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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
28,890 approved · 2,846 refused · 3,144 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Court Farm, Church Lane, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EP
Received 28 Jul 2021Church Gate House, Church Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8TU
Received 28 Jul 202142 St Clement's Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AF
Received 28 Jul 2021200 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NG
Received 28 Jul 202111 Green Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TL
Received 28 Jul 20211 West Houses, White Cross, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6ET
Received 28 Jul 202145 Wellsway, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1HU
Received 28 Jul 2021Land Rear Of Yearten House, Water Street, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Jul 2021Kings Head, 40 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BX
Received 28 Jul 202124 Sydenham Buildings, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BS
Received 28 Jul 2021Monkton Combe Junior School, Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7ET
Received 28 Jul 202176 Lorne Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BZ
Received 28 Jul 2021Windy Ridge, Howgrove Hill Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 7UZ
Received 29 Jul 202111 Richmond Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TU
Received 29 Jul 202158 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PB
Received 29 Jul 2021Garden Flat, 10 Station Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DY
Received 29 Jul 202129 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PD
Received 29 Jul 2021Packhorse House, Old Midford Road, Midford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DQ
Received 29 Jul 20211 Newbridge Court, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PS
Received 29 Jul 20211 Newbridge Court, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PS
Received 29 Jul 20214 Oriel Gardens, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AS
Received 29 Jul 2021Derelict Farm Buildings, Ruett Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 29 Jul 20211 Heather Drive, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BW
Received 29 Jul 202133 Carlingcott Lane, Carlingcott, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AW
Received 29 Jul 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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