Heath Cottage Old Weston Road Congresbury BS49 5ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1738/OUT - Outline Application Registered

Proposal

Outline planning permission for the removal of an existing outbuilding and erection of a detached two storey dwelling, with access for approval (Appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for subsequent approval) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 02:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

7 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from North Somerset's recent demolitions.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 9

PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Energy Statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Ecological report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Ecological report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL REPORT Arboricultural statement · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Ecological report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY REPORT Ecological report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and access statement · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPTION TEST Flood risk assessment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗

Agricultural land, grade 4

Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

National infrastructure project 691 m away: Hinkley Point C Connection

The site is 691 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (at pre-application, 24 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

SSSI 120 m away: Biddle Street, Yatton SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Priority habitat 49 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.

Not affected

Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area145 m² (1,561 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B

PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

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

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2016, 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: Outline Application
Postcode: BS49 5ED
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 7 Sept 2026
Ward: Congresbury And Puxton
Parish: Congresbury
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: David James

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. North Somerset usually decides demolitions by day 54.

prediction

Day 524 days to the 56-day target

74%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

153decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved

Single storey rear extension and internal alterations

17/P/0579/F 28 Apr 2017

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

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.