North Somerset planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to North Somerset Council, updated daily. North Somerset Council received 353 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 63 days.
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Locking Court Banwell Road Hutton Weston-super-Mare BS24 8AZ
Lawfulness certificate for ten dwelling units at Locking Court, Weston-super-Mare. Confirms existing residential use of ten separate self-contained homes on the site as lawful. No new works are authorised, but the certificate establishes planning status for future investment or refinance decisions.
Timber Yard Moor Lane Clapton-in-Gordano
Four-dwelling new-build housing scheme, permission in principle granted. Establishes principle for four houses on a 0.18-hectare site in Clapton-in-Gordano at outline stage. Reserved matters will unlock groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages for local trade contractors.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Cannaways Lodge Silver Moor Lane Banwell BS29 6LQ
Agricultural building conversion to one dwelling via Part 3Q prior approval, Banwell. Converts an existing farm building to a 143 sqm home with new windows, doors, flues, cladding and roof; two lean-to structures demolished. Roofing, cladding, glazing and door packages anchor the work, with M&E and…
RoofingCladdingGlazing
65 Severn Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 1DR
Office-to-dwelling conversion, Weston-super-Mare. Converts one office unit to a self-contained home with frontage alterations, at full application stage. Fit-out, rewiring, new bathroom and kitchen facilities, and glazing for the revised frontage drive the commercial opportunity.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Pill Fire Station Westward Drive Pill BS20 0JS
New prefabricated gym building at Pill Fire Station, North Somerset. Erects a stand-alone ancillary unit with concrete foundations at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding and concrete works dominate, with M&E for gym equipment circuits and drainage.
GroundworksStructural frameCladding
Mizzymead Recreation Centre Mizzymead Rise Nailsea BS48 2JJ
Timber storage sheds for a recreation centre, Nailsea. Adds two prefabricated structures with garden landscaping to the south of existing tennis courts at full application stage. Timber cladding, groundworks, and hard landscaping suit specialist installers working on institutional facilities.
GroundworksCladdingHard landscaping
8 Leigh View Road Portishead BS20 7ED
Two-storey side extension and front porch, Portishead. Adds vertical residential space via a side extension plus a ground-floor porch at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and foundations lead; glazing and internal fit-out follow for the upper floor.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
58 Dundry Lane Dundry BS41 8JQ
Single-dwelling conversion of an outbuilding garage, Dundry. Transforms an ancillary structure into a self-contained home with new glazing and internal layout at full application stage. Fit-out, rewiring, plumbing and fenestration replacement drive the package.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
41 Parsonage Road Long Ashton BS41 9LN
Two-storey side extension and porch roof replacement, Long Ashton. Demolishes a garage and conservatory to make way for a side extension and new porch roofing at full householder stage. Structural steelwork, brickwork and roofing are the primary packages for subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Rock Bottom Crabtree Lane Dundry BS41 8LN
Single-storey rear extension and garage conversion, Dundry. Adds living space by converting an integral garage and extending to the rear at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing suit local subcontractors, with glazing and joinery packages throughout.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
The Barn Frog Lane Felton BS40 9UN
Garage conversion to ancillary living space, Felton. Converts an existing detached garage into ancillary accommodation at full application stage. Fit-out, insulation, M&E and drainage packages suit local specialists, with internal partitioning and new utilities dominating.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
29 Greenslade Gardens Nailsea BS48 2BJ
Two-storey side extension with partial garage demolition, Nailsea. Adds first and second floors to the side of an existing house and removes garage roof and wall to improve parking and access at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, and structural steelwork over the new opening drive the…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
468 Locking Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 8QX
Single-storey rear extension and Juliet balcony, Weston-super-Mare. Demolishes existing garage and replaces rear extension and balcony with a new single-storey extension and first-floor Juliet balcony at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and glazing lead the work, with roofing and…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
13 Wolvershill Park Banwell BS29 6DQ
Detached granny annexe to rear of dwelling, Banwell. Free-standing ancillary residential unit erected as new structure on existing residential plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and drainage packages dominate a modest new-build project.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
16 Southridge Heights Weston-super-Mare BS24 9JH
Side and rear extensions with loft conversion, Weston-super-Mare. Adds infill extensions, raises the ridge for partial loft conversion with dormer and rooflights at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork and joinery packages suit local specialists, with glazing and balcony…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in North Somerset Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so North Somerset Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
North Somerset Council, raw rate
22.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
27.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.7 percentage points below expected. North Somerset Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
679 appeals counted, 604 judged either way (134 allowed, 470 dismissed), 75 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 24.7% | 28.8% | 355 | 352 | 87 |
| Householder (HAS) | 25.6% | 35.6% | 119 | 117 | 30 |
| Enforcement Notice | 5.1% | 13.5% | 103 | 79 | 4 |
| Hedgerow | 15.8% | 17% | 23 | 19 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 28.6% | 36.9% | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 20% | 20.6% | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 28.6% | 33.3% | 7 | 7 | 2 |
8 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in North Somerset Council
North Somerset Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in North Somerset Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent20 homes
- Shared ownership5 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
North Somerset Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (383 decided)
- other97% (221 decided)
- residential89% (108 decided)
- commercial96% (45 decided)
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