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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 dates20,881Searchable applications
495Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 16,031 approved or refused records
1,724Refused applications
14,307 approved · 1,724 refused · 1,030 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2045/TPO
Dawyck Beech situated in front garden - reduce crown by 2.5 metres
21A St Marys Grove Nailsea BS48 4NQ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2046/AOC
Request to discahrge conditions 3 (Vehicle Storage) and 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application 22/P/0455/FUL.
Yatton Rugby Football Club North End Road Yatton Bristol BS49 4AW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2047/AOC
Request to discharge condition 16 (Ground, Floor and Ridge Levels) on application 22/P/0455/FUL.
Yatton Rugby Football Club North End Road Yatton Bristol BS49 4AW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2048/AOC
Request to discharge condition 22 (Contamination) on application 22/P/0455/FUL.
Yatton Rugby Football Club North End Road Yatton Bristol BS49 4AW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2049/FUL
Change of use of a detached annexe to a dwellinghouse use (Class C3).
Annexe At The Hollies Nailsea Wall Lane Nailsea BS48 4DE
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2050/RM
Reserved Matters approval for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 75no. dwellings including affordable housing; public open space; landscaping; pedestrian, cycle and vehicular links; sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure pursuant to outline planning permission 24/P/1901/OUT
Land Off Ladymead Lane Langford
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2051/H2PA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the creation of an additional storey to existing dwellinghouse, to a maximum height of 6.9 metres.
Wildacre Blackmoor Road Abbots Leigh BS8 3RH
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2052/FUH
Proposed extension and new decking to the existing rear balcony together with replacement sliding doors and alteration of 1no. window to sliding doors to the rear elevation.
Glaramara Hillcote Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JR
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2053/AOC
Request to partially discharge condition 30 (Ecological Mitigation Measurses) for completed phases on application 23/P/0160/MMA.
Gatcombe Farm Industrial Estate West Hay Road Wrington BS40 5GF
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2054/AOC
Request to discharge conditions 3 (archaeological scheme of work), 4 (arboricultural method statement), 5 (materials), 6 (tiles), 7 (windows) and 9 (lighting) on application 25/P/1308/FUL.
Former Miners Cottages Shiplate Road Bleadon
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2055/FUL
Retrospective change of use of land and creation of means of access and hardstanding for residential use.
Land To The South Of Whiteoaks Manor Road Abbots Leigh
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2056/TEN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code Regulations 2003 of the Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus comprising the installation of 1no. 9m light wooden pole. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.
Pavement Outside 55 Churchill Avenue Clevedon BS21 6QR
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2057/FUH
Removal of existing hedgerow and construction of new boundary fencing.
53 Milton Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 2SP
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2058/FUL
Erection of a single-storey farm shop with an area of adjoining land utilised for on-site cultivation.
Hutton Garden Centre 6 Banwell Road Hutton BS24 9UB
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2059/TPO
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce tree leaving a bare stem (monolith) for habitat retention only. Approx 4m final height. Reason: This tree has been structurally compromised by significant basal and lower stem decay and now poses an unacceptable risk of harm to users of the adjacent footpath. Two very large lateral limbs reach southward over the footpath and failure of the stem will result in this asymmetric tree collapsing across the well used footpath/cyclepath. Decay is most advanced on the northern (tension side) of the stem and no stabilising adaptive growth is possible here due to the widespread dysfunction. This means that the risk will continue to increase and that significant remedial action is required. Owing to the high ecological value of the stem it will be retained as a habitat feature.
Street Record Perrett Way Pill
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2060/FUH
Proposed erection of a single storey rear/side wraparound extension.
35 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2062/TPO
T1 - T1 Alder - Tree extend over road and pavement - Reduction of height by 1.5-2 meters, reduction of lateral growth by 1.5-2 meters. T2 - Birch Tree in driveway - tree has been reduced before. Reduction in height of 1.5 - 2 metres. Significantly above old pruning pointsT3 - Cherry tree with a significant wound in the trunk and which grows over pavement and road. Reduction of height by 1.5-2 meters, reduction of lateral growth by 1.5-2 meters. Reason for works is to maintain trees at reasonable size for location and to ensure no hazard is caused with highway.
15 Castle Road Clevedon BS21 7BX
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2063/TPO
Diseased Walnut tree in rear garden - hollow trunk, crown reduce and re-shape by 3m cut diameters 3cm - 7cm.
29 Helston Road Nailsea BS48 2UA
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2064/FUH
Demolition of existing rear extensions. Erection of a single-storey front and rear extensions, hip-to-gable loft conversion utilising flat-roof rear dormer and 2no. front dormers, 2-storey front porch extension and replacement of roofing with new.
59 Clevedon Road Failand BS8 3UL
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2065/TPO
Beech (T1-T2) Crown lift to 2.5m over the lawn. General tree management to maintain headroom over the garden. Yew (T3) Crown lift to 2.5m General tree management to maintain headroom above the steps to the property and to maintain clearance from the garage roof.
Charlton Abbots Leigh Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PX
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2066/TPO
T1 Oak, T3, T4 and T6 Field Maples of MWA Root Barrier ProposalRoot Barrier is proposed to the front, side and rear of 22 Forester Road, BS20 6UW to mitigate the influence of vegetation at the left hand side of the property that has been implicated in subsidence damage. There will be root severance of T1 Oak, T3, T4 and T6 Field Maples which are subject to a Tree Preservation Order. There will be a 30 metre (approx.) barrier to the northerly elevation of the property as per MWA Root Barrier proposal. We are seeking consent to the installation of the barrier.
22 Forester Road Portishead BS20 6UW
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2067/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 26/P/1228/FUH (Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Partial garage conversion and replacement of front cladding.) to allow for the omission of the approved single-storey rear extension with associated alterations. Adjustment to the approved first floor extension rear wall to align with the existing rear wall of the main house.
12A Mulberry Close Backwell BS48 3HX
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2069/AOC
Request to discharge condition 9 (CEMP) on application 26/P/0379/FUL.
45 Clevedon Road Tickenham BS21 6RB
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Registered26/P/2070/FUH
Proposed replacement of the existing conservatory with a habitable room.
58 Chipping Cross Clevedon BS21 5JF
Received 7 Oct 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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