4 Downleaze Portishead BS20 8BJ

1. 17 Aug 2026

   Received by North Somerset

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 October 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

• 4 Downleaze Portishead BS20 8BJ

  26/P/1696/LDE Submitted 17 Aug 2026 0m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 2 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Manor Close Portishead BS20 8NX

  26/P/0847/S73 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 41m away

  Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to permission 25/P/0898/FUH (Proposed replacement of 3no. windows with new to the first floor and replacement of 1no. window and door with 1no. new window to the ground floor North elevation.) to allow for minor dimensional and proportional differences to the first floor rear windows.

  Refused Amendments Windows or glazing 5 docs

• 8 Manor Close Portishead Bristol BS20 8NX

  21/P/0848/FUH Submitted 18 Mar 2021 41m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey side extension, internal alterations & raised patio area to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension 21 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Manor Close Portishead Bristol BS20 8NX

  21/P/0848/FUH Submitted 18 Mar 2021 41m away

  Proposed erection of a single storey side extension, internal alterations & raised patio area to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension 21 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Manor Close Portishead BS20 8NX

  26/P/0847/S73 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 41m away

  Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to permission 25/P/0898/FUH (Proposed replacement of 3no. windows with new to the first floor and replacement of 1no. window and door with 1no. new window to the ground floor North elevation.) to allow for minor dimensional and proportional differences to the first floor rear windows.

  Refused Amendments Windows or glazing 5 docs

• 43 Brendon Road Portishead North Somerset BS20 6DQ

  21/P/1658/FUH Submitted 7 Jun 2021 63m away

  Proposed erection of a rear Dormer extension and 3 front Velux windows and associated internal alterations.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 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/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
• 26/P/1664/LDP Awaiting decision

  11 Rudgleigh Road Pill BS20 0DS

  Certification of Lawful Development for the hip-to-gable loft conversion including the creation of a rear dormer.

  12 Aug 2026 Lawful development