4 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU

1. 31 Jul 2026

   Received by North Somerset

2. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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

• 28 Oakleigh Close Backwell North Somerset BS48 3JU

  21/P/2094/NMA Submitted 15 Jul 2021 0m away

  Non material amendment to application 18/P/4855/FUH ( Demolition of garage and outbuilding; erection to two storey extension to side and rear ) to change the front door (D02) of the extension from a single door to a double door increasing the width from 1m to 1.75m, and correspondingly decrease the size of the window (W01) which is next to the front door decreasing the width from1.8m to 1m.

  Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 4 docs

• 28 Oakleigh Close Backwell North Somerset BS48 3JU

  21/P/2094/NMA Submitted 15 Jul 2021 0m away

  Non material amendment to application 18/P/4855/FUH ( Demolition of garage and outbuilding; erection to two storey extension to side and rear ) to change the front door (D02) of the extension from a single door to a double door increasing the width from 1m to 1.75m, and correspondingly decrease the size of the window (W01) which is next to the front door decreasing the width from1.8m to 1m.

  Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 4 docs

• 38 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU

  24/P/1851/FUH Submitted 9 Sep 2024 0m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with a mono-pitched sedum roof to provide a sun room and erection of a single-storey side extension with a sedum and EPDM mono-pitch roof. Stone coloured render to boundary wall and timber cladding to the front elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU

  26/P/0184/FUH Submitted 28 Jan 2026 0m away

  Proposed removal of existing conservatory with subsequent erection of a single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU

  26/P/1588/LDP Submitted 31 Jul 2026 0m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Certification of Lawful Development for the partial conversion of existing attached garage.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 38 Oakleigh Close Backwell BS48 3JU

  24/P/1851/FUH Submitted 9 Sep 2024 0m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with a mono-pitched sedum roof to provide a sun room and erection of a single-storey side extension with a sedum and EPDM mono-pitch roof. Stone coloured render to boundary wall and timber cladding to the front elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small 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