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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 dates56,620Searchable applications
952Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 34,012 approved or refused records
2,979Refused applications
31,033 approved · 2,979 refused · 3,256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Consent21/03153/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the enlargement of the rear single storey extension. Replace UPVC windows with double glazed timber sash windows. Replace front door with a timber six panel door. Replacement of existing perspex canopy with storm porch. New aluminium sliding door to garden. Removal and replacement of 1970's renovations externally and internally, including render. Installation of central heating system. Provision of natural internal insulation to the front and rear elevations. Formation of new opening in rear wall and reinstate garage door.
1 Dafford's Buildings, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SG
Received 2 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03154/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and rear extension and construction of new single storey side and rear extension with associated soft and hard landscaping, rear dormer and solar panels to front roof.
21 St Christopher's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RG
Received 2 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03155/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
26 Wheelers Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2BX
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/03156/FUL
Erection of 2bed dwelling on land adjacent to existing
28 Manor Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RG
Received 3 Jul 2021 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT Required21/03157/AGRN
Excavation and construction of manure store for the storage of farm manure, to be used to fertilise crops in surrounding fields.
Parcel 0005 And 4200, Priston Lane, Marksbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03158/FUL
Erection of detached garage
6 Hill View, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EL
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03159/TPO
T1 Silver Birch -Reduce to within 30 - 40 cm of the previous cut point the length of branches that have grown between 2.5 and 5m since the previous crown reduction in 2014. Thin out dead and diseased branches and remove burls that are on branches of 8cm diameter or less. ( revised description )
14 The Tyning, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AL
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03160/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean to (resubmission of previously approved application 20/00377/FUL)
8 High Street, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ED
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03162/TCA
T1 Leylandii - Fell T2 Hazel - Coppice to ground level
83 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NF
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03163/FUL
Subdivision of existing dwelling into 2no. houses
Old Waggon & Horses, Hobbs Wall, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0BH
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03164/FUL
Erection of ground floor rear extension and garage conversion to extend house and provide annex accommodation
3 Entry Rise, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LR
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03165/TCA
T1 Holly - Fell
2 Walcot Parade, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NF
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03167/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 19/03656/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the erection of courtyard extension, glazed link corridor and internal refurbishment)
25 St Mark's Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PA
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03169/TCA
G1 Beech Stems - Fell T1 Beech Tree - Fell
The Hollies, Hatfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BD
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03170/TPO
T1 Copper Beech - Crown lift on roadside to allow 5.2 clearance for traffic.
Newbridge Towers, 169 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PX
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03171/TCA
T1 Magnolia - Fell
Beaufort Rise, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6PZ
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03172/VAR
Variation of condition 4 (Materials) of application 19/02295/RES (Approval of Reserved Matters from Outline Application 16/05707/OUT for the erection of detached dormer style bungalow)
1 Pitway Close, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TE
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03174/TCA
T1 Macrocarpa - crown lift 4.5m clearance over garden of 135 T2 Holly - fell T3 Holly - fell T4 Holly - fell T5 Laurel - fell
135 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AN
Received 5 Jul 2021 - No Objection21/03175/TCA
T1 Cherry - light crown lift and reduce by 2.5ft T2 Magnolia - reduce by approx 1m T3 Acer - crown lift to 3m thin by removal of 15 branches with a diameter of 1.5"
10 Beaufort Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RP
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03176/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 Hawkers Yard, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BY
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Consent21/03178/LBA
External works for the replacement of 2no. single glazed windows in kitchen extension with timber double glazed windows
33 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SW
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03179/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension to create master bedroom suite and internal ground floor reconfiguration.
42 Garstons, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TE
Received 5 Jul 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/03182/TC5
Removal of dead tree.
Bath Waterside Travelodge Hotel, Rossiter Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JP
Received 5 Jul 2021 - Application Permitted21/03183/VAR
Variation of condition 4 (plans list) of application 20/04503/FUL (Erection of a garden room and internal alterations.)
21 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EW
Received 5 Jul 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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