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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 dates53,575Searchable applications
959Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,175 approved or refused records
2,762Refused applications
27,413 approved · 2,762 refused · 3,069 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted21/02246/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and ground floor rear extension.
29 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 10 May 2021 - Approve21/02247/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.70 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.80 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.30 metres high.
7 Hillside View, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2TB
Received 10 May 2021 - Approve21/02248/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.40 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.40 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.50 metres high.
7 Lower Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PB
Received 10 May 2021 - Approve21/02249/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.20 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.52 metres high.
11 St Paul's Place, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2UN
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02251/FUL
Erection of granny annex on site of current shed.
67 Northmead Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2SH
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02252/FUL
Erection of 2-storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey extension.
6 Moorfields Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2HW
Received 10 May 2021 - Approve21/02253/RES
Approval of reserved matters with regard to outline application 20/00575/OUT for the demolition of existing hay barn and redevelopment of stable building to create four No. 2 bed dwellings and conversion of cattle barn as three No. workshop units. Provision of car and manoeuvring space, landscaping, amenity space, drainage and services. Access to be determined.
Bannerdown View Farm, Ashley Road, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TS
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02254/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension
17 Maypole Close, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PP
Received 10 May 2021 - Lawful21/02255/CLPU
Conversion of loft (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
1 Chaffinch Avenue, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2FR
Received 10 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02256/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 20/04020/FUL (Conversion of dwelling into two dwellings).
Bodhi House, 31A Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02257/FUL
Installation of car park management system (ANPR system and associated signage)
Lansdown Grove Hotel, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EH
Received 10 May 2021 - Consent21/02258/AR
Display of non-illuminated car park management signs. To include: signs mounted on signage poles, wall signs and signs mounted on camera columns.
Lansdown Grove Hotel, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EH
Received 10 May 2021 - Consent21/02259/LBA
External works for the installation of car park management system (ANPR system and associated signage)
Lansdown Grove Hotel, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EH
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02260/FUL
Erection of single and double storey rear extension.
152 Park Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AY
Received 10 May 2021 - Application Permitted21/02261/FUL
Erection of garden studio.
2 Longfellow Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SJ
Received 10 May 2021 - Consent21/02262/TPO
Beech T1 - crown reduce by approximately 3.5 m to reduce weight on poor unions and re-shape tree following installation of Cobra Bracing
24 Orchid Drive, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2TS
Received 11 May 2021 - Consent21/02263/TPO
3x Lime G1 - crown reduce previously pollarded by approximately 4m (30%). Crown clean to remove major deadwood and crossing branches. Prune back to boundary. T2 - Crown reduce x1 Lime tree by approximately 3m (20%). Crown clean to remove major deadwood and crossing branches
Bay Tree House, The Barton, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AJ
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02264/TCA
2x Laurel shrubs and Strawberry Tree G1 - hedge trimmers, back to previous trimming points, to control size and re-establish shape
6 Worcester Place, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QP
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02265/TCA
Conifer (T1) - fell
2 Stanley Villas, Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JE
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02266/TCA
Group of sycamore trees (T1) - Fell
Bath Sea Cadets, Nautica, 30 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PX
Received 11 May 2021 - No Objection21/02267/TCA
Beech (T1) - Prune back north and eastern lateral branches by 2-3m to reduce shading and leaf litter. Beech (T2) - Prune back north and western lateral branches by 2-3m to reduce shading and leaf litter.
30 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SL
Received 11 May 2021 - Consent21/02268/TPO
T2- Leyland Cypress - Remove dead wood from lower canopy. T1- (group) Lawson Cypress & Conifer Leylandii - Fell
31 Van Diemen's Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TW
Received 11 May 2021 - Application Refused21/02269/FUL
Erection of timber frame and cladding golf simulator building in the rear garden (Resubmission).
8 Mendip Gardens, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UT
Received 11 May 2021 - Condition Discharged21/02270/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Travel Plan) of application 19/01300/FUL (Change of Use from B2 Recycling Plant to B8 Warehouse and Distribution).
Keynsham Paper Mill, Avon Mill Lane, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2UG
Received 11 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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