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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 dates58,774Searchable applications
945Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 36,707 approved or refused records
3,171Refused applications
33,536 approved · 3,171 refused · 3,408 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Objection21/04808/TCA
Various pruning works to trees G1, G2, G3, G4 as per tree survey schedule.
205 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04809/FUL
Erection of wooden fencing to rear (retrospective)
The Old Bank, 20 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DQ
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Approve21/04810/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 12/01953/FUL (Erection of first floor extension to existing rear garage and associated alterations to allow residential use).
3 Lansdown Place West, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EZ
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04811/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension to replace existing rear extension. Erection of rear dormer. Widening of existing driveway. Addition of side elevation windows. Removal of existing chimney. Removal of existing side elevation window. Addition of Velux rooflight.
25 Oakfield Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1JH
Received 26 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04812/TCA
G1 - reduction of 2no. lime by 2m and remove 1no. lime G2 - reduction of 2no. lime by 2m and remove 1no. lime T1 - removal of horse chestnut tree T2 -removal of sycamore tree T3 - reduction of horse chestnut by 3m
Home Farm, High Street, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7SW
Received 26 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04813/TCA
Whitebeam (T1) - reduce by 1m; Birch (T2) - reduce by 1m; Cherry (T3) - reduce by 1m.
The Malthouse, 7 High Street, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7SW
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Lawful21/04814/CLPU
Loft conversion with side dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
48 Albert Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AD
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04816/FUL
Conversion of 3 and 4 Tucking Mill Cottages into 1no. dwelling, erection of extensions to front and rear.
3 Tucking Mill Cottages, Tucking Mill Lane, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DB
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Approve21/04817/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/02094/FUL (Erection of a residential garage).
The Garden Apartment, 17 Kensington Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AP
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04818/FUL
Construction of pontoon with access ramp on the River Avon and bank at Cleveland Pools.
Cleveland Row, Hampton Row, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QR
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Consent21/04819/LBA
External alterations to include construction of pontoon with access ramp on the River Avon and bank at Cleveland Pools.
Cleveland Row, Hampton Row, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QR
Received 26 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04820/TCA
Silver birch 1 (T1, T2) and Magnolia (T3)- prune height back to previous points (approx. 1m).
4 Bloomfield Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AB
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Consent21/04821/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of existing sign.
Combe Down House Surgery, Combe Down House, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EG
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/04822/FUL
Erection of temporary building to accommodate retail store during redevelopment works at the Scala site.
Co-operative Retail Services Ltd, The Scala, Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LH
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Lawful21/04823/CLEU
Retention of four stables, tack room and hay store (all used for domestic and non-commercial purposes) and the continued use of land for the associated grazing of horses for domestic/non-commercial purposes (Certificate of Existing Lawful Use).
Old Shires, Church Road, Norton Malreward, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EX
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04824/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension
19 East Close, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QD
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04827/FUL
Erection of sunroom following removal of the existing sunroom on the south side of the house.
Warleigh Lodge, Warleigh Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8ED
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Consent21/04828/LBA
External alterations to include new sign for Beaufort Bookshop.
The Beaufort Bookshop, 1 Beaufort Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RP
Received 27 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04829/TCA
Ash in rear garden- Dismantle/fell (Ash Dieback). Re-plant with replacement.
4 Springfield Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RA
Received 27 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04830/TCA
Mature Cotoneaster - Reduce height to approx. 12-14' (previous reduction points).
50 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DP
Received 27 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04831/TCA
T1 Bay - Dismantle due to drain blockage caused by roots. T2 Yew - Dismantle due to damage to boundary retaining wall and damage to steps/path etc. To re-plant 2 x trees.
Bewdley House, 67 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NL
Received 27 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04832/TCA
Betula pendula (T1, T2, T3) - Fell.
6 Prospect Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JD
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04834/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension. Installation of rear dormer window with glazed gable. Installation of PV solar panels.
19 Minster Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RH
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04835/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Construction Management Plan) of application 20/02283/FUL (Partial repair and rebuilding sections of existing natural stone boundary wall along North Road and Soldier Down Lane.)
Woodlands, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HB
Received 27 Oct 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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