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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 dates51,218Searchable applications
971Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 27,177 approved or refused records
2,585Refused applications
24,592 approved · 2,585 refused · 2,933 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Application Permitted21/02465/FUL
Erection of extension and terrace to rear of property, internal refurbishment and alterations to rear garden.
52 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LL
Received 22 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02466/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension and front extension
West Holme, Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EN
Received 24 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02467/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Protecting Architectural Features) of application 19/03998/LBA (Proposed conversion/Change of Use of the upper storage/facilities to provide 3 no. single bedroom flats with the ground floor retained as business use, together with the Replacement/Extension of rear 3-storey accommodation)
11 London Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BU
Received 24 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02468/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection), 4 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement), 10 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples) and 11 (Flood Risk and Drainage - Infiltration Testing) of application 19/04450/FUL (Erection of two dwellings and associated works)
Orchard House, 3 Rotcombe Lane, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6JW
Received 24 May 2021 - Approve21/02469/NMA
Non Materials Amendments to application 19/04450/FUL (Erection of two dwellings and associated works)
Land And Buildings East Of 3, Rotcombe Lane, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 May 2021 - Lawful21/02470/CLPU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
26 Cadbury Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1JW
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02471/FUL
Erection of outdoor office / garden shed (Retrospective).
Oakwood House, Haycombe Lane, Englishcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2FL
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02472/FUL
Loft conversion with side and rear dormers.
40 Rosslyn Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LH
Received 24 May 2021 - No Objection21/02473/TCA
Sycamore (T43287) - fell; Ash (T828) - fell; Cypress (T885) - remove branch that has become detached from canopy; G5 - fell Ash and coppice old Sycamore stump; G4 - fell 2No. Sycamore, Alder and Ivy covered stem; G6 - thin by 30%
Scout Hall, Wells Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 May 2021 - No Objection21/02474/TCA
2no. Apple - Reduce height and spread by 2m, crown thin by 10% and remove deadwood.
Dumpers House, Dumpers Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SS
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02475/FUL
Erection of two storey side and single storey extension plus garage
8 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4JY
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02476/VAR
Variation of condition 5 of application 18/04797/FUL (Conversion of existing nightclub to a public house to include ventilation and extract equipment, detached bar kiosk, covered seating area and terrace seating area to rear)
The Nest, 7 Bladud Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LS
Received 24 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02477/COND
Discharge of conditions 10 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples), 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) and 12 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement) of application 21/00341/FUL (Erection of a two storey, two-form entry primary school at Hygge Park)
New School, 35 Fairfield Way, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Refused21/02479/ODCOU
Prior approval request for change of use from offices (Use Class B1) to 13no. flats (Use Class C3).
Oval Estates (bath) Ltd, The Oval Office, Cobblers Way, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3BX
Received 21 May 2021 - Approve21/02480/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50 metres 2) have a maximum height of 2.80 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high.
35 Waveney Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RU
Received 24 May 2021 - Approve21/02481/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50 metres 2) have a maximum height of 2.80 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high
37 Waveney Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RU
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02482/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and widening of vehicular access
16 Henrietta Gardens, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LZ
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02483/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, terracing, changes of materials, modifications to fenestration and new windows/doors
125 Ivy Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AW
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02484/FUL
Replacement of existing conservatory extension to side with new timber framed orangery extension
56 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LL
Received 24 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02485/FUL
Erection of lower ground floor rear porch
25 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BZ
Received 24 May 2021 - Consent21/02486/LBA
Erection of lower ground floor rear porch
25 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BZ
Received 24 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02487/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 8 and 11 of application 20/02699/FUL (Erection of replacement dwelling (Resubmission)).
Bromley Mount, Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4DE
Received 24 May 2021 - No Objection21/02488/TCA
Liquidambar T1 - remove Yew T2 - remove Lawson Cypress T3 - remove
Haytor, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HP
Received 25 May 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/02492/FUL
Erection of double storey side extension and external works.
23 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 25 May 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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