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Bath and North East Somerset Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates45,701Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,800 approved or refused records
2,234Refused applications
18,566 approved · 2,234 refused · 2,587 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas35 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Application Permitted21/00682/FUL
Installation of an extra loft window
1 Chew Cottages, Dapps Hill, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1EU
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00683/LBA
Internal and external alterations for Installation of an extra loft window
1 Chew Cottages, Dapps Hill, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1EU
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00684/LBA
Installation of new stairlift to the ground floor staircase
Rosary Cottage, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AR
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00685/LBA
External works for the removal and replacement of existing plastic gutter and downpipe on the rear of property with cast aluminium, as well as repointing the rear of property
46 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HY
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00686/LBA
External works for the removal of the exterior paint from the front (down to street level only), side and rear elevation of the building (including the window sills and reveals) and return to ashlar stone
40 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DB
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00689/COND
Discharge of condition 16 of application 17/03774/OUT (Outline application for the erection of two buildings to provide residential accommodation for students (up to 204 bedrooms) with ancillary accommodation and facilities and external courtyards, alterations to existing pedestrian and vehicular access, and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing building. Access, appearance, layout and scale to be determined and landscaping reserved.).
Site Of 34-35, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00690/FUL
Erection of 1no. 3bed dwelling for agricultural worker.
Stitchings Shord Farm, Stitchings Shord Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UD
Received 16 Feb 2021 - No Objection21/00691/TCA
Sycamore (T1) - Fell
5 Greenway Crescent, Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4FB
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00692/VAR
Variation of conditions 4, 7, 10, 21, and 22 of application 13/02136/REN (Renewal of application 10/00041/FUL (External and internal alterations and demolitions associated with a change of use from a school to a hotel on first and second floors and a restaurant and bar on ground and lower ground to include ancillary staff accommodation on the lower ground floor).)
10 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Approve21/00693/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/01412/FUL (Insulation and fenestration upgrade and repairs to the existing property)
10 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00694/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include insulation and fenestration upgrade and repairs to existing property (replace lower ground floor existing French doors and side panels with double-glazed slim profile bi-folding doors).
10 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00695/LBA
Internal and external alterations to enable change of use from school to hotel use.
10 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00696/FUL
Erection of single storey extension and loft conversion with dormer window
3 New Tyning Terrace, Fairfield Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6ER
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00697/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
127 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LL
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00698/FUL
Erection of single storey side infill extension to rear of property.
15 Lymore Gardens, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AQ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00699/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and replacement single storey side extension
21 Broadmoor Vale, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LP
Received 16 Feb 2021 - No Objection21/00700/TCA
T1 (Holly) - remove. T2 (Pear) - remove.
19 Prospect Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JD
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Non-determination21/00701/OUT
Outline application (with landscaping reserved) for the erection of a three-storey building comprising of 39no. self-contained flats (use class C3) following demolition of care home.
Treetops Nursing Home, St Clement's Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AF
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Approve21/00702/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 18/02831/FUL (Demolition of existing building and redevelopment comprising erection of a student accommodation building (sui generis) and erection of a flexible employment building (class B1)).
The Old Bakery, Jews Lane, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DG
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00703/FUL
Erection of ground floor rear extension and rear flat roof dormer.
42 Summer Leaze, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5EG
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00707/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
7 Sunset Close, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8HE
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00708/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey rear infill extension, following the demolition of existing extension and conservatory, and insertion of new windows.
2 The Close, Palmers Lane, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AX
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00709/FUL
Removal of redundant garden shed and replacement with timber framed building to provide a home office and storage.
2 Avondale Buildings, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RD
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00710/FUL
Addition of air source heat pump to provide renewable heating to home.
Bramble Barn, Church Lane, Priston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EF
Received 17 Feb 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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