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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.
14,584 approved · 1,768 refused · 2,141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Chapel Studio, 1-2 Dafford Street, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SW
Received 22 Oct 2020The Chapel Studio, 1-2 Dafford Street, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SW
Received 22 Oct 2020Tydvil, Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3JZ
Received 22 Oct 2020Willow Barn, Sunnymead Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UW
Received 22 Oct 2020Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club, Woodford Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XN
Received 22 Oct 2020Willow Barn, Sunnymead Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UW
Received 22 Oct 202013 Guinea Lane, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NB
Received 23 Oct 202010 Marlborough Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TX
Received 23 Oct 202010 Marlborough Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TX
Received 23 Oct 202013 Minster Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RQ
Received 23 Oct 2020Sandford, Chillyhill Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8QU
Received 22 Oct 2020Rectory Farmhouse, Church Road, Norton Malreward, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EX
Received 23 Oct 202016 Battle Walk, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 Oct 2020Dumpers Cottage, Dumpers Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SS
Received 23 Oct 2020Sun Chemicals Limited, Old Pit Road, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4RT
Received 23 Oct 202014 Williamstowe, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EJ
Received 23 Oct 202017 Forester Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QX
Received 23 Oct 2020Street Record, The Batch, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 Oct 20207 Molly Close, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AE
Received 23 Oct 202012 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RF
Received 23 Oct 2020Flat 5, Sydney House, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NU
Received 23 Oct 2020Manor House, Battle Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PT
Received 23 Oct 202010 Prospect Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JD
Received 23 Oct 2020115 Hillcrest Drive, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HE
Received 23 Oct 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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