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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 dates46,991Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 22,373 approved or refused records
2,315Refused applications
20,058 approved · 2,315 refused · 2,675 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- No Objection21/00158/TCA
Sycamore (T1) - Remove deadwood Row of 16no. Beech trees (T2) - Crown lift over garden side to 5m, Remove deadwood Magnolia (T3) - Reduce by 2m
Manor House Farm Cottage, North Stoke Lane, North Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00159/TCA
Sycamore (T1) - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points Dead Pear Tree (T2) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible Apple (T3) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible Hedge (mixed species) (H4) - Reduce in height by approx 3m and trim lawn side Conifer Hedge (H5) - Reduce in height by approx 4m and trim back on lawn side
4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Consent21/00161/TPO
Ash tree (T1) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible due to having Ash Dieback.
9 Tyndale, Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7UB
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00162/FUL
Erection of 1 no. 3 bedroom house following demolition of existing dwelling.
The Old Cider Barn, Dumpers Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SS
Received 14 Jan 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/00163/TC5
Pine - remove
West Lodge, Fox Hill, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AS
Received 14 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00165/TCA
Portuguese Laurel (T1)-Reduce by 800mm. Lawson Cypress (T2)-Reduce by 3 metres.
Home Farm House, Church Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TX
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Approve21/00166/ODCOU
Prior approval request for change of use of existing first floor from offices (Use Class B1a) to 1no. two bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3).
Unit 5 Peter Gunning And Partners, The Foundry, Beehive Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BT
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00167/FUL
Extension and alteration to existing doctor's surgery to provide additional consulting rooms, a wheelchair accessible toilet and improvements to the parking areas.
Westfield Surgery, 51 Waterford Park, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3UJ
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Not PD - Full Planning Required21/00168/HPD
Prior approval request for a rear conservatory that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.30 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.30 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.40 metres high.
8 Cynthia Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QH
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Approve21/00169/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/02570/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey side extension.)
24 St Anne's Avenue, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2EH
Received 14 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00172/TCA
Fir (T2) - fell
Flat 2, Hope Cote Lodge, 127 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00173/FUL
Erection of 4no. bedroom attached HMO dwelling following demolition of double garage.
137 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NJ
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00174/FUL
Erection of 2no. semi-detached dwellings with associated car parking and works following demolition of detached garages to the rear of existing dwellings.
Land To Rear Of 99 & 101 Fairfield Park Road, Solsbury Way, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00175/FUL
Erection of a rear extension.
7 Cranmore Place, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UP
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00176/FUL
Internal alterations to cellar including new windows. New metal stair and patio doors to provide access to garden from ground floor.
2 Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NA
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00177/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 18/00915/FUL (Erection of two storey extension with new entrance area, rear terrace and updated elevational treatment. Minor alterations existing garage).
232 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 15 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00178/TCA
Oak (T8) - Fell
58 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00179/FUL
Two storey rear extension and refurbishment of existing dwelling.
Cloudberry House, Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AX
Received 15 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00180/TCA
Remedial works to trees as proposed in the survey documents.
Somervale School, Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2JD
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00181/VAR
Variation of condition 24 (plans list) of application 20/02506/VAR (Variation of condition 24 (Plans List) of application 19/05541/FUL (Demolition of buildings on site and erection of 9 dwellings, together with associated works.)
Former Police Station, Bath Hill, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 15 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00182/TCA
Silver Birch (SB) - Light reduction (2m maximum), crown thin (10%) and crown lift (4m). Remove one branch that grows over garage (to the NW).
10 Brookleaze Buildings, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RA
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Approve21/00183/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/01617/VAR (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 14 of application 18/01999/FUL (Erection of 8 no. apartments with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing detached house and garage (Resubmission)).
40 Bloomfield Park, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00184/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side extension.
Glenlea, Pioneer Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QX
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00185/FUL
Erection of garden room
Conewood Bungalow, Jubilee Terrace, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NU
Received 15 Jan 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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