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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 dates47,915Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 23,592 approved or refused records
2,363Refused applications
21,229 approved · 2,363 refused · 2,745 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Consent21/01436/TPO
Beech - reduce one branch prune overhanging roof by one third, remove two thinner branches overhanging Shandon, Cleevedale Road as illustrated in submitted photographs
Combe House, Cleevedale Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QS
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01437/FUL
Erection of new rear balcony and modifications to ground floor openings at rear
Northam, Bannerdown Road, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7PJ
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Objection21/01439/CONSLT
Development of a gas-powered standby electricity generation plant, associated infrastructure and access road
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01440/FUL
Erection of first floor extension over existing garage.
37 Chivers Street, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BH
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01443/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 and 7 of application 18/00307/FUL (Erection of new warehouse).
Hallatrow Business Park, Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EX
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01444/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 of application 20/04465/LBA (Internal and external alterations and refurbishment to a residential apartment (part-regularisation))
Flat 11 Sub-basement, 9 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DH
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01445/VAR
Variation of condition 12 (Plan List) of application 19/03253/FUL (The demolition of an existing detached dwelling for the erection of two dwellings)
21 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6NH
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01446/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of application 20/03315/LBA (Internal and external alterations for replacement of existing garden wall and refitting existing bathroom with additional shower)
1 Worcester Villas, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QR
Received 24 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01447/TCA
Copper Beech (T1) - Raise crown to 3.6m from the ground.
6 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JX
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01448/FUL
Installation of six CCTV cameras to north-west, south-east and south-west elevations (Retrospective and Resubmission)
2 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EP
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01449/LBA
External alterations for the installation of six CCTV cameras to north-west, south-east and south-west elevations (Regularisation and Resubmission)
2 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EP
Received 24 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01451/TCA
T1- Lawson cypress - fell T2- Lawson cypress - fell G3- Lawson cypress x2 - reduce by 50% G4- Leyland cypress - reduce by 50% T5- Horse chestnut - 4m crown reduction and crown clean T6- Ash - fell G7- Leyland cypress - reduce by 50%
18 Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SG
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01452/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/01326/FUL (Updating the appearance of existing garage, and converting into a usable outbuilding).
26 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01454/TCA
T1 (Magnolia) - Remove 2 main outer stems, reduce remaining height by max 1.5 m, reduce crown overhanging lawn by max 2 m.
95 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HR
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01456/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 of application 19/02946/FUL (Change of use from bank (Use Class A2) to a day nursery (Use Class D1) and associated works).
26 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DW
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01457/FUL
Change of use from cheese making facility (Use Class B2) to veterinary clinic (Use Class E)
Park Farm, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01458/LBA
Internal and external alterations in connection with change of use from cheese making facility (Use Class B2) to veterinary clinic (Use Class E)
Park Farm, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 25 Mar 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/01459/TC5
Western Red Cedar (T1) - Fell
Wood Lawn, Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 25 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01460/TCA
Yew (T1) - Crown reduce by 1.5m and re-shape.
St Georges Garden House, Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SJ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01461/TCA
Pinus Nigra (T1) - Crown thin by 15% Ash (T2) - Fell
St Georges Hill House, Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SJ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01462/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, side and rear dormers to facilitate loft conversion
44 Penn Lea Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3RB
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approve21/01463/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/02015/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension)
12 Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NP
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01464/FUL
Conversion of loft with rear pitched roof dormer
13 Station Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DY
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01465/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 20/01868/FUL (Erection of single story rear extension and removal of a part gable wall)
Jasmine Cottage, 41 Church Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TU
Received 25 Mar 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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