Research planning history

You can access planning applications for any property within the district on our 

• planning map
• planning case file database (from 2000 onwards only)

Both options will provide you with the following information:

• ​the application reference number
• the location address
• a short description of the development
• the date it was decided
• the council’s decision

You can contact us to order copies of documents through the page below. Charges will apply. We will send your documents within ten working days along with an invoice. 

To order documents, you will need to include the following:

• reference number of the application
• which documents you need

To find out which roads we maintain, you can use the following databases: 

• our highway map
• DataShare website for North Somerset Council

For more information, please contact our Highway Searches team. Please include a map or plan of the area of interest with your search request.

To find out if a property is under an Article 4 Direction, you can search on our Planning Map, or on our Article 4 Direction page, where they are organised by area.  

We do not keep a register of authorised use classes for properties because this can be changed without telling us.

If you want an existing use formalised, you will need to apply for a lawful development certificate on the Planning Portal website.

When planning permission is given, conditions might be included which remove permitted development rights. This means planning permission is needed for the type of development referred to in a condition. Use our planning map to find out if there are any planning approvals on a property. The decision notice will list any conditions.

If there is a condition removing permitted development rights you need to ask:

• ​​does the type of development referred to in the condition relate to what you want to do?
• was the development for which permission was granted ever started?

If the answer to either of these questions is ‘no’, permitted development rights for your proposal have not been removed.

If you are uncertain about whether or not permitted development rights have been removed, you can always contact us for more information. 

You can ask us for written confirmation that a condition has been met. Please contact us using the form below. 

Use our planning map to find out if planning designations apply, such as(green belt, public rights of way or listed buildings).

Please see our documents and copies page to find out how to get: 

• confirmation that a planning obligation or legal agreement has been met
• confirmation that a planning obligation or legal agreement relates to a property
• a copy of a planning obligation or legal agreement

We do not keep records of private ownership. Details of this can be found on GOV.UK's online Land Registry. 

To find out if we own a specific piece of land or property, please contact our Property and Asset Management team on the details below.