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45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

Granted North Somerset 26/P/0477/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0477/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/P/0477/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Decided
28 Apr 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.

  • 25/P/2380/S73 Refused

    45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

    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.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  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

216 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 84% granted

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4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION (FUL) APPROVE Decision Notice · 28 Apr 2026
  • NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 28 Apr 2026
  • BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL Town/Parish Council Comment · 07 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 04 Mar 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan · 04 Mar 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN Plan · 04 Mar 2026
  • TECHNICAL NOTE - HIGHGATE TRANSPORTATION Application Support Info · 04 Mar 2026
  • COVER LETTER PR02662 FINAL Application Support Info · 04 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

North Somerset granted permission on 28 April 2026, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

    26/P/0477/FUL Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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).

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  • 45 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3HG

    25/P/2380/S73 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Refused Amendments 4 docs
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