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26/P/1324/OU2 - Outline planning permission and EIA Registered

Proposal

Outline planning application with Environmental Statement for the development comprising of up to 500 dwellings; up to 2 hectares of mixed-use development (Use Class E, F1, F2, C2 and C3); first phase of proposed relief road; signal controlled junction with the A370; mobility hub; cycle, pedestrian and emergency access from Chapel Hill; public open space; landscaping; surface water attenuation and associated infrastructure. Access off Farleigh Road for approval with appearance, landscaping, scale and layout reserved for subsequent approval. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:27

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Application progress

✓

Received

23 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

14 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 11 Sept 2026; it is now day 87.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Documents 56

Statements & assessments 51

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Public footpath 19 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Agricultural land, grade 1, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Survey report ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Outline planning permission and EIA
Received: 23 Jun 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Backwell
Parish: Backwell
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Planning Potential

Decision outlook

Day 87, past North Somerset's usual 56 days for commercial and major works. 85% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 874 days to the 91-day target

62%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by North Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. North Somerset decision record →

Public comments

665comments received

654 objecting3 neutral8 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

81 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: Yes

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

Land In Front Of 2 Fairfield Way Backwell BS48 3RQ

Advertisement consent for the retention of 2no. banner advertisements.

23/P/2416/ADV 19 Dec 2023

2020 Approved

2 Fairfield Way Backwell Bristol BS48 3RQ

T1 - Ash - Fell

20/P/2528/TPO 15 Mar 2021

North Somerset

Planning Authority Score

6.4/10

Average

#83 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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