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Bath and North East Somerset planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Bath and North East Somerset Council. Also known as B&NES, BathNES and BANES.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bath and North East Somerset website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates55,601Searchable applications
952Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 32,663 approved or refused records
2,898Refused applications
29,765 approved · 2,898 refused · 3,187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- No Objection21/03806/TCA
Purple plum (Prunus cerasifera) -Re-shape to reduce overhang over pavement.
Priory Hotel, Weston Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XT
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Condition Discharged21/03807/COND
Discharge of conditions 9 (drainage) and 13 (water efficiency) of application 20/04702/FUL (Erection of two detached 4-bed split-level dwellings with single garages following demolition of existing house (Resubmission)).
Newton Hurst, Darlington Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NL
Received 11 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/03809/TCA
Crown lift trees in Brunel Square to 3m above ground level. Crown lift trees to rear of station to 3m above ground level. (amended description )
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Received 11 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/03810/TCA
Crown lift trees on walkway access route to 3m above ground level. ( amended description )
Keynsham Railway Station, Station Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2BN
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Approve21/03814/CDCOU
Prior approval request for change of use of ground floor from Commercial, Business and Service to 1no. bedroom flat (C3).
1 The Island, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2HQ
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03815/FUL
Erection of a two-storey rear and side extension over a split level.
4 St George's Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RN
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03816/FUL
Single storey extension to front and partial garage conversion
7 Howard Close, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AS
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Consent21/03817/LBA
Works to create a WC and roof over the external steps
6 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XG
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Not PD - Full Planning Required21/03818/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.60 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.20 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.70 metres high.
14 Millfield, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2PG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Lawful21/03820/CLPU
Erection of single-storey side extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Woodlands, Chew Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SA
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03824/FUL
Conversion of redundant existing gatehouse building into a one bedroom holiday let
Building To North Of Laughing Snakes, Midford Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/03827/VAR
Variation of conditions 8 (materials), 11 (ridge heights) and 13 (plans list) of application 19/00756/FUL (Erection of a building comprising 2no apartments following removal of the existing storage building and advertising hoardings).
Land South Of 378, Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Approve21/03828/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/00200/FUL (Erection of outbuilding following removal garden shed).
7 Carlingcott, Carlingcott, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AR
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Consent21/03829/LBA
Internal and external alterations to convert former bank to restaurant, including: Remove modern partition walls and fit engineered timber floorboards on top of the existing floor structure to ground floor Main House. Remove partitions to open area between Main House and Mews House. Convert Mews House ground floor storeroom to kitchen, including fitting extraction fan. Change timber shop front to black. Plus, various other works to make good and renovate the property.
30 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03830/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension with associated works.
The Arbour, Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AX
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03831/FUL
Erection of garden summerhouse.
7 Hatfield Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AF
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Application Refused21/03834/FUL
Erection of rear extension, front porch and loft conversion
8 Woodlands Park, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BQ
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Approve21/03835/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/03196/FUL (Conversion of upper floors to create six flats together with a rear extension to replace an existing extension).
Silcox House, 5 - 7 New Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AF
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Approve21/03836/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/00943/FUL (Installation of new pitched roof with dorma windows to form new first floor along with internal remodelling.)
7 Fairways, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3HX
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03837/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side return extension and box dormer roof extension.
2 Rockliffe Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QN
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Consent21/03838/LBA
Internal works for the removal of 2no. modern partition walls and 2no. modern doors. 1no. wall to be replaced with a new Crittal style glazed partition
Flat 3, Claverton Lodge, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EN
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Condition Discharged21/03839/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (drainage) of application 20/04354/FUL (Erection of single storey extension to rear of kitchen, conversion of store to rear entrance and minor changes to front elevation).
Fair Orchard, South Widcombe, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BL
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Application Refused21/03840/M6A
Modification of S106 attached to planning application WN/10553/D (planning obligation 6.4 in relation to the retention of the play area).
Street Record, Thicket Mead, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/03841/FUL
Construction of a summer room, following removal of free standing timber shed (Retrospective).
147 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JN
Received 13 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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