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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 dates46,167Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,332 approved or refused records
2,264Refused applications
19,068 approved · 2,264 refused · 2,616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas35 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
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More application records
- Application Permitted21/00832/FUL
Erection of single storey garden room attached to the property.
22 Worcester Park, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QU
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00833/FUL
Addition of 0.5m fencing to existing 1.5m wall (retrospective)
43 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RF
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00834/FUL
Erection of three extensions to an existing detached residential property.
High Meadow, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RR
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00835/FUL
Change of use of existing pavement area outside front of restaurant to site outside seating.
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd, 40 Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1TG
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00836/LBA
External alterations to recover existing roof with spanish slates, insulate and relay parapet and valley gutters.
10 Duke Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AG
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00837/FUL
Internal and external alterations to refurbish the entrance lobbies of Upper Borough Court. Installation of doors, PPC framed glazing to facade and aluminium panels to the inside of the arch.
Upper Borough Court, 2A Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RG
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00838/LBA
Internal and external alterations to refurbish the entrance lobbies of Upper Borough Court. Installation of doors, PPC framed glazing to facade and aluminium panels to the inside of the arch.
Upper Borough Court, 2A Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RG
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Refused21/00839/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 19/04514/FUL (Erection of rear and side extensions, internal alterations and external works)
Fir Tree Cottage, 9 Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SB
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Lawful21/00840/CLEU
Replacement dwelling as built and the garden shed to the north east within its domestic curtilage (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use)
Springfield Farm, Gullen, Shoscombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8NN
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00841/FUL
Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer and front Velux roof lights
83 Hillcrest Drive, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HE
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00842/COND
Discharge of Condition 5 attached to application 18/05278/FUL (Extension and conversion of garage to form granny annexe (Resubmission).)
Netherleigh, Pioneer Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QX
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Lawful21/00843/CLEU
Removal of garden wall. Lowering current level of the hard standing drive way. Erection of a 7x4 metre flat roof garage with the height of 2.5 metres. (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
24 West Hill Gardens, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3SH
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00844/TPO
T1 (Ash) - Remove. T2 (Ash) - Remove. T3 (Cherry Tree) Remove. T4 (Cypress) - Remove.
Little Priory, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LA
Received 24 Feb 2021 - No Objection21/00845/TCA
Cherry (T6) - Crown reduce by 1.5m.
Edward Court, Dapps Hill, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00846/LBA
Internal alterations to change layout of floor plan to flats
Scott Antiques, 11 London Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BU
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00847/FUL
Provision of loft conversion with rear dormer window.
6 Bailbrook Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AP
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Lawful21/00848/CLEU
Confirmation that for a period of at least 10 years the detached garage has not been used for the purposes of parking of vehicles of residents of HMO in 16-17 Devonshire Buildings, and that the property has been used as a HMO, and is therefore exempt from enforcement action (relating to breach of conditions 4 and 5 of 01/02079/FUL) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
17 Devonshire Buildings, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SP
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00849/LBA
External alterations to insert small CCTV camera to side of front gable
The Old Barn, Church Close, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6TU
Received 24 Feb 2021 - No Objection21/00850/TCA
T1 (16 no. Leylandii Trees) - Fell.
Lambridge House, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7HY
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00852/FUL
Erection of single and two-storey rear extension, side dormer window and internal remodelling with garage.
39 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AD
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Consent21/00853/LBA
Internal alterations to insert fire rated studwork to lower ground floor area, creation of cocktail/tapas bar to vault area, reorganisation of layout.
Walcot House, 90B Walcot Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BG
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00854/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 19/05354/LBA (Erection of replacement detached garage).
7 Alexander Buildings, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AT
Received 24 Feb 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/00855/TC5
T1 (Beech) - Fell. To be replaced with new Beech tree.
2 Manor Farm Cottages, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Application Permitted21/00856/FUL
Erection of garden annexe.
6 Southfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3NU
Received 24 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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