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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.
12,020 approved · 1,397 refused · 1,753 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Received 18 Oct 2019Richmond Lodge , Weston Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 4AB
Received 18 Oct 20197 Hornbeam Walk, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2RT
Received 18 Oct 2019Hampton Cottage, Tow Path Kennet And Avon Canal, Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6TN
Received 18 Oct 20191 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AS
Received 18 Oct 20191 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AS
Received 18 Oct 2019Church Farm, Church Lane, Stanton Prior, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9HT
Received 19 Oct 201961 Bay Tree Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6NE
Received 19 Oct 20193 Abbey Green, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NW
Received 19 Oct 2019Ardenlee, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ET
Received 20 Oct 20195 Squire Lane, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PP
Received 21 Oct 20197 Bath Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0BT
Received 20 Oct 201939 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, BA1 3HF
Received 20 Oct 201952 Moorland Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3PJ
Received 21 Oct 201921 Entry Hill, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LZ
Received 21 Oct 2019The Old Vicarage, 110 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 21 Oct 201973 Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3BG
Received 21 Oct 201973 Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3BG
Received 21 Oct 201959 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PZ
Received 21 Oct 20195 Avondale Buildings, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RD
Received 21 Oct 20197 St James's Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TW
Received 22 Oct 20197 St James's Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TW
Received 22 Oct 2019Little Gables , Battle Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8PX
Received 22 Oct 2019Amenity Green, Glebe Walk, Keynsham,
Received 22 Oct 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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