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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 dates101,863Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 78,356 approved or refused records
9,662Refused applications
68,694 approved · 9,662 refused · 6,264 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Application Refused24/00706/FUL
Excavation and grading of ground to form level access and associated works (retrospective)
Parcel 2308, Broadway Lane, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00707/FUL
Installation of new dormers to front and rear elevations, external insulation of existing walls and alterations to existing garage outbuilding to front.
136 Fairfield Park Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6JT
Received 22 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00709/TCA
T1- Rowan, Prune by around 800mm as illustrated within submitted photographs T2- Rowan, Prune by around 800mm as illustrated within submitted photographs
39 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00710/FUL
Demolition of existing side and rear extensions. Proposed single story rear extension, double story side extension, porch and rear dormer. Extension to and conversion of garage. Creation of wider access drive and parking area.
The Bungalow , Corston Lane, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00711/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling.
Radnor Lodge , 71 High Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SZ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00712/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/01578/FUL (Change of use from office (Use Class E) to a dwelling house (Use Class C3)).
1 Walcot Gate, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5UG
Received 22 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00713/TCA
T1&T2 Limes, Reduce both trees back to 2019 previous reduction points, branch lengths removed no more than 2m, cuts no more than 20mm, to leave as natural as possible, flowing crown shape. Remove/treat any large dead wood, diseased and dying branches.
62 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00714/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2-Joinery Details, 3-Schedule of Repairs, 4-Fireplaces Schedule of Repairs and 5-Flag Stone Floor Schedule of Repairs of application 23/01761/LBA (Re-use of basement to create 1No one bedroomed apartment including associated alterations and repairs and the reinstatement of a rear lightwell and external stairs to the front)
1 Alfred Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QU
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00715/FUL
Technical details consent application following approval of PIP (23/01535/PIP) for the erection of a single dwelling.
Strathmore , Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0QL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00716/FUL
Change of use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (C4) with the erection of a single-storey rear extension and provision of bicycle storage.
10 Eastover Grove, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2SZ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00717/FUL
Integration of existing garage and car port into internal living space of house with two storey side extension to East elevation.
43 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00718/FUL
Creation of a fully accessible cafe space; the proposal includes an extension to the rear of the property to support and host community events and meetings. Conversion of existing upper floor of retail space into a 2-person single bedroom apartment.
30 Shaftesbury Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00719/TCA
T0036 - Copper Beech - Remove deadwood >25mm from whole canopy. T442 - Holm Oak - Conduct Resistance drill test and record and report findings. T447 - Holm Oak - Remove 2x epicormic growth shoots at base back to trunk. Reduce end weight of lowest north heading limb by approx 2m. Install ASSS support to limb to help alleviate wind load on limbs and defect. T458 & T464 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood >25mm from whole canopy. T443 - Holly - Sever ivy at base creating at least a 1m ivy free strip around whole trunk. T450 - Cut-leaf Beech - Formative prune tree by the removal of dead, diseased and crossing branches. T451 - Sycamore - Sever ivy at base creating at least a 1m ivy free strip around whole trunk. T471 - Sycamore - Re-Survey in full leaf to assess full health condition of tree and report back findings.
Raby Gardens, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00720/FUL
Erection of single storey entrance following removal of porch. Also re-cladding of existing dormer windows to the front and back.
38 Uplands Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JJ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00721/REG13
Internal and external for repair works to the infill roof.
31 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DG
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/00722/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 14 of application 21/01801/FUL (The erection of a new, 6 bedroom detached dwelling with detached garage/greenhouse following demolition of the existing dwelling).
Meadowbank , Tuckers Lane, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PB
Received 23 Feb 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00723/TC5
Fell failed Crataegus tree
Street Record, Lambridge Street, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00724/FUL
Alterations to driveway.
Burnbank , Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AY
Received 23 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00725/TCA
T1 Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) to fell the tree to increase light in the garden and reduce the risk of damage to the property.
36 Longfellow Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SJ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00726/LBA
External works for areas of stone cleaning, repointing and cleaning of moss to coping stones. Replace a coping stone.
Little Theatre , Bath Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SF
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00727/FUL
Cover existing silage clamp with a roof and provision of covered extension for existing bedding store.
Ellens Farm , Hinton Blewett Road, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UL
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00728/FUL
Erection of a garage and utility space, to follow demolition of existing garage (Retrospective).
20 Longfellow Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3YZ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00729/TCA
T1 Maple: Reduce the height by 6m, back to the previous points and reduce the laterals by 2 to 3m to leave a balanced shape.
170 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AT
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00730/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of 20th Century (non-historic) front door and replacement of modern windows with new traditional timber slimline double glazed units.
4 Mount Beacon Row , Richmond Lane, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QH
Received 23 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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