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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 dates49,370Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 25,408 approved or refused records
2,447Refused applications
22,961 approved · 2,447 refused · 2,821 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Permitted21/01869/FUL
Change of use and extension of the former butcher's shop (Use Class A1) to dwelling house (Use Class C3).
Country Butchers, Lower Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PA
Received 17 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01870/FUL
Erection of replacement domestic outbuildings to use as a home office, residential workshop / storage area, shower room with W.C and a home gym.
Thurdleigh, Wallace Road, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QQ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01871/FUL
Change of use of grass behind garages to parking spaces.
Street Record, Linden Close, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 18 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01872/FUL
Provision of loft conversion with rear roof dormer and erection of single storey rear extension.
37 Maybrick Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PU
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01873/FUL
Erection of two storey entrance following removal of porch. Re-cladding of existing dormer windows, 2 no. to the front and 1 no. to the rear.
38 Uplands Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JJ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Lawful21/01877/CLPU
Increase the size of 3no kitchen windows and installation of new ground floor window on the side elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
4 Cholwell Cottages, Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5DH
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Consent21/01879/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of failed lead gutters and flat roofs to dormers and lantern. Removal of lead coated with Acropol and provision of new lead.
30 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LT
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01880/FUL
Expansion of the existing car park. Widen entrance to car park to allow for two vehicles to pass side by side, additional street lighting, CCTV pole, fencing, cycle storage and installation of active and passive electrical vehicle charge points.
The Bath Studio School, The Link School, Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Refused21/01881/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use of agricultural land and buildings to 4 dwelling houses (Use Class C3).
Halfway Farm, Stanton Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4ET
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Approve21/01883/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.60 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.25 metres high.
12 Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QN
Received 19 Apr 2021 - No Objection21/01884/TCA
Leyland cypress ( tree 2 ) - reduce height to 40 feet; Thuja ( trees 3 and 4 ) - reduce height to 40 feet; Thuja ( tree 5) - dismantle; Yew ( tree 6 ) - dismantle; unspecified conifer ( tree 7 ) - reduce height to 40 feet; Goat Willow ( tree 8 ) - pollard to 6 feet.
Bewdley House, 67 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NL
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Consent21/01886/LBA
Formation of access gate in existing boundary
117 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4DF
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01887/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 19/04284/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory and detached garage)
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Received 19 Apr 2021 - No Objection21/01888/TCA
Rowan (T1) - Fell
106 North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DJ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Approve21/01889/NMA
Non-Materials Amendments to application 19/00497/ERES (Approval of reserved matters in regards to outline application 14/04354/EOUT for the development of 158 dwellings; parking; landscaping and all associated infrastructure)
Former Ministry Of Defence Foxhill Premises, Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01890/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 6 of application 16/04819/REG13 (Internal and external alterations to Newark Works (including West Machine Shop and Smithy) and demolition of Foundry and Boiler House.)
Street Record, Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01892/FUL
Conversion of side garden to driveway; involving alterations to the existing external staircase and the gradient of the garden to facilitate proposed use
16 Alpine Gardens, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5PE
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01893/FUL
Alterations to existing dwelling and proposed new dwelling.
115 Catherine Way, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7NZ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01895/FUL
Installation of external stair and gates
Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RG
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Consent21/01896/LBA
External alterations for installation of external stair and gates
Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RG
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Approve21/01897/NMA
Non-Materials Amendments to application 19/00497/ERES (Approval of reserved matters in regards to outline application 14/04354/EOUT for the development of 158 dwellings; parking; landscaping and all associated infrastructure)
Former Ministry Of Defence Foxhill Premises, Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted21/01898/FUL
Creation of a new vehicular access.
Little Horse Croft Farm, Ford Road, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QF
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01901/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the structural repairs to timber framed building.
1-2 Orange Grove, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LP
Received 19 Apr 2021 - No Objection21/01902/TCA
Lawson Cypress (T1) - Dismantle / fell to ground level
4 Gainsborough Gardens, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AJ
Received 20 Apr 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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