27 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

1. 28 Jul 2026

   Received by North Somerset

2. 5 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

This application is with North Somerset for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 3 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

  26/P/1353/FUH Submitted 26 Jun 2026 0m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and a detached garden store/office outbuilding in the rear garden.

  Awaiting decision Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

  14/P/2609/F Submitted 27 Nov 2014 0m away

  Erection of a detached single storey annexe to rear garden for dependant relatives, extend and raise ridge height and construction of 4no. dormer windows to extend first floor accommodation. Improvement to turning area/ access to property

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing +1 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

  26/P/0440/FUH Submitted 27 Feb 2026 0m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to front porch.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

  26/P/1353/FUH Submitted 26 Jun 2026 0m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and a detached garden store/office outbuilding in the rear garden.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Amberlands Close Backwell BS48 3LW

  14/P/2609/F Submitted 27 Nov 2014 0m away

  Erection of a detached single storey annexe to rear garden for dependant relatives, extend and raise ridge height and construction of 4no. dormer windows to extend first floor accommodation. Improvement to turning area/ access to property

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing +1 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 9A Amberlands Close Backwell North Somerset BS48 3LW

  21/P/2065/FUH Submitted 14 Jul 2021 0m away

  Proposed erection of a cantilevered awning to serve as a car port.

  Granted Householder 15 docs
  Domestic

• 26/P/1782/LDP Awaiting decision

  12 Phoenix Way Portishead BS20 7JJ

  Certificate of lawful development for the proposed conversion of the existing double garage into a usable internal space to be used as a home office / guest bedroom with a shower room, ancillary to the main dwelling.

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/1758/LDE Awaiting decision

  Buzzards Farm Charlton Drive Wraxall BS48 1PD

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing 11no. shipping containers and 3no. outbuildings on land at Buzzards Farm used in connection with the lawful agricultural use of the land.

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/1719/LDP Awaiting decision

  35 Halswell Road Clevedon BS21 6LE

  Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/1696/LDE Awaiting decision

  4 Downleaze Portishead BS20 8BJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a full-width single storey rear extension.

  17 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/1679/LDP Awaiting decision

  23 Coleridge Vale Road North Clevedon BS21 6PS

  Certificate of lawful development for a proposed Hip-to-Gable Roof alteration, Loft conversion and 1no. dormer to the rear elevation.

  14 Aug 2026 Lawful development