Planning application
Land North Of Farleigh Road Backwell
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application with Environmental Statement for the development comprising of up to 500 dwellings; up to 2 hectares of mixed-use development (Use Class E, F1, F2, C2 and C3); first phase of proposed relief road; signal controlled junction with the A370; mobility hub; cycle, pedestrian and emergency access from Chapel Hill; public open space; landscaping; surface water attenuation and associated infrastructure. Access off Farleigh Road for approval with appearance, landscaping, scale and layout reserved for subsequent approval.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1324/OU2
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1324/OU2
- Type
- Outline planning permission and EIA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Backwell
- Parish
- Backwell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by North Somerset
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14 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Somerset took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Planning Potential Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2005 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
110 documents on file for this application
- BNSSG ICB COMMENTS [28/08/26]
- NHSPROPERTY SERVICES
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- AVON FIRE & RESCUE - LETTER OF INTEREST
- AVON FIRE & RESCUE - FIRE HYDRANT REQUIREMENTS
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND COMMENTS
- CRIME PREVENTION TEAM COMMENTS
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND COMMENTS
- AVONE FIRE & RESCUE - LETTER OF INTEREST
- AVONE FIRE & RESCUE - FIRE HYDRANT REQUIREMENTS
- AVON FIRE - LETTER OF INTEREST
- AVON FIRE -FIRE HYDRANT REQUIREMENT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND REPLY
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- NAILSEA TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VOLUME 2: TECHNICAL APPENDICES
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VOLUME 2: TECHNICAL APPENDICES - APPENDIX 7 TRAFFIC AND
- CORRESPONDENCE 11/08/26
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- CONSERVATION COMMENTS
- NETWORK RAIL COMMENTS
- LLFA COMMENTS
- CONSULTATION REPLY FROM COAL AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEAM COMMENTS
- THE COAL AUTHORITY COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 29/07/26
- ONLINE COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT - NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGY COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGY COMMENTS
- BNG METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- 012-A JUNCTION AND VISIBILITY SPLAYS
- 222_SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 226_EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 21054_414B - MASTERPLAN
- 21054_601 C - LAND USE PARAMETER PLAN
- 21054_602 B - HEIGHTS PARAMETER PLAN
- 21054_603 B - LAND BUDGET & POS IDENTIFICATION PLAN
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ACCESSIBLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION AND CONSIDERATIONS
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- OUTLINE FLOOD WARNING & EVACUATION PLAN
- HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- OUTLINE LIGHTING STRATEGY
- LIGHTING PARAMETERS PLAN - 4063-DFL-ELG-XX-DR-EO-13001-S3-P01
- HORIZONTAL LUMINENCE PLANS - 4063-DFL-ELG-XX-LD-EO-13001-S3-P01
- MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 1
- MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2
- MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 3
- MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 4
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT_P01
- PLANNING STATEMENT - FINAL
- SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STATEMENT - V1
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 1
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 2
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 3
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 4
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - PART 5
- 21054_600 B - LAND BUDGET PLAN
- NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3
- PART 4
- PART 5
- PART 6
- PART 7
- PART 8
- PART 9
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 2 EIA METHODOLOGY
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 7 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 7 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT - PART 2
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 8 AIR QUALITY
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 9 ECOLOGY - PART 1
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 9 ECOLOGY - PART 2
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 10 FLOODING & DRAINAGE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE - PHOTOS 1 - 21
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 11 LANDSCAPE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 12 CULTURAL HERITAGE
- ES VOL 2 - APPENDIX 12 CULTURAL HERITAGE - PART 2
- COVERING LETTER
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTERS 1 - 5
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTERS 6 - 8
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTER 9
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTER 10
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTER 11
- ES VOL 1 - CHAPTERS 12 - 16
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Somerset decided outline applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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