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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,576 approved · 1,343 refused · 1,672 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Old Stables, Manor Farm, The Hollow, Dunkerton, Bath, BA2 8BG
Received 5 Sept 2019Flat 6 Grove House, 12 Pulteney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HA
Received 5 Sept 201975 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NE
Received 5 Sept 2019Site Of Camerton New Colliery, New Pit Cottages, Camerton, Bath,
Received 20 Mar 20197 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Received 5 Sept 201922 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 5 Sept 201944 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BN
Received 5 Sept 2019Swans Way, Fosseway, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8BW
Received 5 Sept 2019Elm Cottage, The Street, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JE
Received 5 Sept 2019Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, Bath, BA1 1SU
Received 5 Sept 20191 Circus Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PG
Received 5 Sept 2019Kelso House, 23 Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SH
Received 5 Sept 2019Land Adjoining Aviemore, Fosseway, Westfield,
Received 5 Sept 2019Depot Site, Station Road, Newbridge, Bath,
Received 5 Sept 2019The Farmhouse, Hicks Gate, Brislington, Bristol, BS31 2AB
Received 5 Sept 201920 Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5AD
Received 5 Sept 2019Miles House, Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 5 Sept 2019Miles House, Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 5 Sept 201914 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SN
Received 6 Sept 2019Bath Quays North Development Site, Avon Street, City Centre, Bath,
Received 6 Sept 201943 Lyndhurst Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JH
Received 6 Sept 2019Cooks Hill Garage, Cooks Hill, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5RE
Received 6 Sept 2019Woodmans Cottage, Friary Wood Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UE
Received 6 Sept 20195 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LQ
Received 6 Sept 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bath and North East Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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