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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 dates101,995Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 78,474 approved or refused records
9,677Refused applications
68,797 approved · 9,677 refused · 6,277 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Aug 1997 to 5 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approve24/00731/SOLPA
Prior approval request for the installation of solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of East Harptree Village Hall.
East Harptree Village Hall And Club, Whitecross Road, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6AA
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00732/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of application 21/05699/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the conversion of existing surgery building to eight flats with associated works).
Hope House Surgery , 10 The Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3PL
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/00734/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 22/03288/FUL (Erection of single storey extension to church to provide WC and kitchen facilities).
St Julian's Church, High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QS
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00737/FUL
Installation of solar panels to front and rear.
60 Forester Avenue, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00738/FUL
Internal alterations/works to basement and lower ground floors.
14 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00739/LBA
Internal alterations/works to basement and lower ground floors.
14 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00740/FUL
Erection of outbuilding.
Willow Cottage , Clarendon Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NJ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00741/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to front of property.
Orchard Lodge , South Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EJ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00742/TCA
1- Yew, Remove. 2- Ash , Remove. 3- Silver Birch, Remove.
Street Record, Dahlia Gardens, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00743/TCA
T1, T2, T3, T4 - Sycamores. Pollard to approximately 12ft (3m).
Horton House, Forester Avenue, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00744/TCA
T1 - Tulip. Reduce by 1- 2 metres. Prune back from BT cables.
9 Lansdown Place West, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00745/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include external remedial works to the chimney stacks, roof, rainwater goods, parapet gutters, stonework, and redecoration to external joinery. Internally to include replastering and redecoration, repairs to the staircase and ceiling, installation of fire door and structural remediation. Also works to the Barrel Vaults, stone cleaning and repair works in the courtyard, tree root removal in the courtyard, relaying paving slabs, redecoration to external joinery and ironmongery and works to the rear boundary wall, drainage, and electrics.
14 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00746/TCA
Robinia - 2 metre crown reduction.
Fern Cottage , 29 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00747/COND
Discharge of condition 19 of application 20/03071/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising the erection of residential units (Class C3); erection of purpose built managed student accommodation (Sui Generis); flexible commercial floorspace (Class E); associated parking; landscaping; improvements to the public realm; and new vehicular access from Lower Bristol Road.
Dick Lovett (bath) Ltd, Wellsway Garage, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DR
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00748/LBA
Internal alterations for the removal of modern hardboard and decayed timber wainscoting to walls in one room, repair of timber panel, opening up works to look at lintels in two rooms, replacement plaster where necessary in three rooms.
Main House, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00750/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 5 (Stone Cleaning and Pointing Sample) of application 23/03730/LBA (Internal alterations to include fitting bathroom, kitchen, attic bathroom, and basement shower room. Works to rectify unauthorised air-conditioning equipment and works to party wall plaster)
2 Belmont, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DT
Received 26 Feb 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00756/TP5
1 dead/dying tree- Remove.
Lodge Style, Shaft Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HP
Received 13 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00758/TCA
T1- Eucalyptus, Cut back to previous cutting points. T2A- Kentucky Coffee, Clear to 3m above pavement and 1m from lampost 52. T2B- Large unidentified shrub, Clear to 3m above pavement and 1m from lampost 52. T3A- Magnolia, Remove lowest branches to clear roof by 1m. T3B- Birch, Remove lowest branches to clear roof by 1m. T4- Coppiced Hazel, Continue coppicing to maintain size and shape.
Little Woodlands, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Lawful24/00763/CLPU
Replacing rear glass roof with a solid flat roof and parapet wall to flat roof (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use).
12 Hayes Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QJ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00768/FUL
Erection of 21no. apartments (Over 55's) with ground floor space for Class E use, parking, associated landscaping and public realm improvements, to follow demolition of existing former Keynsham Fire Station building.
Former Keynsham Fire Station, Temple Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1EL
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00769/FUL
Erection of single garage and carport.
Old Oak House , Watery Lane, Burnett, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2TF
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00770/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 22/04431/FUL. (Redevelopment of the former laundry services site to provide three storey building plus inset mansard roof comprising self-storage units (Use Class B8) with ancillary Business Centre Facility, signage and associated works)
Regency Laundry Service , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BX
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00771/TPO
6 no. Ash-significant signs of Ash Die-Back, fell and stumps cut to ground level.
Tesco Express , Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8DN
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00772/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with annex facilities following demolition of existing extension and conservatory.
16 Ashcroft Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2EX
Received 26 Feb 2024
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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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