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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 dates58,986Searchable applications
945Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 36,962 approved or refused records
3,196Refused applications
33,766 approved · 3,196 refused · 3,425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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 Permitted21/04905/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to replace existing garage and conservatory.
13 Meadway, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5BD
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04906/OUT
Outline application for 6 dwellings on land to the rear of Rocklands (all matters reserved).
Rocklands, Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LP
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04907/FUL
Removal of dilapidated lean-to shed and replace with single storey side and rear extension. Erection of garden room.
10 Innox Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EG
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Lawful21/04908/CLPU
Installation of photovoltaic cells to roof and installation of air source heat pump (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use).
Newbury, Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04909/FUL
Erection of garage block to the front driveway of the property to include a home office and store.
Montfort, Stoneleigh Park, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TL
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04910/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation
5 Lower Church Road, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AH
Received 2 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04911/TCA
Rowan (T1) - reduce by 2 metres; Maple (T2) - reduce back to previous points (3-4 metres).
Cheam House, Maggs Hill, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0LX
Received 2 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04912/TCA
Catalpa (T1) - reduce height by approx. 8-10' (approx. 2-3' below previous reduction points), reshape remaining crown.
4 Sion Place, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ES
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Lawful21/04913/CLEU
Continued use as residential riverboat moorings and retention of Shower Block building (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
Residential Moorings, Broadmead Lane Industrial Estate, Broadmead Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/04914/FUL
Erection of 1no 4 bedroom dwelling with parking, access and associated works on land to the rear of 6 Dymboro Gardens.
6 Dymboro Gardens, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QT
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Lawful21/04917/CLPU
Erection of a single storey rear extension, porch to front elevation and porch to side elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Lark Barrow, Old Midford Road, Midford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DQ
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Refused21/04918/PIP
Permission in Principle for erection of a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9 dwellings (comprising 70% open market and 30% affordable housing units) with associated access improvements, hard/soft landscape works, and drainage.
Land At Smallcombe Road, Smallcombe Road, Clandown, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04920/FUL
Replace existing conservatory and extension with single storey pitched roofed extension (Resubmission).
38 Grange Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AG
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04922/FUL
Change of use from office space (use class E) to 7no. apartments (use class C3) with alterations to roof and associated hard and soft landscaping (part retrospective).
117 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PT
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Approve21/04923/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 20/02426/VAR (Variation of condition 27 (plans list) of application 17/04338/FUL (Erection of 136 no. bed spaces of purpose built student accommodation (sui generis) and associated communal and ancillary facilities, re-provision of car parking, demolition and replacement of indoor cricket training facility, formation of new access, and landscaping works.)).
Bath Cricket Club, North Parade Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EX
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04924/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 21/03715/FUL (rection of timber clad single storey extension on existing raised patio area)
Beechen Cliff View, 217 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RZ
Received 2 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04927/TCA
(T1) Gingko Biloba - removal.
14 Elm Place, Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AB
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04928/FUL
Installation of drop kerb at front of property onto B3116.
113 Wellsway, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1HZ
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04929/FUL
Internal reorganisation of lower ground floor and erection of extension connecting dwelling to an existing external store.
Meadow View, High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PU
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/04930/FUL
Construction of a two story new extension to the rear east facing elevation, following demolition of existing extension.
18 Bilbie Road, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XW
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/04931/FUL
Retention of rear extension to be used as a commercial kitchen for a period of up to 1 year before reverting to domestic ancillary use to No.72 Manor Road, Saltford.
72 Manor Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AB
Received 3 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04932/TCA
Eucalyptus (T1) - Shorten 3x extended lateral branches by 2-3m, crown lift by removing lowest two branches. Future works (within 2 years), reduce height by 3m.
Wpb House, 143A Calton Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PP
Received 3 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04933/TCA
London plane (T1-5) - Crown lift to 3m.
Central Green, The Circus, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/04934/TCA
Norway Spruce (T1) - Fell; Himalayan Birch (T2) - Fell; Atlas Cedar (T3) - Crown reduce by up to 2m; Lawson Cypress (T4) - Reduce height by up to 1.5m.
4 Longthorne Place, Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LG
Received 3 Nov 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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