Land At Former Flax Bourton Railway Station Clevedon Road Flax Bourton Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1010/PIP - Permission in principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of minimum no. 1 dwellinghouse to maximum no. 1 dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:58

Application progress

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Received

13 May 2026

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Validated

14 May 2026

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Committee

15 Jul 2026

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Approved

16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by North Somerset Planning and Regulatory Committee on 15 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers recommended permission in principle because the site was considered grey belt land and the main constraints could be addressed later.
Parish councils and six residents objected, raising concerns about the Green Belt, access, sustainability, flooding, ecology and railway noise.
The committee granted permission in principle in accordance with the officers’ recommendation.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, public speakers, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of North Somerset's committee minutes of 15 Jul 2026.

Documents 13

Site constraints 3

Green belt: Bath and Bristol

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

Also on the record

Inside the Nailsea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: North Somerset
Application type: Permission in principle
Received: 13 May 2026
Validated: 14 May 2026
Ward: Long Ashton
Parish: Long Ashton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Jun 2026
Decision: Approve
Decision date: 16 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stokes Morgan

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 78% of new homes here are.

This one63d

Council60d

UK57d

44%decided within 8 weeks

78%approved

83decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by North Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. North Somerset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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North Somerset

Planning Authority Score

6.4/10

Average

#83 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

North Somerset decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

89%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #137 of 296

93%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #134 of 296

73%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #96 of 296

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #88 of 296

74%

Minor dwellings approved

135 decided (1-9 homes)

95%

Major dwellings approved

19 decided (10+ homes)

85%

Change of use approved

52 decided

1,139

Total decisions

128 refused in the year to March 2026

Land At Former Flax Bourton Railway Station Clevedon Road Flax Bourton Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 2

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 3