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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.
12,967 approved · 1,519 refused · 1,877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Received 27 Feb 2020Sainsburys, 2 - 4 Dorchester Street, Bath, BA1 1SS
Received 27 Feb 2020Oakdene, Church Road, Norton Malreward, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EY
Received 27 Feb 2020194 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NG
Received 27 Feb 202022 Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4AE
Received 27 Feb 202011 Waterford Park, Westfield, BA3 3TS
Received 27 Feb 2020Second Floor Flat 4 , 40 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PA
Received 27 Feb 20204 The Oaks , Greyfield Road, High Littleton, Bristol, BS39 6YB
Received 28 Feb 2020Callisto , 6 Hanover Street, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6PP
Received 28 Feb 2020Sunnyside, Whistley Lane, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6HD
Received 28 Feb 2020Chelscombe Farm, Fonthill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BA
Received 28 Feb 202014 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SL
Received 28 Feb 2020Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club, Woodford Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XN
Received 28 Feb 2020Court Farm, Church Lane, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EP
Received 28 Feb 202073 Freeview Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DT
Received 28 Feb 2020Belvedere House, Granville Road, Lansdown, Bath,
Received 28 Feb 2020Highfields, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UF
Received 28 Feb 2020The Old Stables, Manor Farm, The Hollow, Dunkerton, Bath, BA2 8BG
Received 28 Feb 2020Memorial Hall, High Street, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7SW
Received 28 Feb 2020The Queens Arms, Church Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Received 28 Feb 2020Wellow House, High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QE
Received 28 Feb 202034 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QB
Received 28 Feb 202052 Bath Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1SP
Received 28 Feb 202033 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SW
Received 28 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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