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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Local nature reserve 76 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

SSSI 448 m away: Lulsgate Quarry SSSI; Inside the Downside built-up area; 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 10 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.

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Important details

Council: North Somerset
Application type: Full Application
Received: 30 Sept 2026
Validated: 30 Sept 2026
Ward: Backwell
Parish: Backwell
Target decision: 25 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Planning Dorset

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. North Somerset usually decides extensions by day 54.

prediction

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target

76%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

445decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 25 Nov 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