Drove Road Recreational Ground Drove Road Weston-super-Mare Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0908/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Earthworks and re-profiling of defined areas to create shallow grass mounds between existing sports pitches Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 9 Sept 2026; it is now day 109. The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Weston-super-Mare built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BS23 3NW
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Weston-super-Mare South Ward
Parish
Weston-super-Mare
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
StudioHIVE Architects

Decision outlook

Day 109, past the statutory target. 86% of full applications in North Somerset are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 10953 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
120decided in the last year

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

Public comments

24comments received
23 objecting1 neutral

96% object · above the UK average of 75%

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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