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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 dates51,490Searchable applications
967Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,508 approved or refused records
2,606Refused applications
24,902 approved · 2,606 refused · 2,943 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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 Objection21/02560/TCA
2 x Ash ( Ash Dieback )- fell.
Site Of Former Folly Inn Brewery And Pleasure Ground, Lane Hampton Row To Grosvenor Bridge, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 27 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02561/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension
26 Nightingale Way, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4NL
Received 27 May 2021 - No Objection21/02562/TCA
Sycamore T1 - fell Pear - T2, T3 - reduce in height by approximately 6 - 8 feet
1 Rockliffe Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QN
Received 27 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02563/FUL
Erection of garden room.
Garden Flat, 130 London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DD
Received 27 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02564/FUL
Blocking up door opening to separate apartments 3 and 4
Apartment 3-4, Sutton Court, Sutton Court Access Road, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4DN
Received 27 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02565/FUL
Erection of a replacement porch (Resubmission).
Lake View, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TY
Received 27 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02566/FUL
Erection of new single storey extension following demolition of existing single storey extension
58 Holcombe Vale, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6UX
Received 28 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02567/COND
Discharge of condition 9 of application of 20/02723/FUL (Extension to the existing Rotork building, the reconfiguration of the goods yard, relocation of the car park (temporary), and extended cycle store).
Rotork Controls Limited, Rotork House, Brassmill Lane, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JQ
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02568/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension to create open plan kitchen-dining room.
32 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QQ
Received 28 May 2021 - No Objection21/02569/TCA
Large Holly Bush. - fell
63 Lower Whitelands, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3JP
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02570/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with the utilisation of existing small extension wall(s).
137 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EL
Received 28 May 2021 - Consent21/02572/LBA
Internal alterations, repairs & replacement where necessary of external doors & windows, and the installation of a new rooflight.
Coley Cottage, Coley Road, Coley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6AN
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02575/FUL
Change of use of agricultural building and land to mixed agricultural and equestrian, the erection of a hay barn and the creation of an all-weather riding arena (Part Retrospective).
Parcel 4668, Pensford Lane, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2021 - Lawful21/02576/CLEU
Use of yard and buildings for storage, repair and service of vehicles in relation to taxi business (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
Somerset Taxis, Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02578/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 20/04563/FUL (Construction of timber car port with accessible green roof to existing private parking area)
The Hermitage, 20 Somerset Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SW
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02579/FUL
Provision of loft conversion with a rear flat roof dormer window.
5 Wallace Road, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QQ
Received 28 May 2021 - Lawful21/02580/CLEU
Use of The Cottage, 19 Hobbs Wall, Farmborough as a separate dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
The Cottage, 19 Hobbs Wall, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0BH
Received 28 May 2021 - Consent21/02581/LBA
Internal alterations to the second-floor offices comprising new internal partition walls, removal and replacement of internal ducting, pipework, cable trays, wiring, light fittings, installation of kitchenettes and fixed storage units, installation of curtain partition systems, removal and in-filling of internal door and associated works. Addition of a sprinkler system on the fourth floor as an amendment to listed building consent 21/01326/LBA (Internal works comprising of the general refurbishment and minor alterations to the residential accommodation at fourth floor level).
Kings Court, Parsonage Lane, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1ER
Received 28 May 2021 - Approve21/02582/NMA
Non Materials Amendments to application 20/01061/FUL (Erection of 4no. dwellings and associated works following demolition of existing dwelling).
21 Henrietta Gardens, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NA
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/02583/FUL
Erection of timber multi use stable/garage/shed adjacent to paddock.
Myrtoe Cottage, 19 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Refused21/02584/FUL
Erection of ground floor extension, addition of new first floor and associated garage, including storage for refuse, recycling and bicycles.
St Andrews, Old Lane, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0BW
Received 28 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02585/FUL
Erection of wooden gazebo in rear garden (retrospective)
28 Birch Road, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3TP
Received 29 May 2021 - No Objection21/02586/TCA
Multi stemmed Ash - remove stem growing over shed
11 Welton Road, Westfield, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3UA
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02587/FUL
Erection of two storey and single storey side extension following demolition of front porch and side garage. Installation of pitched roof over existing rear flat roof and improvements to driveway.
22 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 29 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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