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45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

Refused North Somerset 25/P/2380/S73 Section 73 - vary/remove conditions

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary condition 1 (Usage of building) attached to permission 24/P/0072/FUL (Application to remove condition 2 attached to planning permission 2655/75 (change of use from Cable and Electric Store to Silk Screen Printing and Sign Writing) to allow for the removal of the requirement restricting the use to Mr R W Harris (Signet Signs), as they no longer operate from or have any interest in the premises.). to allow for use of the site for purposes that fall within use class E, the operation and administration of an online motor parts sales company and for all other sub-classes within class E.

As published by the council, reference 25/P/2380/S73

Application record

Reference
25/P/2380/S73
Type
Section 73 - vary/remove conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Backwell
Parish
Backwell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BS48 3HG

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Somerset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/P/0477/FUL Granted

    45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

    Proposed change of use from a printing and sign-writing workshop to the operation and administration of an online motor parts and household goods company, Use Classes E (g)(i), (ii) and (iii).

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol

Active · incorporated 2016 · Bristol

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

North Somerset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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