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North Somerset planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

74.2%

82nd of 297

11.5 points faster than England

Granted

93.6%

122nd of 297

3.1 points higher than England

Extension of time

18.7%

54th of 297

13.6 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

562

North Somerset decided 562 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 93.6%.

74.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (82nd of 297 for speed).

A further 18.7% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 63.5% a year earlier.

Of 10 householder appeals decided in the same period, 50.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

North Somerset against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	92.8%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.4%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	94.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	93.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	92.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	94.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	95.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	92.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	89.7%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.8%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	93.8%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	94.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	95.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	94.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	92.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	88.5%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	92.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	85.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	80.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	80.6%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	85.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	85.8%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	85.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	81.3%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	84.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	84.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	87.3%	1.2%	82.1%
2015 Q1	84.7%	3.2%	80.4%
2015 Q2	81.4%	7.1%	80.6%
2015 Q3	79.4%	10.7%	79.2%
2015 Q4	72.0%	21.4%	80.0%
2016 Q1	65.9%	31.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	66.1%	29.3%	79.8%
2016 Q3	63.5%	32.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	63.0%	32.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	67.2%	28.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	58.0%	36.1%	78.5%
2017 Q3	66.8%	28.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	71.5%	18.6%	77.1%
2018 Q1	56.0%	42.1%	73.7%
2018 Q2	70.0%	27.6%	74.0%
2018 Q3	75.5%	23.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	77.3%	18.6%	72.7%
2019 Q1	73.7%	24.2%	69.9%
2019 Q2	78.4%	20.1%	72.1%
2019 Q3	75.8%	24.2%	69.6%
2019 Q4	74.9%	23.8%	71.5%
2020 Q1	73.1%	24.6%	68.4%
2020 Q2	63.2%	31.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	71.6%	25.0%	63.8%
2020 Q4	66.0%	26.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	60.8%	32.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	64.9%	32.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	63.1%	32.9%	53.1%
2021 Q4	57.5%	39.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	57.9%	35.6%	51.6%
2022 Q2	61.6%	32.2%	56.0%
2022 Q3	52.8%	43.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	48.5%	50.5%	54.1%
2023 Q1	42.9%	54.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	53.1%	44.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	49.3%	47.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	45.1%	53.2%	59.8%
2024 Q1	43.4%	55.4%	58.8%
2024 Q2	53.5%	43.2%	64.4%
2024 Q3	58.7%	37.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	65.7%	28.6%	65.6%
2025 Q1	60.0%	31.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	68.6%	19.6%	65.0%
2025 Q3	79.4%	15.9%	62.5%
2025 Q4	67.8%	24.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	77.0%	15.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	72.1%	18.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

North Somerset against England

North Somerset
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	North Somerset	England
2008 Q1	92.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	90.7%	86.1%
2008 Q3	95.6%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	90.2%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.9%	86.8%
2009 Q3	89.3%	87.4%
2009 Q4	88.1%	86.9%
2010 Q1	93.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	92.7%	88.0%
2010 Q3	86.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	86.2%	87.5%
2011 Q1	95.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	93.2%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.6%	88.3%
2011 Q4	92.1%	88.3%
2012 Q1	95.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	91.2%	89.2%
2012 Q3	87.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	92.1%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.0%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.7%	90.3%
2013 Q4	91.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	91.6%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	93.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	91.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	91.5%	89.3%
2015 Q2	94.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	95.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	92.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	92.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	86.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	93.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	89.5%	89.7%
2017 Q1	94.1%	89.9%
2017 Q2	92.9%	90.5%
2017 Q3	94.0%	90.0%
2017 Q4	91.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	93.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	95.3%	91.0%
2018 Q3	94.5%	91.2%
2018 Q4	91.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	94.2%	90.3%
2019 Q2	96.1%	91.0%
2019 Q3	95.3%	90.6%
2019 Q4	86.8%	89.8%
2020 Q1	88.0%	89.9%
2020 Q2	92.2%	90.2%
2020 Q3	95.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	92.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	94.0%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.8%	91.2%
2021 Q3	98.3%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	91.7%	90.0%
2022 Q2	92.2%	90.4%
2022 Q3	95.8%	89.8%
2022 Q4	95.5%	89.4%
2023 Q1	95.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	94.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	93.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	93.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	94.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	88.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	84.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	89.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	87.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	91.2%	90.4%
2025 Q3	93.5%	90.1%
2025 Q4	93.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	94.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	93.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks74.2%
8 to 13 weeks5.3%
13 to 26 weeks1.4%
Over 26 weeks0.4%
Extension of time agreed18.7%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	417
8 to 13 weeks	30
13 to 26 weeks	8
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	105

Appeals

Decided: 10
Allowed: 50.0%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

North Somerset has published 39 conservation areas.
North Somerset has published 38 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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