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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 dates59,522Searchable applications
944Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,623 approved or refused records
3,257Refused applications
34,366 approved · 3,257 refused · 3,462 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted21/04045/FUL
Erection of first floor extension
47 High Bannerdown, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JZ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04046/FUL
Conversion of loft to include installation of rear dormer and 2no Velux roof lights to front.
81 Coronation Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2JU
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04047/FUL
Installation of balcony to main bedroom, above the patio looking out over rear garden.
Dryleaze, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JT
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04048/FUL
Erection of a rear single storey extension.
142 Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3EJ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04049/FUL
Redevelopment of The Scala site including the demolition of existing extensions and new extensions to improve retail store at ground floor level, provide a new community space and student accommodation (16no bed spaces) at first floor levels. Erection of student accommodation including 72no. student bedrooms and associated ancillary space. Erection of a residential block (C3) including 9 no. apartments. Parking for cars and cycles and associated landscaping (Resubmission).
The Scala, Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LH
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Consent21/04050/TPO
Multiple Species - Mainly maple, sycamore and cherry. Crown lift around accommodation block to clear roof and gutter by approx. 2m
Gloucester House, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NG
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Consent21/04051/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the refurbishment of flat to include replacement of the existing front door, store door and 5 internal doors. Replace existing window over front door with privacy glass. Complete redecoration of property including external face of sash windows. Relocate kitchen to form an 'open plan' kitchen/sitting room and use of existing kitchen as a study and/or second bedroom. Addition of en-suite to the master bedroom. Replace exterior lighting. Repair of flat roof.
Flat 1, 41A Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DP
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04052/FUL
Installation of rear dormer and 2no Velux windows to front.
19 Teddington Close, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HT
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Application Permitted21/04053/FUL
Construction of a first floor extension to create a function Room, office and kitchen over the existing ground floor kitchen and stores
Saltford Community Centre, Wedmore Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3BY
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04054/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension.
11 Horsecombe Brow, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QY
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04055/FUL
Replacement of membrane and roof tiles (using existing tiles), modification of the existing dormer to include pitched roof, and installation of new Velux style window.
8 Ashley Terrace, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DP
Received 1 Sept 2021 - No Objection21/04056/TCA
T1 - Dead pollarded Ash by stream. Fell and remove. T2 - Pollarded Ash by stream showing signs of Ash dieback disease. Fell and remove.
Chalice Cottage, Mill Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UX
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04057/FUL
Construction of timber garden room and driveway alterations
71 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LJ
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04058/FUL
Erection of 2no single storey extensions to the south and north-west elevations, installation of dormer window east elevation; replacement glazing and openings onto the garden at the south-west; insertion of pedestrian access gate in western boundary wall.
Weston House, Bannerdown Close, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JN
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04059/FUL
Change of Use of from Yoga Centre Studio with support office and storage space (Use Class E) to self-contained dwelling house (Use Class C3). Internal and external alterations in connection with conversion to self-contained dwelling house
14 Charlotte Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ND
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Consent21/04060/LBA
Change of Use of from Yoga Centre Studio with support office and storage space (Use Class E) to self-contained dwelling house (Use Class C3). Internal and external alterations in connection with conversion to self-contained dwelling house
14 Charlotte Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ND
Received 1 Sept 2021 - No Objection21/04061/TCA
Clump of Ash - fell to ground level Pine - fell Ash - fell All Ash and scrub - fell
Unit 1 Unregistered, Middle Pit Yard, Coombend, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04062/FUL
Installation of new removable balustrading either side of the Ionic columns
Friends Meeting House, York Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NG
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Consent21/04063/LBA
External alterations for installation of new removable balustrading either side of the Ionic columns
Friends Meeting House, York Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NG
Received 1 Sept 2021 - No Objection21/04065/TCA
Oak T1 - crown reduce by 6 feet and formal trim
Oak End, 1 Station Road, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QB
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04066/TCA
Oak T1 - reduce by 6 feet and formal trim. Goat Willow T2 - fell and grind
The Canal House, Cleveland Yard, Sydney Wharf, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - No Objection21/04067/TCA
Cotoneaster (T1) - Crown reduce by 8' and re-shape. Wild Cherry (T2) - Crown reduce by 8' and re-shape. Hawthorn (T6) - Crown reduce by 5' and re-shape. Yew (T3) - Crown reduce by 3' and re-shape. Yew (T4) - Crown reduce by 8' and re-shape. Rowan (T4) -Remove 1 limb on roadside.
149 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AH
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Application Permitted21/04069/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved. Save for access for the erection of 1 no. dwelling house
24 Belle Vue, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2BS
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Objection21/04070/CONSLT
Land At 366479 152724 Fosse Way, Stratton On The Fosse - Outline planning permission for the erection of up to 270 dwellings, formation of vehicular accesses, open space, landscaping and associated works with all matters reserved except for access (2021/1480/OTS)
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Sept 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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