Planning application
Land East And West Of Station Road And Land East Of Chapel Hill Flax Bourton/Backwell
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for a formal Scoping Opinion to determine the scope of an Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed development of land East and West of Flax Bourton for up to 400 homes , across two parcels , including safeguarded land for potential education expansion or community use and a significant area of strategic open space providing significant ecological and recreational benefits. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
As published by the council, reference 26/P/2210/EA2
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/2210/EA2
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 26 Oct 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Oct 2026
Received by North Somerset
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3 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 December 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.
What 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on North Somerset's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.