Elmfield Cottage Bristol Road Churchill BS25 5NL Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0622/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Proposed erection of 2no. detached dwelling and creation of associated access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 75. The consultation period closed on 24 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 397 m away: Mendip Hills; Inside the Lower Langford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
BS25 5NL
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Blagdon And Churchill
Parish
Churchill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PDCM Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 75, past the statutory target. 85% of new homes in North Somerset are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 7519 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
58decided 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 →

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 16%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 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