Planning application
71 Birchwood Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 3JG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a Use Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Use Class C2 children's home including the conversion of garage to staff room
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1021/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1021/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Weston-super-Mare Milton
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS23 3JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by North Somerset
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Chandran|Hughes Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
25 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 76% granted
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See their track recordOya Homes Ltd Applicant, a developer registered in Bicester
Active · incorporated 2026 · Bicester
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- DECISION (FUL) APPROVE
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- HTDM COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ECOLOGICAL CHECKLIST
- CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- LETTER TO NEIGHBOURS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
- LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT
- GOV.UK EXTRACT - OFSTED - WHY HOMES
- GOV.UK EXTRACT - OFSTED - TYPES OF NEEDS
- GOV.UK EXTRACT - CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 10 July 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.
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