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Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol

26/P/1697/DCWPermitted

Proposal

Request to discharge Requirements 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 29 (Royal Portbury Dock Bridleway) for stage 1 of Works Numbers: 14, 14A and 14B of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022.

Received
17 August 2026
Decided
2 October 2026 · Approve (discharge condition)(RDC)
Public comments
1 · last counted 14 October 2026
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Not Available
The council did not publish a location for this application.
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 46 days

This is a planning application at Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol. North Somerset has handled 10,673 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 46 days, 12 days quicker than North Somerset's median. There have been 10 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
26/P/1697/DCW
Address
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Local Authority
North Somerset
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Not Available
Parish
Portishead

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 August 2026
Target Decision Date
12 October 2026
Date Decided
2 October 2026
Date Validated
17 August 2026
Date Submitted
17 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve (discharge condition)(RDC)
Case Officer
Bryn Clare

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
11

Source: North Somerset

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Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Oct

    Request to discharge Requirement 22 (Culvert 67, Culvert 72 and Culvert 73) for stage 1 of Works Numbers: 1…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/P/2082/DCW
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Request to discharge Requirement 22 (Portbury Ditch Crossing) of Stage 1A and Work Nos. 12 and 12A (comprises…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/P/1476/DCW
  3. 2026
    30 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 5 (revised details), 6 (Tree pit details), and 7 (Revised surfacing details) attached…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsDOC26/00358
  4. 2026
    22 Sep

    Discharge of condition 10 (CEMP) attached to Planning Permission P23/03534/F

    PendingDischarge of conditionsDOC26/00345
  5. 2026
    17 Sep

    Prior notification for the intention to form an agricultural access track (resubmission of P26/01746/PNA

    PendingApplicationP26/02097/PNA
  6. 2026
    24 Jul

    Discharge of condition 2 (BNG) attached to planning permission P25/02883/F

    PendingDischarge of conditionsDOC26/00285/BNG

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 South
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

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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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