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26/P/1304/LDE - s191 Lawful use/development-existing Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of the land for airport parking, comprising the parking of customers vehicles associated with Bristol Airport. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

19 Jun 2026

✗

Refused

13 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 7

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.

Read the government guidance ↗

Local nature reserve 176 m away: Felton Common

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

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

Inside the Downside built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £170,000 in August 2001. Detached house, freehold.

10 August 2001£170,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area182 m² (1,959 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: North Somerset
Application type: s191 Lawful use/development-existing
Postcode: BS48 3DZ
Received: 19 Jun 2026
Validated: 19 Jun 2026
Ward: Backwell
Parish: Backwell
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Aug 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 13 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Public comments

2comments received

1 objecting1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Land On Downside Road Backwell BS48 3DZ

Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code of the intention to…

25/P/2112/TEN 6 Nov 2025

2020 Withdrawn

Land To The Rear Of Homelea/The Gables Downside Road Backwell BS48 3DZ

Lawful development certificate in respect of the use of the land to the rear of Homelea a…

20/P/1316/LDE 25 Apr 2023

2022 Approved

Martindale Downside Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3DZ

Proposed erection of a side extension to the existing detached garage.

22/P/1221/FUH 25 Jul 2022

2021 Approved

Land To The Rear Of Homelea/The Gables Downside Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3DZ

Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of 3no. buildings (A, B & C) and a change of u…

21/P/2114/LDE 11 Aug 2021

2016 Approved

4 Coombe Dale Backwell BS48 3EN

Request to discharge condition 3 from 15/P/2289/F

16/P/2310/RDC 14 Nov 2016

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.