Planning application
Land Off High Street Portbury
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of land from equestrian to a mixed use of equestrian and a residential caravan site to provide 2 pitches for human habitation, to be occupied by Gypsy and Traveller. Creation of access tracks and hardstanding; the erection of dayrooms, bin stores, bike storage and an acoustic fence (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 25/P/1738/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/1738/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Gordano Valley
- Parish
- Portbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
22 Aug 2025
Received by North Somerset
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24 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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26 Jul 2026
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- Appeal: 26/00028/AT02 (Appeal In Progress)
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52 documents on file for this application
- STATEMENT TO PINS RE LPA ECOLOGY POSITION
- HEARING AGENDA
- ADS20 - SHADOW HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT
- PUBLIC NOTICE - HEARING TO BE HELD 25 AUGUST 2026
- PRESS ADVERT FOR 12/08/26
- COUNCIL STATEMENT OF CASE
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT (FINAL)
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 1 NSC EMERGING PLAN 2026_2041 DP44 G&T
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 2 - APPENDIX JW1
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 2 - APPENDIX JW2
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 2 - HIGHWAY AUTHORITY PROOF OF EVIDENCE (FI
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 3 - JUSTIFICATION OF ECOLOGY OBJECTIONS
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 3 - OBJECTION STATEMENT
- COUNCIL HEARING STATEMENT - APPENDIX 2 - AD3 HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE
- RESIDENTS' OBJECTION TO APPEAL
- PORTBURY PARISH COUNCIL APPEAL COMMENTS
- COUNCIL APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE
- APPEAL START DATE LETTER
- APPEAL DOCS AD1 - AD4
- APPEAL DOCS AD5 - AD19
- PLANNING DOCS PD1 - PD29
- HERITAGE & CONSERVATION COMMENTS
- DECISION (FUL) REFUSE
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION - ADDENDUM
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- PORTBURY PARISH COUNCIL
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- HTDM COMMENTS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN WITH VISIBILITY SPLAYS
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD STANDING ADVICE
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 01/10/25
- ECOLOGICAL CHECKLIST
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED DAYROOM FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS.
- PROPOSED ACOUSTIC FENCE DETAILS
- E-BIKE STORAGE
- E-BIKE STORAGE, CHARGING, LIGHTING
- REFUSE STORAGE
- COPY OF APPEAL DECISION APP/P0240/C/25/3358669 - LEIGHTON BUZZARD
- EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS - CASE OF CHAPMAN V. THE UNITED KINGDOM
- NSC GYPSY AND TRAVELLER ACCOMMODATION STRATEGY
- MERGED SUSTAINABLE APPEALS
- COPY APPEAL DECISIONS IN NSC - NEED
- WAVERLEY STOVOLDS HILL JUDGMENT FROM 25TH AUGUST 2023
- CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
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