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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 dates54,947Searchable applications
952Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 31,829 approved or refused records
2,848Refused applications
28,981 approved · 2,848 refused · 3,149 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Permitted21/03643/FUL
Erection of single storey tearoom, enlarged customer car park and outdoor seating area, following removal of existing office building and polytunnel
Chew Valley Nursery, Chew Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8HJ
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03644/FUL
Erection of two storey side and rear extension
50A North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QQ
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/03645/FUL
Erection of a 3 bedroom end terrace dwelling and associated works.
6 Riverside Cottages, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3PS
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Lawful21/03646/CLPU
Erection of 3m rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
5 Saxon Way, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8TR
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03647/LBA
Internal alterations to the layout in 2010, changing property from 6 bedsits to 4 self-contained bedsits by reinstating 2 doorways and boarding over 2 doorways.
10A Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AX
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03648/FUL
Proposed Refurbishment, Re-roofing (including re-modelling) and addition of Single-Storey Extensions to Rosemere, with associated Gate House, Garaging, Parking and swimming pool.
Rosemere, Homefield Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3EQ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Condition Discharged21/03649/COND
Discharge of condition 12 of application 20/03188/FUL (Proposed alteration and extension of existing dwelling, creation of off-street parking and conversion of existing outbuilding to create a home office).
Proud Cross Cottage, Middle Street, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BT
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03650/TPO
G1 - Section fell x3 dead Elm trees to as close to ground level as possible G3 - Prune Sycamore trees which overhang road back to boundary by shortening branches by up to 4m
Parcel 656, Fersfield, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03651/TCA
Ash (T1) - Prune back to boundary wall by shortening limbs to SE which overhang driveway by approx. 5m Oak (T2) - Prune back to boundary wall by shortening limbs to SE by approx. 2m.
55 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PR
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03653/FUL
Erection of side extension, replacement of lean-to roof at rear with flat roof balcony, new raised patio, modification of fenestration at rear, new garden room.
126 Southdown Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JJ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03654/TCA
Plum Tree (T1) - fell
34 Elm Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BA
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03655/TPO
Ash (T1) - Fell
14A Molly Close, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AE
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03657/FUL
Removal of existing combustible timber cladding and replacement of new non-combustible cladding.
Burnthouse Court, Old Fosse Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03658/LBA
External alterations to reinstate railings as they were originally and to match others in the area to the front and left boundary wall.
2 Prior Park Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NP
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03659/FUL
Single storey rear extension
4 Chewton Place, Chewton Road, Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SX
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Condition Discharged21/03660/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 17/05620/FUL (Replacement two storey dwelling, erection of new attached two storey house with basement and alterations to vehicle access)
170 North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DL
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/03662/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
17A Powlett Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QH
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03663/FUL
Change of use from residential accommodation (Use Class C3) to four holiday lets (Sui Generis).
Bathampton Home Farm, Tyning Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6TL
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/03664/FUL
Change of use of land from agricultural land to garden land and erection of timber fencing (Retrospective).
Lobbington Cottage, Chew Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UE
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Condition Discharged21/03665/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 and 5 of application 20/04892/FUL (Erection of new pool building and lean-to garage replacing existing outbuilding and plant building)
Beacon Wood House, Rivers Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JZ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Application Refused21/03666/FUL
Erection of new one-bedroomed flat for renting to students or as a holiday-let, ancillary to the existing house and extension of porch and installation of 11 solar panels to the front roof slope of the existing house.
16 Oakhill Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5PH
Received 31 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03667/FUL
Extension and refurbishment of existing detached property including recladding of external walls and roof
Glenmarrick, Southstoke Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5SN
Received 31 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03668/TCA
T1 - Yew. Reduce height by approx. 3m to height of adjacent hedge. T2 - Sycamore. Reduce height by approx. 3m to height of adjacent hedge and shape remaining crown to suit height. T3/4 - Small pair of Birch trees. Fell
180 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AA
Received 2 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/03669/TCA
1 Rowan tree and 1 field maple - Reduce the crowns by up to 1m.
21 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Received 2 Aug 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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