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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 dates62,219Searchable applications
963Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 40,816 approved or refused records
3,531Refused applications
37,285 approved · 3,531 refused · 3,629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Application Permitted21/05014/FUL
Erection of infill extension at basement/garden level.
Basement, 11 North Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AL
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Consent21/05015/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include renovation works, and erection of infill extension at basement/garden level
Basement, 11 North Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AL
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Lawful21/05016/CLPU
Proposed pre-fabricated out-building in rear garden of dwelling (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Avalon, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EF
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05017/FUL
Demolition of existing rear garden room and replacement with larger rear garden room. Replacement of rear first floor windows.
254 High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RA
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Consent21/05018/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include demolition of existing rear garden room and replacement with larger rear garden room, and replacement of rear first floor windows.
254 High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RA
Received 9 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05019/TCA
Leyland Cypress (T1-T10) - cut to ground level.
Inisfree, West Road, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2TP
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Consent21/05023/TPO
1 large Ash tree and 4 medium Ash trees - Remove
Woodland, Priory Close, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05024/TCA
1 medium Ash Tree - Fell
Parcel 2200, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Nov 2021 - Consent21/05025/TPO
3 semi-mature Ash within fall range of residential buildings - Remove.
Parcel 5279, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05026/TCA
5 small to medium Ash Trees - Fell.
Memorial Playing Field, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05028/TCA
2 medium ash trees on the roadside - Fell.
Land East Of North Road, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05029/FUL
Erection of an extension to dwelling
Montbretia Cottage, High Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TJ
Received 10 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05030/TCA
Goat Willow (T1) - Fell.
17 Belgrave Crescent, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JU
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Consent21/05031/TPO
Beech (T1) - Remove; Beech (T2) - Remove; Hazel (T3) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m; Sycamore (T4) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m; Sycamore (T5) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m; Sycamore (T6) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m; Sycamore (T7) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m; Hazel (T8) - Trim overhanging branches by 2m.
Chancely House, 3 Laggan Gardens, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RX
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05032/FUL
Erection of a front porch, two storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormers (Resubmission).
8 Woodlands Park, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BQ
Received 10 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05033/TCA
Cypress - Reduce by 3ft.
3 Calton Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PP
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05034/FUL
Erection of new single storey side and rear extension, new home gym and associated hard and soft landscaping following demolition of existing detached garage.
151 Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BS
Received 10 Nov 2021 - No Objection21/05037/TCA
T3489, T3490, T3491 - ash - re-pollard. T3485 -ash - crown lift 4 metres. T0547, T0548 - lime - create new pollards T03479 - robinia - re-pollard to previous points as per annotated photo. T3468 - London plane - re-pollard to previous points as per annotated photo. T3467 - cotoneaster - crown lift 3 metres and remove snapped stem to appropriate pruning point. T0536 & T0357 - beech - crown lift 6 metres. T0535, T0591 - ash - fell. T3592 - beech. Lateral branch growing into T0539 narrow leaved ash - remove lateral branch. T3486 - cherry - reduce back from streetlight (secondary branches only). T3488 - hornbeam - reduce back from property giving up to 2 metres clearance (secondary branches only). T3472, T3473, T3474 - Himalayan birch - crown lift 3 metres.
Play Area, Ballance Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/05038/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 21/03521/FUL (Erection of single storey timber clad garden building to be used as a home office for the homeowner.)
The Old Rectory, The Square, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HY
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05039/FUL
Erection of 4 bedroom detached dwelling and garage.
Sakura, Eckweek Lane, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PH
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05041/FUL
Replacement with painted timber gates following removal of existing painted steel gates
The Old Rectory, Charlcombe Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DR
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05042/VAR
Variation of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of application 20/01103/FUL (Erection of two storey extensions to the west and south elevations. Reconfiguration of drive and access to the property including erection of one garage and a further two parking spaces and turning area).
Top Cross, Pagans Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UF
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted21/05043/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of Application 16/05303/FUL (Erection of garage, rear extension & loft conversion, following demolition of existing garage.)
Orleigh, Tennis Court Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LU
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Approve21/05044/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/02791/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, full loft conversion with dormers and addition of bike store).
3 Bennett's Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AW
Received 11 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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