Pre-submission plan 2040: additional sites consultation
North Somersets Local Plan 2040:
Additional Sites Consultation - Consultation Statement (May 2025) can be read HERE
From North Somerset Council - Electoral Services
The Community Governance Review (CGR) final recommendations were approved by the North Somerset Council Planning and Regulatory Committee at its meeting on Wednesday 17 December, with the exception of Final Recommendation 21. The Committee resolved to amend this recommendation so that Weston-super-Mare Bournville Ward is renamed Weston-super-Mare South Ward, and Weston-super-Mare Worlebury Ward is renamed Weston-super-Mare Worle West and Worlebury Ward.
A link to the final recommendations can be found here - final recommendations
Please see the final Recommendations - 8.5, 9.2, 10.2 and 22.2 - for the full Summary of Responses and Conclusions affecting the Parish of Hutton.
A summary of the final recommendations affecting the Parish of Hutton is shown below:
Final Recommendation - 8.5 - That Weston-super-Mare does not extend its boundary to incorporate Bleadon, Hutton and Locking (and specifically Locking Parklands).
Conclusion: Overall, the feedback strongly supports the draft recommendation, and it is therefore recommended that the Weston-super-Mare boundary is not extended to incorporate Bleadon, Hutton and Locking.
Final Recommendation - 9.2 - That the parish of Hutton remain unwarded.
Conclusion - It is recommended that Hutton remain unwarded.
Final Recommendation - 10.2 - That the council size of Hutton remains 10.
Conclusion - It is recommended that the size of Hutton parish council remain unchanged.
Final Recommendation - 22.2 - That the Weston-super-Mare boundary is not extended to include a section of Hutton around Woodside which is an extension of Oldmixon
Conclusion Based on the overwhelming feedback from the second consultation, it is recommended that the current parish boundaries for Hutton be retained.
Therefore, all the above final recommendations affecting the Parish of Hutton were approved.
Hutton Parish Council once again thanks all those that responded to the CGR Consultation.
Consultation on updated North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation Supplementary Planning Document – October 2025.
Consultation on updated North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation Supplementary Planning Document – October 2025.
The current 2018 North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was adopted in January 2018. The document relates to lesser and greater horseshoe bat populations which are protected under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
The feeding habitat, roosts and routes of horseshoe bats through the landscape are protected and the SPD and associated Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP) metric were produced to enable North Somerset Council to undertake Habitat Regulations Assessments (HRA) to assess impact from proposed development on these species.
This updated SPD reflects the findings of new evidence which shows that the bats are flying further to feed and forage. This is reflected in the proposed new ‘consultation zones’ and a revised HEP calculator tool which are available to view as part of the consultation, as is the scientific evidence.
The SPD also provides additional information regarding survey requirements and mitigation requirements and is necessary to reflect the scientific evidence regarding the feeding and foraging habits of greater and lesser horseshoe bats and is important to ensure that these species are protected from the impact of significant new development across North Somerset.
Prior to being presented for consultation this document has been through two engagement panels with developers/agents and wildlife groups/NGOs/Regulators, with feedback being used to inform the document content and structure. Some proposed supporting content (such as the HEP tool) will now be hosted separately on the NSC website rather than being included within the SPD.
We are now seeking your views. To respond to the consultation, which will run for 6 weeks from 22 October 2025 till 5 pm on Wednesday 3 December 2025. Please visit the consultation page to view the consultation documents and respond. Hard copies of the SPD and survey are available at North Somerset libraries.