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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 dates47,069Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 22,475 approved or refused records
2,319Refused applications
20,156 approved · 2,319 refused · 2,680 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Application Permitted21/00186/FUL
Erection of single storey and two storey side extensions and provision of drop kerb to new drive.
23 Caernarvon Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2NY
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Consent21/00187/TPO
2no. Ash (T1) - Ash Dieback - fell and remove
90A Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NA
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Consent21/00190/TPO
2no. Ash - remove
Eveleigh House, Rockery Park, North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DN
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Approve21/00191/DEMA
Demolition of existing maintenance facility (2 no buildings), existing agricultural buildings (4 no buildings ancillary to agricultural holding) and 2 no existing dwellings (Longreach and Downend Farm)
Land At Rear Of Old Longreach Nursery, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 15 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00192/TCA
Silver Birch (Betula pendula) T1 - fell to ground level Pear (Possibly Pyrus calleryana) T2 - fell to ground level Mature Silver Birch (Betula pendula) T3 - reduce overextended limb overhanging the neighbours garden by approximately 1 meter to help lessen wind loading.
Combe Farm, The Coombe, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JD
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Lawful21/00196/CLPU
Repaint all existing rosewood colour frame windows, timber post at entrance, wood panelling to the north elevation and garden doors to front elevation to grey. Remove all existing creasing tiles and replace with Bath stone sills. Replace existing front door. Remove existing coping to wall between dwelling and garage and replace with Bath stone coping (to match sills) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use).
6 Dixon Gardens, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HH
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00197/FUL
Provision of new windows to front elevation and internal alterations
Unit 24-25, Midsomer Enterprise Park, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2BB
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00198/FUL
Erection of new porch entrance extension to front elevation and replacement of existing high hedge with new low stone wall
The Old Police House, Eckweek Road, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8EQ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00199/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 20/03206/FUL (Erection of new side extension, change windows to rear, associated external works following of demolition of existing garage and rear porch)
98 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PB
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00200/FUL
Erection of outbuilding following removal garden shed.
7 Carlingcott, Carlingcott, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AR
Received 17 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00201/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension and demolition of garage.
30 Marsden Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LW
Received 17 Jan 2021 - Condition Discharged21/00202/COND
Discharge of condition 8 of application 20/02723/FUL (Extension to the existing Rotork building, the reconfiguration of the goods yard, relocation of the car park (temporary), and extended cycle store).
Rotork Controls Limited, Rotork House, Brassmill Lane, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JQ
Received 17 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00203/FUL
Replacement of first floor glazed conservatory.
31 Calton Gardens, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QG
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00204/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and side return with associated internal alterations.
13 Station Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DY
Received 18 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00205/TCA
Ash T1 - fell. Ash T2 - fell.
The Old Post Office, Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AF
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Refused21/00206/LBA
External alterations for the painting of the first floor on the front elevation
The Old Bank, 20 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DQ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00209/TCA
Poplar (T1) - Remove
65 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00211/FUL
Provision of bollard and tarmac alterations and new path.
The Royal High School, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SZ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00212/FUL
Erection of a two storey, one bedroom dwelling following demolition of existing triple garage and associated works (Resubmission)
Englishcombe House Residential Home, 33 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 18 Jan 2021 - No Objection21/00213/TCA
2 No. Norway Maple-Crown reduction to around 18-20ft, shape proportionally and crown thin.
Westmarch, Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XB
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Lawful21/00214/CLPU
Certificate of Lawful Use (proposed) for the permanent stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation.
The Garden Apartment, 17 Kensington Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AP
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Consent21/00215/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of mid-20th century windows at 130-131 High Street with traditional metal framed windows set in painted timber sub-frames to match existing
130 High Street, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4BH
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00216/FUL
Erection of apartment building with 4no two bed flats with associated works following demolition of existing dwelling.
Wispers, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Application Permitted21/00218/FUL
Replacement of existing conservatory with a new conservatory on the same site. Increased height of boundary wall with no.54
56 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LL
Received 18 Jan 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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