Planning application
Yew Tree Paddocks Downside Road Backwell BS48 3DZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of the land for airport parking, comprising the parking of customers vehicles associated with Bristol Airport.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1304/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1304/LDE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Backwell
- Parish
- Backwell
- Postcode
- BS48 3DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by North Somerset
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- DECISION (LDE) REFUSE
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- EN/05/0032 AND APPEAL DECISION
- WRINGTON PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- STAT DEC APPLICANT
- ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
- APPEAL DECISION
- SITE LOCATION LAYOUT
- EMAIL CONVERSATION WITH MATT LENNY
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITELOCATION
- APPLICATION SUPPORTING INFORMATION
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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