Keepers Gate Forest School Wentwood Drive Weston-super-Mare BS24 9ND
Registered
26/P/0546/S73
Description
Section 73 application to vary condition 12 (number of children) of permission 20/P/1078/FUL (Change of use of land from agricultural use to use as a woodland preschool. Erection of pre-school storage building with sedum roof, compost toilets and associated car parking and access arrangements) so that the number of children at the forest school, term time only, shall not exceed 32
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#127 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
North Somerset ranks #126 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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North Somerset decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #152 of 292
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 292
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #126 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #108 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,148
Total decisions
138 refused in 2025