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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 dates50,722Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 26,506 approved or refused records
2,547Refused applications
23,959 approved · 2,547 refused · 2,905 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application Permitted21/01291/VAR
Variation of condition 6 (Pedestrian Crossing Point) of application 18/00354/FUL (Erection of 4no dwellings following demolition of existing property.)
Site Of Former Bracelands, 48 Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Mar 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/01293/TP5
Hawthorn - remove
Bailbrook House Hotel, Eveleigh Avenue, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JD
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01294/FUL
Conversion of roof space to form bedroom and en suite and insertion of dormer to rear elevation.
8 Lynfield Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4ER
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/01295/COND
Discharge of conditions 3,4,7 and 9 of application 19/04950/FUL (Erection of 1 no. 3 bed dwelling).
37 St George's Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2HW
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01296/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of application 17/01708/FUL allowed on appeal 09/05/2018 (Interior and exterior alterations, including a two-storey extension and creation of new vehicle access)
2 Manor Farm Cottages, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Lawful21/01297/CLPU
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
85 Spencer Drive, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2DN
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01298/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
67 Chantry Mead Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DE
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01299/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 19/01843/FUL (Erection of single and two storey extensions following demolition of existing conservatory and extensions).
Water Meadows, Mill Hill, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QJ
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01300/FUL
Alterations to flat roof.
First Floor Flat 2, De Montalt Place, 1 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HT
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Consent21/01301/LBA
External alterations to flat roof.
First Floor Flat 2, De Montalt Place, 1 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HT
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Refused21/01303/LBA
External alterations to paint the front elevation blue, reverting back to the colour that was in existence when the building was listed in 1975 (Retrospective).
Keynsham Conservative Club, 22 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DQ
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01304/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 19/03569/FUL (Erection of single storey extension to east elevation, extend basement to the west and alter parking area).
The Hermitage, 20 Somerset Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SW
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01305/FUL
Change of use from doctors surgery to a dwelling (Use Class C3)
The Surgery, Dark Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TT
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01307/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 18/01754/FUL (Erection of orangery, provision of parking, erection of link to main dwelling. Reinstatement of iron railing and stone pillars)
22 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Refused21/01308/FUL
Erection of four dwellings
Unit A, Upper Conygre, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01309/FUL
Conversion of loft with addition of rear dormer
20 Triangle East, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HZ
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01310/FUL
Erection of temporary contractor's compound for site works at Cleveland Pools, Hampton Row, Bath. (Retrospective)
Avon Rugby Club, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DD
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01311/FUL
Erection of new rear extension following demolition of lean-to outbuildings, enlarged dormer to top floor, timber garden decks and home working garden cabin.
20 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LW
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01312/COND
Discharge of condition 5 of application 20/04407/FUL (Erection of a single storey annex on similar footprint to existing garage (to be demolished))
Old Vicarage, Church Street, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LG
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Application Permitted21/01313/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension. refurbishment to the rear of the property. Removal of existing bay window to front elevation. Erection of new entrance canopy to front elevation. Removal of existing render on front elevation repointing existing stone.
The Old Bakehouse, 11 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SL
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01314/COND
Discharge of condition 5 of application 20/02431/FUL (Demolition of utility room to be replaced with garage and utility room extension; replacement porch; associated internal and external alterations; and re-orientation of existing swimming pool and associated hard and soft landscaping)
Tylehurst, 7 Sion Hill, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UH
Received 19 Mar 2021 - No Objection21/01315/TCA
Western Red Cedar (multi-stemmed) - Reduce height by 5m Cedar - Remove large deadwood and crown thin by 10%
18 Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AD
Received 19 Mar 2021 - Condition Discharged21/01316/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 17/05354/FUL (Erection of two replacement classrooms following removal of existing modular classroom buildings)
Swainswick Vc Primary School, Innox Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DB
Received 19 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01317/FUL
Conversion of three storey three bed house into two separate dwellings, one of which is to be one bed flat and the other a two-bed maisonette. removal of sode conservatory and erection of single storey rear/side extension.
33 Cynthia Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QQ
Received 19 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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