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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 dates53,662Searchable applications
959Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,281 approved or refused records
2,769Refused applications
27,512 approved · 2,769 refused · 3,072 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- No Comment21/02271/CONSLT
Consultation request from Dot Surveying for proposed telecommunications installation
Street Record, Church Court, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 May 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/02272/TP5
T1.Norway Maple-Minor works to prune former growing points that have not responded to past reduction works, to promote the vitality of veteran tree.
4 Miller Walk, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6TJ
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02273/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension over existing garage
1 Simons Close, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LS
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02274/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, with minor alterations to the existing side extension. A replacement garage with new garden room to the rear of the plot.
48 Bloomfield Drive, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BG
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02276/FUL
Change of use from dwelling house (Use class C3) to 3 bedroom HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) (Use class C4).
199 Redland Park, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1SQ
Received 11 May 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/02277/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Travel Plan), 6 (Bicycle Storage), 7 (Motorcycle Parking), 9 (External Lighting), 11 (Mine Shaft Investigations), 12 (Flood Risk and Drainage), 13 (Contamination), 14 (Contamination), 15 (Contamination) of application 19/01802/FUL (Demolition of existing B1/ B8/ Sui Generis class use building and erection of proposed B1/ B8 class use commercial units (revised plans))
Eagle Plant, B & P House, Old Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7SW
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02278/TCA
T5, beech - fell.
Lyncombe Vale Farm, Lyncombe Vale, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LT
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02279/FUL
Erection of annex to provide ancillary accommodation to main dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings.
25 Kelston Mills, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AL
Received 11 May 2021 - Consent21/02280/LBA
External alterations for the erection of annex to provide ancillary accommodation to main dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings.
25 Kelston Mills, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AL
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02281/FUL
Erection of front porch and detached rear garage as an addition to previously approved planning application.
Gables, Entry Hill Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NL
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02282/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of application 20/04694/VAR (Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of application 20/00503/FUL (Erection of a two storey extension to an existing building)).
Hayesfield Girls School, Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LA
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02283/FUL
Proposed loft conversion
22 Heathfield Close, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4NW
Received 11 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02284/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 and 5 of application 20/04559/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, one porch, fascade and internal alterations)
Over Morton, Breach Hill Common, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8YG
Received 12 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02285/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and refurbishment of the existing dwelling.
Woodstock, Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AY
Received 12 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02286/FUL
Change of Use from professional and financial services (Use Class E(c)) to university related uses, provision of education (Use Class F1(a)).
Level 2 Santander Bank, Wessex House, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7JT
Received 12 May 2021 - No Objection21/02289/TCA
Birch T2 - remove
34 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02291/TCA
Walnut T1 - fell
54 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 11 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02292/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 12/05189/FUL (Erection of extensions and garaging (Resubmission))
Whitegates, Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XF
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/02293/CLPU
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights at front (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
18 Landseer Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DX
Received 12 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02294/FUL
Retention of existing extraction system and suspended fire rated sub ceiling, removal of existing non-illuminated fascia and replacement with non-illuminated fascia and alterations to shopfront.
Thyme Deli Boa, 27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 12 May 2021 - Consent21/02295/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include retention of existing extraction system and suspended fire rated sub ceiling, removal of existing non-illuminated fascia and replacement with non-illuminated fascia and alterations to shopfront.
Thyme Deli Boa, 27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 12 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02296/FUL
Erection of Garden Centre within existing car park and associated white lining works.
Morrisons Supermarket, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AE
Received 12 May 2021 - Consent21/02297/AR
Display of 3no. non-illuminated 'Garden Centre' fascia signs.
Morrisons Supermarket, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AE
Received 12 May 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/02298/TC5
Holly (T1) - Fell and treat stump.
54 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PJ
Received 12 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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