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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 dates59,323Searchable applications
945Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,384 approved or refused records
3,232Refused applications
34,152 approved · 3,232 refused · 3,445 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Permitted21/04021/FUL
Two storey extension to rear with glazed lean-to. Reinstatement of previously existing porch structure. Internal works to first floor layout. Alterations to existing garage facade. Refurbishment of existing windows.
Sharpstone Cottage, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Consent21/04022/LBA
Two storey extension to rear with glazed lean-to. Reinstatement of previously existing porch structure. Internal works to first floor layout. Alterations to existing garage facade. Refurbishment of existing windows.
Sharpstone Cottage, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Consent21/04023/LBA
Internal and external alterations to replace timber double glazed casement window with new timber casement window.
15 Daniel Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NB
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04024/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 21/03121/LBA (External alterations for the replacement of glazed roof and timber framed door to lower ground floor extension. Installation of 2no conservation roof lights and sliding doors).
8 Leopold Buildings, Upper Hedgemead Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NY
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04025/FUL
Extension of existing house
Summer Hill House, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EU
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Refused21/04026/FUL
Erection of a single bungalow dwelling to land to the south
Yew Tree House, Ostlings Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RW
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04027/FUL
Erection of new side extension and rear extension, alterations to drive following demolition of existing garage to the side and outbuildings to the rear. Addition of decking to the rear.
99 St Ladoc Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2EN
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04028/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 8 and 13 of application 20/01795/FUL (Erection of 8no. houses with associated access and parking following demolition of existing buildings and structures at 163-165 Rush Hill)
165 Rush Hill, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2QZ
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Consent21/04029/LBA
External alterations for the removal of existing corrugated asbestos garage roof covering and replacement with composite roofing system.
5 Lansdown Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EX
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Lawful21/04030/CLPU
Erection of ancillary timber annexe following demolition of existing timber structure and open sided garage (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Willow Brook, Withy Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7PT
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04031/FUL
Replace the existing tarmac surfaced tennis court and metal and wire fencing with a new swimming pool and timber deck surround together with associated equipment.
Vineyards Farm, Claverton Hill, Claverton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BE
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Approve21/04032/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.01 metres 2) have a maximum height of 3.90 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.37 metres high.
6 Brookside, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04033/FUL
Installation of driveway. Highways are dropping the kerb
33 St Ladoc Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2DR
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04034/FUL
Erection of rear single storey extension, and rear/side veranda.
26 Van Diemen's Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TW
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Approve21/04035/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/02121/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension).
143 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Lawful21/04036/CLPU
Loft (second floor) extension with new dormer to rear-facing roof (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
25 Oakfield Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1JH
Received 29 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04037/TCA
Yew - Remove branch over parking area.
Engadine, Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04038/TCA
Yew (Y) - Trim and shape tightly to form and reduce height by 1m to tidy.
Brompton House, St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PT
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04039/TCA
Apple - fell
12 Chapel Row, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TQ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04040/TCA
Fell Ash trees A3 to A13, A17, A19, A20, A21 and A22.
Perrymead Court, Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AZ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04041/TCA
Birch (B1) - light crown lift off of hedge and neighbouring Cherry (4 m) . Thin crown by 20%.
10 Lambridge Mews, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04042/TCA
Birch (T1) - Reduce height by 2-3m. Thin crown by up to 20%. Crown lift to 4 m.
16 St Mark's Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PA
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Approve21/04043/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/01033/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of rear loft with dormer windows)
59 Caledonian Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RD
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04044/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with raised terrace.
41 Junction Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LD
Received 31 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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