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Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

Granted North Somerset 22/P/1768/R3EIA Council planapp+EIA(R3)(NSC developer)

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of a 3.3km single carriageway road from the A371 Summer Lane to A368 Towerhead Road, including a 3m shared use path to Sandford, one bridge, ten culverts, associated infrastructure, and landscaping. Construction of a 0.63km (including junction link to Banwell Bypass) single carriageway Southern Link Road, including associated infrastructure and landscaping. Mitigation and enhancement measures, which consist of environmental mitigation and enhancement measures in connection with the Banwell Bypass and the Southern Link including flood compensation areas, planting and habitat creation, attenuation basins, replacement playing fields at Banwell Football Club, associated infrastructure and landscaping. Placemaking improvements within Banwell, comprising mitigation and enhancement measures to the public realm. Demolition of a wall at 25 Castle Hill. Active travel routes including works to footpaths, cycleways, and bridleways. Improvements to the wider local road network in Sandford, Churchill, Winscombe and Locking and creation of shared use paths between Sandford and Churchill and Langford and Churchill

As published by the council, reference 22/P/1768/R3EIA

Application record

Reference
22/P/1768/R3EIA
Type
Council planapp+EIA(R3)(NSC developer)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
18 Jul 2022
Validated
25 Jul 2022
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
Banwell And Winscombe
Parish
Winscombe And Sandford
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Somerset register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/P/2521/AOC Granted

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request to re discharge condition numbers 7(b), 7(f) and 29 (Phase 2b Riverside Bridge and Phase 2d Landscape Planting) on application 22/P/1768/R3EIA

    Decided 21 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/P/2300/AOC Awaiting decision

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request to discharge condition numbers 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (CEMP), 6 (LEMP), 7A (Hard Landscaping), 7C (Street Furniture and Equipment), 7D (Bicycle Storage and hubs), 7G (Street Lighting), 7H (Bus Stop Infrastructure), 7J (Boundary Fences and Treatments),7K (Surface Water drainage), 7L (Measures to prevent unauthorised access along Shared use paths), 7M (Signage Strategy), 8 (Speed monitoring plan (NSC scope) 9 (Surface Water drainage) 19 (Road Safety Audit) 27E (Speed reduction measures at Sidcot road, Hillier's Land and Dinghurst Road) 27F (Pedestrian Facilities at Nye Road junction) 27G (Bus Bays on A368/Greenhill Road by Sandford Primary School) 27H (PRoW AX14/21 and A368/Greenhill Road Cyclist crossing point), 27I (Crossing point PRoW AX14/36 junction with Church Lane), 27J (Crossing point/ narrowing for upgraded PRoW AX14/36 junction with Ladymead Lane), 27K (Bus stop improvements at Hilliers Lane/Dinghurst Road (A368), 27L (Bus stop buildouts east of the Railway Inn), 28A (Vehicle tracking), 28C (Vehicle tracking) and 30 (Road lighting design) on application 22/P/1768/R3EIA

    Submitted 5 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • 25/P/1574/AOC Granted

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request for the partial discharge of details reserved by conditions 27(a) (Means of restraint for cyclists and horse riders adjacent to embankments) and 27(c) (Control feature at the terminus of Eastermead Lane) from the Banwell Bypass and Highway Improvement Scheme application 22/P/1768/R3EIA.

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2022

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 25 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 25/P/2521/AOC Granted

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request to re discharge condition numbers 7(b), 7(f) and 29 (Phase 2b Riverside Bridge and Phase 2d Landscape Planting) on application 22/P/1768/R3EIA

    Decided 21 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/P/2300/AOC Awaiting decision

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request to discharge condition numbers 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (CEMP), 6 (LEMP), 7A (Hard Landscaping), 7C (Street Furniture and Equipment), 7D (Bicycle Storage and hubs), 7G (Street Lighting), 7H (Bus Stop Infrastructure), 7J (Boundary Fences and Treatments),7K (Surface Water drainage), 7L (Measures to prevent unauthorised access along Shared use paths), 7M (Signage Strategy), 8 (Speed monitoring plan (NSC scope) 9 (Surface Water drainage) 19 (Road Safety Audit) 27E (Speed reduction measures at Sidcot road, Hillier's Land and Dinghurst Road) 27F (Pedestrian Facilities at Nye Road junction) 27G (Bus Bays on A368/Greenhill Road by Sandford Primary School) 27H (PRoW AX14/21 and A368/Greenhill Road Cyclist crossing point), 27I (Crossing point PRoW AX14/36 junction with Church Lane), 27J (Crossing point/ narrowing for upgraded PRoW AX14/36 junction with Ladymead Lane), 27K (Bus stop improvements at Hilliers Lane/Dinghurst Road (A368), 27L (Bus stop buildouts east of the Railway Inn), 28A (Vehicle tracking), 28C (Vehicle tracking) and 30 (Road lighting design) on application 22/P/1768/R3EIA

    Submitted 5 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • 25/P/1574/AOC Granted

    Banwell Bypass Land To North And East Of Banwell Including Mitigation Highway Land In Sandford, Winscombe And Churchill

    Request for the partial discharge of details reserved by conditions 27(a) (Means of restraint for cyclists and horse riders adjacent to embankments) and 27(c) (Control feature at the terminus of Eastermead Lane) from the Banwell Bypass and Highway Improvement Scheme application 22/P/1768/R3EIA.

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Arup Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1990 · London

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Documents

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399 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Somerset granted permission on 16 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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