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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.
12,873 approved · 1,508 refused · 1,866 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 St Peter's Road, Westfield, BA3 4BJ
Received 17 Feb 2020Cloud Hill Farm, Eastcourt Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5BX
Received 17 Feb 202020 Evelyn Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QF
Received 17 Feb 20205 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EH
Received 17 Feb 20205 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EH
Received 17 Feb 20202 Kingsmead Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AA
Received 18 Feb 202011 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AD
Received 18 Feb 2020Morrisons Supermarket, London Road, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6AE
Received 18 Feb 2020Land North Of Lays Farm Business Park, Lays Farm Trading Estate, Keynsham,
Received 18 Feb 2020Woodland, Priory Close, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Received 18 Feb 2020Woodland, Priory Close, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Received 18 Feb 2020Fairy Wood, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 5540, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 4800, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 3885, North Road, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 3771, North Road, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Smallcombe Wood, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 5800, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Parcel 4800, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 18 Feb 2020Weston Free Church, High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, BA1 4DB
Received 18 Feb 2020The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 18 Feb 2020Saltford Primary School, Claverton Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DW
Received 18 Feb 2020Field Between Manor Road Memorial Cottages And The Grove, Manor Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Received 18 Feb 20206 West View Road, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7PN
Received 18 Feb 2020Records 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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