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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.
14,455 approved · 1,753 refused · 2,126 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 St Charles Close, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2XA
Received 29 Sept 2020Clintonia, Fairfield Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6JF
Received 30 Sept 20209 Hensley Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DR
Received 30 Sept 202081 Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NE
Received 30 Sept 2020Underleaf, The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PD
Received 30 Sept 2020Parkfield Lodge, Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XJ
Received 30 Sept 202029 Prospect Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JD
Received 30 Sept 202010 Old Forge Way, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8TS
Received 29 Sept 20201 The Island, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2HQ
Received 30 Sept 202019 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RF
Received 30 Sept 202016 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BR
Received 30 Sept 202026 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AA
Received 30 Sept 20205 Hayes Park Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2EL
Received 30 Sept 2020New Church, 10 Henry Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1JR
Received 30 Sept 2020Combe Grove, Brassknocker Hill, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HS
Received 30 Sept 20201 Evenlode Way, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RT
Received 1 Oct 2020Ridgeway, Ridge Lane, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6ED
Received 1 Oct 20201 Paulton Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EG
Received 1 Oct 2020Redwoods, 6A Kelston Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QN
Received 1 Oct 2020Orchard Hill, Water Street, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6AD
Received 1 Oct 2020Treetops, Gloucester Road, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AD
Received 1 Oct 2020Parcel 1100, Priston Lane, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Oct 2020Redhouse Farm, White Cross, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EU
Received 1 Oct 2020Victoria Hotel, Millmead Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JW
Received 1 Oct 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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