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14,269 approved · 1,718 refused · 1,028 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1900/FUH
Proposed demolition of existing attached garage and conservatory. Erection of a 2-storey side extension and new roofing atop exiting front porch.
41 Parsonage Road Long Ashton BS41 9LN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1901/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of 2-4 dwellinghouses
Timber Yard Moor Lane Clapton-in-Gordano
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1902/TPO
2 x Oak trees pruned back to original cuts
5 The Oaks Nailsea BS48 1AZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1904/TRCA
T1: Reduce mimosa tree by 1.5m. T2: Remove bay tree.. T3: Reduce by tree by 1.5m.T4: Reduce side on neighbours hazel tree leaning over the boundary.
14 Clifton Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1905/TRCA
T1 : Mature Cherry Tree. It is proposed to remove the mature cherry tree to ground level. The reason for the proposed removal is that the two large lower lateral limbs have a considerable amount of rot and decay and are now at an increased risk of failure. Removing these limbs would significantly alter the tree's structure and leave the remaining tree unbalanced, potentially increasing the risk of further failure. Following removal, a new cherry tree will be planted in the same location to replace the existing tree and maintain the amenity and character of the site.
20 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1906/TPO
009528 Ash - Dismantle - This has extensive / advanced stage 4 Ash dieback within the crown and is overhanging multiple gardens and a footpath.T1 ? Self seeded Elm ? Fell ? This tree is growing under/within the Ash and needs removing to allow the safe dismantling of 009528.
21 Waverley Road Backwell BS48 3LP
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1907/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus, comprising of 1no. fibre cabinet. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land Adjacent To 2 Baker Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 3AB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1908/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. 11m medium wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Outside 19 Nailsea Park Nailsea BS48 1BA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1909/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.
Outside 29 Friendship Road Nailsea BS48 1AE
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1910/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus comprising of 1no. fibre cabinet. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
South Of 9 Mendip Road Sandford Road Weston-super-Mare
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1911/FUH
Proposed alteration of the existing walls and roof to create an additional storey; the construction of a ground and first floor side extension (adjacent to and above the existing utility room) to provide enhanced living accommodation and three additional bedrooms; revisions to the fenestration including the introduction of Juliet balconies; new external wall and roof finishes; removal of garden tree (Turkish Hazel), installation of a flue and roof mounted solar panels; and associated works.
103 Long Ashton Road Long Ashton BS41 9JE
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1912/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 light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Land To Side Of 24 Biddisham Close Nailsea
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1913/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.
Outside 16 Biddisham Close Queens Road Nailsea
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1915/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 light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Outside 36 Blandford Close Nailsea
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1916/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.
Outside 1 Biddisham Close The Perrings Nailsea
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/P/1917/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.
Outside 20 Ash Hayes Drive Queens Road Nailsea
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/1918/ELE
Notification of National Grid's intention for removal of existing 11.5m medium pole and erection of a new 10.5m Stout pole with stay wire and 100kVa transformer. Extension of existing high voltage and low voltage underground cables via trenching. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Land At And Opposite Old Pound House Clevedon Road Weston-in-Gordano
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1919/S73
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 on application 15/P/2302/F (Redevelopment to provide 14 residential dwellings with associated public open space, play areas, internal road network, car and cycle parking, drainage and landscaping) to allow for alteration to approved house-type plans.
Former Barrow Hospital Wild Country Lane Barrow Gurney BS48 3SE
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1920/AOC
Request to discharge condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) on application 25/P/0127/FUL.
41 Old Church Road Clevedon BS21 6NP
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1921/FUH
Proposed erection of a two-storey side extension and single-storey front porch extension.
8 Leigh View Road Portishead BS20 7ED
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1922/TPO
Dead Cherry Tree at the top of our garden. Crown will be felled to 4 feet high to provide a habitat.
6 Rose Hill Portishead BS20 6BF
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1923/CQA
Application to determine whether Prior Approval is required for the change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building to create 1no. dwelling with operational development of the insertion of new windows and doors, insertion of 2no. external flues, re-roofing, new cladding and demolition of 2no. sub-standard lean-to buildings
Cannaways Lodge Silver Moor Lane Banwell BS29 6LQ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1926/R77
Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to determine whether the Prior approval for the conversion of an agricultural barn to 1no. dwelling with operational development including replacement roof covering, replacement and new windows and doors subject of application 25/P/1863/CQA is likely to have a significant effect on a European site (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects)
Barn South Of Clevedon Road Weston-in Gordano Portishead
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/1929/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2no. new detached dwellings alongside associated access, hardstanding and landscaping.
230 Down Road Portishead BS20 8DG
Received 18 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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