North Somerset planning committee decisions
16 decisions from the committee's minutes, 16 Jul 2025 to 15 Jul 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
31.3% decisions went against officer advice
2.8 times the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 10th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 16
- Approved
- 68.8%
- Against officer advice
- 31.3%
- Meetings
- 9
How North Somerset compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 8 | Tandridge | 33.3% | 8 of 24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wealden | 32% | 8 of 25 |
| 10 | North Somerset | 31.3% | 5 of 16 |
| 11 | North Norfolk | 31% | 9 of 29 |
| 12 | Newark and Sherwood | 29.8% | 17 of 57 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
North Somerset's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 87.5% of these decisions; the committee approved 68.8%, 18.7 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so North Somerset leans further against applicants than most.
Over the 16 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of North Somerset's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
68.8% approved and 31.3% refused. North Somerset's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of North Somerset's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
5 of 16 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 5 of 5 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of North Somerset's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- 19-bedroom HMOGrand Central Hotel 1 Beach Road Weston-super-MareOfficers advised refusal because cumulative daylight, outlook, privacy, noise, access and crime concerns would harm future occupants’ living conditions.Approved
- House extensions and roof conversion15 Chipping Cross ClevedonOfficers advised approval because the extensions would not significantly harm neighbours, the building’s character or parking provision.Refused
- Ten-pitch traveller siteLand Adj Heathfield Park Bristol Road HewishOfficers advised approval because the significant need for traveller pitches outweighed the identified flood risk and countryside location concerns.Refused
- Nine-pitch travellers siteLand Opposite And To East Of The Full Quart, Off Bristol Road (A370), Hewish PuxtonOfficers advised approval because need, flood mitigation and the lack of better available sites outweighed the proposal’s harms.Refused
- Up to 200 homesLand Off Netherton Wood Lane NailseaOfficers advised approval because housing benefits outweighed the identified landscape and agricultural land impacts, with mitigation secured through conditions and obligations.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
July 2026 1
June 2026 1
April 2026 1
March 2026 2
- Eight residential apartmentsGrand Central Hotel 1 Beach Road Weston-super-MareApproved
- 20 residential apartmentsGrand Central Hotel 1 Beach Road Weston-super-MareApproved
February 2026 1
January 2026 1
November 2025 2
- House extensions and roof conversion15 Chipping Cross ClevedonRefused
- 27-home residential developmentLand South Of Knightcott Road BanwellApproved
September 2025 1
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