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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 dates51,762Searchable applications
959Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,855 approved or refused records
2,631Refused applications
25,224 approved · 2,631 refused · 2,961 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Refused21/02654/FUL
Erection of a 2 bed detached 1.5 storey dwelling with a home office and store outbuilding at the rear.
10 Grange Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AH
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02655/FUL
Erection of dormer bungalow following demolition of existing house.
26 Tyning Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3HL
Received 4 Jun 2021 - No Objection21/02656/TCA
Bay tree (T1) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.
25 Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NF
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/02657/COND
Discharge of conditions 5 , 6, 9, 10 and 11 of application 16/03984/FUL (Demolition of the existing buildings and erection of 8.no dwellings with access from the existing entrance.)
Chantry Farm, Stockwood Lane, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 8NE
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02658/FUL
Erection of single storey rear conservatory
8 Garstons, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TE
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02659/FUL
Erection of front porch, replace the flat roof on the existing side extension with a pitched roof and insert new windows to the front and side elevation of the property at first floor level.
39 Uplands Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JQ
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02660/FUL
Erection of rear extension and loft conversion
Zermatt, Church Hill, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6HF
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02661/FUL
Demolition of out buildings, car port and conservatory and erection of a two storey rear extension
12 Broad Croft, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8QG
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02662/FUL
Retain existing lamp posts and replace light heads with a LED light engine system. Replace building and wall mounted lights with new LED. Replace emergency light with new LED.
Car Park, Morrisons Supermarket, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02663/FUL
Provision of hip-to-gable roof extension with two dormer windows to provide additional accommodation with associated works.
The Elms, Stockwood Hill, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2AN
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02664/FUL
Addition of second storey atop existing flat roof attached garage to create a master bedroom, erection of ground floor extension to accommodate a relocated and expanded kitchen/diner and erection of flat roofed infill front entry porch.
7 Eastfield Avenue, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4HG
Received 5 Jun 2021 - Consent21/02665/LBA
External alterations for the reinstatement of railings and masonry as a result of car accident in April 2021.
Connaught Mansions, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BP
Received 5 Jun 2021 - Lawful21/02666/CLEU
Use of first and second floors of property as 4 no. self-contained dwellings and associated internal alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
10A Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AX
Received 5 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02667/FUL
Remove glass from two windows on ground floor north elevation and replace with aluminium louvres. Blank off existing louvre, from the inside, on ground floor north elevation.
Midsomer Norton Telephone Exchange, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2ET
Received 7 Jun 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/02668/TC5
Dead Atlas Cedar (T1) - Remove.
101 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XN
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02672/FUL
Proposed single storey extension.
72 Sladebrook Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1LR
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02674/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Ecological compensation and enhancement) of application 21/01623/FUL (Construction of an equestrian exercise area for personal (Hobby) use only. Replacing existing temporary agricultural barn (used for hay storage/lambing) with slightly larger permanent barn. Make existing temporary stable block permanent. Install track and hardstanding area (started)).
Parcel 5425, Rankers Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Jun 2021 - No Objection21/02675/TCA
Bay (T001), Palm (T002), Cherry (T003) and Magnolia (T004) - Fell all.
39 Belgrave Crescent, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JU
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02678/COND
Discharge of condition 12 of 19/01784/OUT (Residential development of up to 9 dwellings with associated new vehicular access, car parking, associated infrastructure and landscaping following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings (Resubmission))
46 Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2AW
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02679/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) of application 19/05514/FUL (Erection of three storey side extension, roof alteration to existing rear extension, and associated external works to follow demolition of existing garage / studio. (Resubmission)).
121 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02682/FUL
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 7 Jun 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/02683/TC5
Dead Cherry Blossom - Remove.
Paddington, 164 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AT
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02684/FUL
Erection of extension to existing single storey attached garage.
18 Lansdown Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LR
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Application Permitted21/02685/FUL
Proposed dropped kerb and footpath cross over
20 Lansdown Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LR
Received 7 Jun 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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