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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68,582 approved · 9,650 refused · 6,251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/00498/FUL
Erection of garage side extension following application 23/00662/FUL
Greywalls , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DZ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00499/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 22/03354/FUL (Erection of a single storey front extension and a two storey rear extension following demolition of an attached garage).
Downside , The Normans, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6TD
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00501/FUL
Works to refit shopfront, to include provision new fascia logos and cladding.
Fabulous , 17 St Lawrence Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AN
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00502/AR
Display of 2no. illuminated fascia signs and vinyl graphics on inner side of windows.
Fabulous , 17 St Lawrence Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AN
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00503/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension. Minor internal alterations to suit new layout.
Ivy Cottage , 5 Redland Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TW
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Approve24/00504/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to 23/04296/FUL (Erection of single and two storey rear extensions.)
9 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LZ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00505/TCA
Ash- Dismantle down to crown break (around 8ft in height). Leave Ivy on remaining trunk.
42A Audley Grove, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BT
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00506/FUL
Erection of ground floor wraparound extension, floor plan redesign and associated works.
3 Westhall Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BQ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00507/LBA
External alterations to rebuild fallen rear garden boundary wall to half thickness on top of a fixed foundation, with piers constructed onto the ends of the existing wall.
9 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00509/FUL
Installation of 2no. painted timber enclosures for condensers, and replacement of existing external door.
Hotel Indigo, 4 - 8 South Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AA
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00510/LBA
External alterations to include installation of 2no. painted timber enclosures for condensers, and replacement of existing external door.
Hotel Indigo, 4 - 8 South Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AA
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00511/FUL
Opening up of blocked-up window to rear courtyard elevation and insertion of new painted timber sash window.
Hotel Indigo, 4 - 8 South Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AA
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00512/LBA
External alterations to include opening up of blocked-up window to rear courtyard elevation and insertion of new painted timber sash window.
Hotel Indigo, 4 - 8 South Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AA
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00513/FUL
Replacement of current timber sash windows and single-glazed panes with new timber sash windows with modern slimline Heritage 12mm double glazing (follow application from 24/00420/FUL).
17 Lambridge Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00514/VAR
Variation of conditions 24 (finished floor levels) and 30 (Plans list) of application 18/00201/FUL (Erection of 25 flats with cycle storage and car parking, refuse store, footpath linkage, revised access arrangements, landscaping and associated works, following demolition of 2 x 2 bed flats and 180m2 of office space).
Food Machinery 2000 Ltd , Comfortable Place, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3AJ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00515/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and porch to front of the dwelling. Erection of first floor extension. Replacing all windows and enlarging some. Install solar panels. Erection of first floor extension of garage.
68 Carlingcott, Carlingcott, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AP
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00516/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, detached garden room, rear patio, conversion of loft and installation of two new windows to side elevation.
17 Bellotts Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RT
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00517/FUL
Erection of rear extension and loft conversion; with associated works to improve the structural integrity to the existing fabric and visual appearance
Homelands, 9 Camerton Hill, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0PS
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Approve24/00518/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 21/02168/VAR (Variation of Conditions 6, 17, 22 and 24 of application 21/01376/VAR ((Variation of condition 21 of application 16/06188/FUL (Demolition of the former Hinton Garage Showroom and Workshop and erection of an Assisted Living Development comprising apartments and integrated communal and support facilities, landscaped resident's gardens, staff areas, basement residents car and bicycle parking, refuse storage and associated infrastructure and services. (Resubmission of application 15/05367/FUL).))
Site Of Hinton Garage, Albion Place, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00519/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the replacement of 1No rotten window with new sash window and installation of secondary glazing throughout.
46 The Hexagon , Kempthorne Lane, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RS
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00520/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of application 22/04720/FUL (Construction of a floodlit, recyclable all-weather turf pitch and Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), and additional lighting to the existing training strip).
Eastern Sports Field, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00521/COND
Discharge of condition 8 of application 22/02712/FUL (Proposed agricultural barn and access track).
Parcel 0045 North, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00522/FUL
Erection of first floor side extension above the existing garage, rear ground floor extension, internal alterations and landscaping to the rear garden.
14 Rowacres, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LH
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00523/FUL
Erection of 2 no. detached houses with garages and home offices following demolition of existing house.
Chalfont , Charlcombe Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TP
Received 8 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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