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3 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS

26/P/0616/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use of existing First and Second floor offices to form 1no. Dwelling (C3).

Received
18 March 2026
Decided
15 May 2026 · Approve
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Weston-super-Mare Central
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in North Somerset89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS. North Somerset has handled 5,093 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 7 days quicker than North Somerset's median. The site is in the Great Weston conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Weston-super-Mare Central. We hold 1,978 applications in total for the BS23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/P/0616/FUL
Address
3 St James Street Weston-super-Mare BS23 1SS
Postcode
BS23 1SS
Local Authority
North Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Weston-super-Mare Central
Parish
Weston-super-Mare

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mekkara Architectural Consultants
Agent Address
Ref: PLP-00000761 103 Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 0JQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 March 2026
Date Decided
15 May 2026
Date Validated
23 March 2026
Date Submitted
18 March 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve
Decided By
Delegated Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
1
Documents
10
Coordinates
51.347190, -2.979368
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Somerset

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Weston-super-Mare
  • Article 4 direction: Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare
  • Brownfield land register: Former TJ Hughes Store High Street Weston-super-MareRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 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

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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