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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 dates61,838Searchable applications
963Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 40,399 approved or refused records
3,508Refused applications
36,891 approved · 3,508 refused · 3,609 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 May 2011 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted21/05646/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension
65 Freeview Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DT
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05647/FUL
Replacement windows and doors, new loggia to rear terrace, new solar panels to roof and internal alterations.
Merle End, 1 Park Gardens, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XP
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Lawful21/05648/CLPU
Proposed side extension, rear extension, hip to gable conversion, flat roof rear dormer, out building to the rear garden and roof lights (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Greenways, Stoneage Lane, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DS
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05649/FUL
Erection of single storey oak framed Orangery extension to side to replace existing conservatory.
143 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JN
Received 21 Dec 2021 - No Objection21/05650/TCA
Various works to trees as described on tree survey schedule
Hillcote, 11 Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SB
Received 21 Dec 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/05651/TP5
T1 Lime - Remove
Cynthia Mossman School, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NJ
Received 21 Dec 2021 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent21/05652/TP5
T1 Cypress - Remove
Gloucester House, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NG
Received 21 Dec 2021 - No Objection21/05653/TCA
Tree 1 - Silver Birch - Reduce lateral growth in a southerly direction over neighbouring property by 2m as indicated on attached photograph - prune back to purple line.
44 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Application Refused21/05654/FUL
Erection of a single dormer bungalow dwelling.
285 Kelston Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AB
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05655/FUL
External alterations including installation of air conditioning plant and cycle parking.
Argos, Upper Bristol Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3AT
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05656/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension and alterations to existing outbuilding.
136 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NF
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/05657/FUL
Loft conversion with side and rear dormers.
136 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NF
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Condition Discharged21/05658/COND
Discharge of condition 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme (Bespoke Trigger) of application 20/03330/FUL (Proposed external swimming pool and pool building, detached garage and external landscaping, following demolition of existing timber outbuilding/workshop).
Kelston Knoll, Kelston Road, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AD
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05659/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
15 Rodney Road, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3HR
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05661/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and loft conversion, including the installation of a dormer window to rear and 2 velux windows to front.
43 St John's Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BW
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consent21/05662/TPO
Amended description: T8 - Fagus sylvatica - Crown reduce by 20% (3m of top and 1.5m off of sides) to leave height of 15m and radial spread of 6m. T15 - Thuja plicata - Crown raise lower branches to height of 3m T17 - Fraxinus excelsior - Fell T18 - Fraxinus excelsior - Fell T22 - Pine - Install non-invasive brace
Ensleigh House, Granville Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BE
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05663/FUL
Erection of 2 storey side extension following demolition of side-attached garage, and new single storey rear extension with minor internal alterations and replacement of windows to rear facade
Carclew, Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AY
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05664/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey garden room to the basement level rear elevation
The Lodge, Southstoke Hall, Packhorse Lane, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DL
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consent21/05665/LBA
External works for the erection of a single storey garden room to the basement level rear elevation
The Lodge, Southstoke Hall, Packhorse Lane, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DL
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Condition Discharged21/05666/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-Commencement) of application 20/04315/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and mixed-use development comprising the erection of 43 no. residential dwellings (Class C3); the erection of 77sqm of commercial floorspace (Class E); associated amenity space; landscaping; and parking).
Platinum Accident Repair Centre (renrod Limited), 22 - 24 Cheltenham Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EX
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05667/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans list), Condition 4 (Dormer Materials) and Condition 6 (Water Efficiency) of application 19/02760/FUL (Conversion of former industrial building into a two bed dwelling with enclosed amenity space and off street parking).
Walton House, 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consent21/05668/LBA
External alterations comprising aged brass lettering to shopfront fascia and vinyl signs to shopfront window. Paint shopfront in Farrow & Ball-De Nimes No.299.
18 - 19 Old Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BP
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05669/FUL
Erection of side and rear extensions.
248 Bath Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1TG
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted21/05670/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear infill extension with bi-folding doors and rooflight, rendering existing extension and adding parapet roof with rooflight.
132 Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NZ
Received 23 Dec 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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