Unit 27 Portishead Business Park Old Mill Road Portishead BS20 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1454/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Temporary change of use, for a defined trial period of five years, of an existing warehouse (Use Class B8) to a small indoor sports/recreation facility (padel court). Installation of glazed entrance behind the existing roller shutters Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 139 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 139 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hinkley Point C Connection (decided, about 1242 m); Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (at pre-application, about 1204 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Portishead built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BS20 7BX
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Portishead North
Parish
Portishead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Adapt Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
91decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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