Methodist Church Queens Road Portishead BS20 8HT
Refused on 11 February 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Erection of a single storey flat roof extension to side of church and relocation of existing shed to new position
- Received
- 8 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Portishead West
- ReceivedReceived8 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Feb
- DecidedDecided11 Feb
Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Methodist Church Queens Road Portishead BS20 8HT. North Somerset has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 14 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Portishead West. We hold 1,577 applications in total for the BS20 postcode area.
90% of full applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- Without information to the contrary, the proposed development, by virtue of its siting, use and its proximity to the site's boundaries, is considered to have an adverse impact upon the living conditions of neighbouring residents at 37 and 39 Seaview Road by reason of overbearing impact and noise disturbance. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies DM32 and DM38 of the North Somerset Sites and Policies Plan (Part 1) and the North Somerset Residential Design Guide SPD (Section 1: Protecting living conditions of neighbours).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BS20 8HT
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Portishead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 11 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lawrence Smith Structural Engineering
- Agent address
- 25 Rippleside Portishead Bristol BS20 6ND
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 72 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 24
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
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Source: North Somerset
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