Planning in North Somerset
North Somerset Council has 39 conservation areas and 38 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 1,084 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
39
Article 4 directions
38
Listed building outlines
1,084
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for North Somerset and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Backwell Church Towndesignated 5 December 1981
- Backwell Farleighdesignated 8 March 1990
- Backwell West Towndesignated 5 December 1981
- Banwelldesignated 14 December 1976
- Barrow Gurneydesignated 31 July 2018
- Beach Lawnsdesignated 17 November 1998
- Birnbeckdesignated 22 May 1984
- Blagdondesignated 18 July 1978
- Boulevard/Montpelierdesignated 20 September 1988
- Chelveydesignated 12 March 1981
- Christondesignated 12 July 1999
- Churchilldesignated 30 January 2020
- Clevedondesignated 17 December 1974
- Clevedon Triangledesignated 12 March 1981
- Congresburydesignated 8 March 1990
- Ellenborough Crescentdesignated 9 July 1985
- Felton: Upper Towndesignated 18 March 1986
- Huttondesignated 31 December 2014
- Leighwoodsdesignated 28 September 1977
- Long Ashtondesignated 16 December 1980
- Long Ashton Westleaze & Wyke and Yanleydesignated 26 January 1988
- Lower Langforddesignated 20 September 1988
- Loxtondesignated 12 July 1999
- Melrose/Grove Parkdesignated 16 December 1980
- Melrose/Grove Park (Extension)designated 10 October 1989
- Nailsea Kingshilldesignated 12 March 1981
- Portishead Court Farm Environsdesignated 12 March 1981
- Portishead East Wooddesignated 9 March 1993
- Portishead West Hill & Welly Bottomdesignated 10 March 1992
- Portishead Woodhill Roaddesignated 10 March 1992
- Uphilldesignated 12 March 1981
- Uphill Northdesignated 17 January 1984
- Walton-in-Gordanodesignated 12 March 1981
- Weston-in-Gordanodesignated 12 March 1981
- Weston-super-Maredesignated 28 January 2019
- Worle Villagedesignated 12 March 1981
- Wringtondesignated 29 March 1971
- Wrington (Extension)designated 11 September 1990
- Yattondesignated 14 May 1985
Article 4 directions
- 11-15 Mayfair Avenue, Nailsea (1)13 October 1994
- Agricultural land at Weston-in-Gordano9 June 1972
- Banwell Conservation Area (1)5 February 1980
- Battery Lane, Portishead (1)15 November 1995
- Clevedon (Triangle) Conservation Area (1)24 March 1982
- Clevedon (Triangle) Conservation Area (2)15 November 1985
- Clevedon Conservation Area (1)13 October 1976
- Clevedon Conservation Area (2)8 October 1980
- Clevedon Conservation Area (3)15 November 1985
- Gordano Valley (1)6 September 1990
- Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare15 September 2022
- Land adjoining the A.38 at Winscombe13 November 1968
- Land adjoining the Bristol - Clevedon Class II County Road (B.3128)10 September 1959
- Land adjoining the Bristol - Weston-super-Mare County road A.370 at Cleeve30 June 1962
- Land at Abbots Leigh (1)26 May 1976
- Land at Abbots Leigh (2)26 May 1976
- Land at Backwell29 October 1975
- Land at Blackmoor Road, Abbots Leigh31 March 1967
- Land at Churchmead Estate, Nailsea17 January 1968
- Land at Dundry Down, Dundry23 November 1965
- Land at Easton-in-Gordano (1)13 January 1976
- Land at Easton-in-Gordano (2)17 December 1975
- Land at Elm Farm, Nailsea24 January 1974
- Land at Lyefield Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare (1)23 July 1980
- Land at Rose Cottage, Weston-in-Gordano14 March 1973
- Land at Smallway, Congresbury (1)2 April 1996
- Land at the Junction of Beach Road and Richmond Street, Weston-super-Mare14 July 1983
- Land at the Seafront, Weston-super-Mare21 December 1977
- Land at Uphill, Weston-super-Mare21 September 1956
- Land at Willow Farm, Barton Road, Winscombe3 April 1968
- Land at Winford21 January 1974
- Land at Woodspring Priory, Kewstoke23 December 1970
- Land off Beach Road, Sand Bay, Weston-super-Mare11 October 1993
- Leigh Court (1)3 December 1990
- Weston-super-Mare (Birnbeck) Conservation area (1)13 November 1990
- Weston-super-Mare (Melrose/Grove Park) Conservation area (1)13 November 1990
- Winscombe Hill, Winscombe19 May 1966
- Wrington Conservation Area (Article 4 and 30) (1)1 March 1995
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in North Somerset?
North Somerset Council has designated 39 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. North Somerset has 38 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
North Somerset Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09