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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.
12,674 approved · 1,484 refused · 1,847 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc , 8 - 9 Quiet Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JN
Received 20 Nov 201917 Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JX
Received 20 Nov 2019Paddock Opposite Laura Cottages, Combe Hay Lane, Midford, Bath,
Received 20 Nov 201927 Vernham Grove, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2TA
Received 20 Nov 2019502 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UD
Received 20 Nov 2019Newark Works Unoccupied Premises, 1 - 4 Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath,
Received 20 Nov 2019Newark Works Unoccupied Premises, 1 - 4 Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath,
Received 20 Nov 201990 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QW
Received 20 Nov 201936 Waldegrave Terrace, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3EY
Received 20 Nov 2019Tyning View , New Road, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WA
Received 21 Nov 2019Cleveland Bridge, Cleveland Bridge, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DH
Received 21 Nov 201912A Old Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BP
Received 21 Nov 201912A Old Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BP
Received 21 Nov 2019Homewood Park Hotel, Homewood, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TB
Received 21 Nov 201912A Powlett Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QQ
Received 21 Nov 2019Flat 58 Connaught Mansions, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BP
Received 21 Nov 2019Beacon House, 553 Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JG
Received 21 Nov 2019Garden Flat , 14 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, BA1 6AX
Received 21 Nov 201917 South Road, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2EZ
Received 21 Nov 2019Montague Antiques , 16 - 17 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 21 Nov 2019Ravenscroft, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NT
Received 21 Nov 20191 Stirtingale Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2NQ
Received 21 Nov 201914 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YD
Received 21 Nov 2019St John's Church, South Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AF
Received 21 Nov 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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