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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 dates101,713Searchable applications
974Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 78,232 approved or refused records
9,650Refused applications
68,582 approved · 9,650 refused · 6,251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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 Permitted24/00440/FUL
Internal alterations to include works to re-instate sub-division of upper floors to create 2no. separate flats (Resubmission).
Second Floor, 12 Cavendish Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UB
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00441/LBA
Internal alterations to include works to re-instate sub-division of upper floors to create 2no. separate flats
Second Floor, 12 Cavendish Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UB
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00445/D6A
Discharge of planning obligations in Schedule 7, Clauses 1-6 (Targeted Recruitment and Training) of S106 agreement dated 19th April 2022 ref: 20/03071/EFUL.
Dick Lovett (bath) Ltd, Wellsway Garage, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DR
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00446/FUL
Erection of rear single and two storey extensions with associated works
The Lake House , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ST
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00447/COND
Discharge of condition 11 of 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 5 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00448/LBA
Internal alterations to include various improvement works to create living accommodation on second floor (Regularisation)
Friends Takeaway, 3 New Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AF
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00449/TPO
Works to various trees as outlined in application form. Please see "Schedule of Tree Works" and "Tree Observations and Information".
Trees To East Of Tennis Courts, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00450/TCA
Silver Birch, Reduce by approximately 3 metres around tree perimeter.
80 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LA
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00451/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, garage conversion and bay window extension to front, new hipped roof over existing flat roof, loft conversion with rear dormer, new cladding to front elevation, driveway alterations, and solar panels
9 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00452/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
32 Meadlands, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AS
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00453/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
3 Abbotswood Close, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1FR
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00454/COND
Discharge of conditions 7 & 8 of application 19/04314/FUL (Erection of 1no. 3-bed dwelling on land adjacent 69 Frome Road including alterations to existing parking arrangements to provide 2 additional spaces to the existing dwelling and 2 new spaces for the proposed dwelling (Resubmission).
69 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2PW
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00455/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, replacement porch and garage roof extension providing office/study.
32 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SL
Received 6 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00456/TCA
T1 - Apple tree, pollard by 3.5m to leave at 3.5m
31 Elm Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BA
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00457/FUL
Change of use of detached domestic garage at rear of property to a hair salon
138 Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1TA
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00459/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, loft conversion and alterations
5 Westfield Close, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EA
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00460/COND
Discharge of condition 12 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 6 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00461/COND
Discharge of condition 5 (External Lighting) of application 23/01945/FUL (Demolition of an existing garage. Replace with a new garage and garden room/office. Associated landscaping works.)
21 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DF
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00463/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 23/02088/FUL (Conversion of an end-of-terrace house to three self-contained flats. Alterations to existing property, including part demolition of existing rear extension and construction of single storey extension, and internal refurbishment).
10 Ashley Terrace, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DP
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00464/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and rear single storey extension following demolition of conservatory. Provision of dormer window to rear for loft extension. Associated landscape and hardscape works.
110 Bloomfield Drive, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BH
Received 6 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00465/TCA
Magnolia (T1) - Reduce and reshape overall canopy by approx. 2m.
Lorraine House , 26 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00467/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated works.
39 Park Way, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2HE
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00468/FUL
Renovation works to the vaults (Retrospective).
Flat 2, 25 Green Park, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1HZ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00469/LBA
Internal and external alterations to carry out renovation works to vaults (Regularisation).
Flat 2, 25 Green Park, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1HZ
Received 6 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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