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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 dates50,186Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 25,961 approved or refused records
2,508Refused applications
23,453 approved · 2,508 refused · 2,880 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No Objection21/01142/TCA
Cherry (1) - height reduction by 5m on this multi-stem wild cherry and balance reshape the crown
5A Calton Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PP
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01143/FUL
Erection of an external office building to the rear of Combe Road Dental Surgery
Combe Road Dental Surgery, 8 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HX
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01144/FUL
Conversion of loft space to living space to include roof lights and a dormer window.
4 Bloomfield Lane, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7QU
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Approve21/01145/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.40 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.50 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high.
26 Montague Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3LA
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01146/FUL
Erection of single story rear extension including two skylights in roof of extension.
126 Lays Drive, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2LW
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/01147/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 5 of application 19/01300/FUL (Change of Use from B2 Recycling Plant to B8 Warehouse and Distribution)
Keynsham Paper Mill, Avon Mill Lane, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2UG
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01148/FUL
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
21 Poolemead Road, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QW
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Approve21/01149/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/04088/FUL (Erection of first floor side extension)
157 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AU
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Lawful21/01150/CLPU
Replacement of glass roof panels in existing conservatory with insulated roof panels (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
14 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DE
Received 11 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01151/TCA
T1 and T2 (2 no. Robinia) - Fell
Cokers Cottage, 1B Streamside, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01152/LBA
Internal and external works for the installation of 5no. external gas meter boxes and 5no. boiler flues to the rear of the property
Scott Antiques, 11 London Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BU
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01153/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the replacement of 5no. high level windows in the south elevation of the existing hall.
Widcombe Baptist Church, Ebenezer Terrace, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JR
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Approve21/01154/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 16/05511/FUL (Conversion of loft space into additional living accommodation and installation of velux windows).
Flat 6, St Swithins Yard, Walcot Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BG
Received 11 Mar 2021 - No Comment21/01156/CONSLT
Newton Park Biodiversity Management Plans (BMP) & Landscape and Habitat Management Plan (Period June 2019 to June 2020)
Newton, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BN
Received 11 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01157/TCA
Goat Willow (T1) - Remove to ground level.
Waverley House, 53 Bloomfield Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AE
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01158/FUL
Erection of a modern aluminium and glass conservatory with a balcony attached.
40 Napier Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LW
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01160/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (materials) of application 19/03466/RES (Approval of reserved matters with regard to outline application 18/01149/OUT allowed on appeal 04.12.2018 for (Outline application for the erection of detached bungalow in land adjacent to existing property).)
9 Britten's Close, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7RZ
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01163/FUL
Change of use from agricultural land to dog walking paddock with associated boundary fencing, gates, parking, storage shed and shelter, as well as improvements to the existing agricultural track to provide a suitable all weather surface to connect the site entrance to the car parking area.
Parcel 3875, Warminster Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01164/FUL
Erection of mono pitch extension off existing apex building for implement storage and hay / straw storage.
Splott Farm, Withyditch Lane, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AU
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01165/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
Little Haven Barn, Birchwood Lane, Publow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NF
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01166/FUL
To remove the existing garden wall and re-build further up the garden.
7 Victoria Place, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EY
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01168/FUL
Provision of loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer.
24 Junction Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NH
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01169/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 3 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 11 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01170/LBA
Construction of a single storey, fully glazed rear extension including external alterations.
Flat 11 Sub-basement, 9 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DH
Received 11 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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