oak (T1) Crown reduction back to previous prunning points (3mtrs)
73 Tetbury Gardens Nailsea BS48 2TN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1898/FUH
Proposed conversion of existing integral garage and erection of a single storey rear extension.
Rock Bottom Crabtree Lane Dundry BS41 8LN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1899/TPO
(G1) Mixed species of Sycamore, Ash and Yew) Crown reduction by up to 3mtrs/ suitable grow points to side only of trees overhanging 4 Fosse Barton.Reason: These trees are in normal physiological health, carrying out these works will have minimal effect to the trees amenity value.These tree cover 50% of the garden and will continue to grow as not yet fully mature. These works are necessary as a practical management programme due to the trees being in close proximity to the properties.
4 Fosse Barton Nailsea BS48 2BW
Received 16 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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