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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68,797 approved · 9,677 refused · 6,277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Permitted24/00799/FUL
Installation of timber, double glazed sash windows.
Flat 1, 26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00800/LBA
Installation of timber, double glazed sash windows.
Flat 1, 26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00801/FUL
External alterations to include repairs and replacement to rear elevation stonework, removal of existing PVC soil and vent pipe and replacement with new cast iron pipework, removal of existing PVC soil and vent pipe on rear elevation between levels four and five, and infill pipe hole.
Advanced Studies In England, Nelson House, 2 Pierrepont Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00802/LBA
External alterations to include repairs and replacement to rear elevation stonework, removal of existing PVC soil and vent pipe and replacement with new cast iron pipework, removal of existing PVC soil and vent pipe on rear elevation between levels four and five, and infill pipe hole.
Advanced Studies In England, Nelson House, 2 Pierrepont Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00803/FUL
Installation of one new window and one replacement window on side elevation.
Garden Flat, 28 Magdalen Avenue, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00804/CLPU
Erection a garden room on the side of the dwelling (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
29 Spruce Way, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DY
Received 29 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00805/TCA
Tree 1 laurel - Reduce the height of the laurel by 1.3 m. Tree 2 holly - Trim the vertical twigs from the holly and reduce the remaining crown by 0.6 m to the new height of the laurel. If needed, further reduce the height of the holly's trunk to improve the overall shape of the tree long term. - Reduce the diameter of both crowns in proportion to the overall height, without lifting either crown, and shape each tree to a natural profile. - Clear branches and foliage from the space above the wall behind, for access to the wall. - At the tree surgeon's discretion, thin each tree.
21 Charlton Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00806/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (Plans list) of application 22/03539/FUL (Replacement single storey side extension with PV panels to the roof. First storey & side extension to the existing rear room. Internal reconfiguration, recladding of existing dormers and replacement of existing windows with double glazed units).
Glen Cottage , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00807/LBA
External alterations for the display of 1no. set of non-illuminated built up stainless steel fascia letters with logo, 6no. sets of non-illuminated fascia letters and 1no. non-illuminated projecting panel to fit existing bracket.
Blacks, 7 - 8 Abbeygate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NP
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00808/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 5 of application 23/04289/LBA (Internal and external alterations to replace the modern windows to the rear, install 1 new conservation rooflight, relocate the WC and kitchen and form a new rear extension at ground floor level and reinstate metal railings at front of property.).
4 Highbury Terrace, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DS
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Approve24/00809/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.30 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.48 metes and 3) have eaves that are 2.48 metres high.
8 Charlton Park, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4BN
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00810/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of application 23/04434/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension, enlargement of front porch, installation of external insulation, an air-source heat pump and solar panels. (Resubmission)).
3 Oakfield Close, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XR
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00811/FUL
Installation of rooflight on rear elevation, replace 1 No. door with window (entrance hall) and refurbishment of windows and doors.
The Corner House , The Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WG
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00812/LBA
Installation of rooflight on rear elevation, refurbishment of windows and doors, replace 1 No. door with window (entrance hall) and internal works to include shower room at attic level.
The Corner House , The Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WG
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00814/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2,5,6,7 and 8 of application 20/04574/LBA (Internal and external alterations associated with proposed change of use to 3 No. residential apartments).
26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00815/FUL
Removal of existing storage containers and replacement with a shed to house equipment associated with the upkeep of the playing field and existing ancillary buildings.
East Harptree Playing Field, Townsend, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00816/CDCOU
Change of use of upper floor from ancillary commercial floorspace (Class E) to 3 x self-contained flats (Class C3).
111 - 115 High Street, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00817/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing garage to form habitable room. Proposed demolition of wood store at rear of property and erection of larger garage/store and erection of outbuilding on patio area including reduction in ground level in patio
Rose Cottage , Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00819/FUL
Replacement of front and side windows and doors and installation of canopy.
18 Vellore Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JQ
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00821/FUL
Proposed loft conversion incorporating a rear facing dormer window and front facing velux roof windows.
70 Leighton Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4NG
Received 29 Feb 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00823/TP5
Horse Chestnut remove dead limb overhanging shed
Land Between Convergence Of Durley Park And Durley Lane, Durley Hill, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00824/TCA
Yew-Prune overhang by 4m.
Avon Cottage, 22 Church Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TU
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Approve24/00825/ADCOU
Conversion of existing agricultural building to residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated operational development.
Greenacres , Littleton Lane, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8NR
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00826/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
28 Mendip Gardens, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UT
Received 1 Mar 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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