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Birnbeck Pier, Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare

24/P/1908/LBCApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 20 November 2025

Council decision: Approve

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for restoration of pier deck and repair of trestle legs and associated bracing, repair of land abutments at Island and landward ends of pier

Received
12 September 2024
Council
North Somerset
  1. Received12 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 423 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Birnbeck Pier, Birnbeck Island Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare. North Somerset has handled 17,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 423 days, 52 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Weston conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2024
Target decision date
18 November 2024

Additional information

Documents
104

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: BirnbeckPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Birnbeck PierOn this site · +5 more
  • Article 4 direction: Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-MarePart of the site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Birnbeck PierPart of the site
  • SSSI: Spring Cove Cliffs SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: Severn EstuaryPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: Severn EstuaryPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Severn EstuaryPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Royal Pier Hotel Birnbeck Road Weston-super-MareRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (15)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Jan

    Request to Discharge condition 5 (Details of board fencing) from application 24/P/1907/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/P/0148/AOC
  2. 2025
    11 Dec

    Request to discharge condition 3 (CEMP) from application 24/P/1907/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/P/2563/AOC
  3. 2025
    11 Jun

    Request to discharge conditions 6 (Land Quality), 7 (Land Quality Remediation Scheme), 9 (Overarching…

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/P/1187/AOC
  4. 2025
    11 Jun

    Request to discharge conditions 3 (Mortar Mix Specification), 6 (Internal Plaster Samples), 7 (Insulation…

    Discharge of conditions25/P/1189/AOC
  5. 2024
    10 Dec

    Listed Building Consent for the reinstatement of historic turnstiles; Repair and restoration of Island…

    PendingListed building consent24/P/2440/RLA
  6. 2024
    10 Dec

    Public realm works, reinstatement of island Pavilion and installation of new toilet block within Pavilion and…

    PendingApplication24/P/2439/R3

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