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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68,694 approved · 9,662 refused · 6,264 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Application Permitted24/00644/FUL
Internal and external works including re-opening of 1 No. blocked original window, re-opening of 1 No. partially blocked original window. Interior demolitions including the removal of non-original studwork, false ceilings, cornice, kitchen and bathroom suite as well as associated fixtures, services and finishes. Interior works including a new kitchen, bathroom suite, bespoke joinery, floor and wall finishes and associated services.
4 Hamilton House , North Parade Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NS
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00645/LBA
Internal and external works including re-opening of 1 No. blocked original window, re-opening of 1 No. partially blocked original window. Interior demolitions including the removal of non-original studwork, false ceilings, cornice, kitchen and bathroom suite as well as associated fixtures, services and finishes. Interior works including a new kitchen, bathroom suite, bespoke joinery, floor and wall finishes and associated services.
4 Hamilton House , North Parade Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NS
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Lawful24/00646/CLPU
Conversion of existing front garden for additional car parking purposes and allow access to electric vehicle charging (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
63 Rosslyn Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00647/LBA
Minor internal and external alterations to 'Gatehouse' building.
Upper Shockerwick Farm , Shockerwick Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7LH
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00648/LBA
External alterations for the like for like replacement of a flat lead roof.
Weston Hill , Weston Park East, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XA
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00649/TCA
2no. Ash trees - Removal of lower branches at heights 2.5m - 3m of both trees at their junction with their trunks.
Land Opposite 11, Roseland Close, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00650/TCA
Sycamore in rear garden -reduce height by approx 4m ie finished height to be approx 45', reshape remainder of crown by up to 3m, crown thin up to 5%-10% and crown lift to approx 3.5m.
20 Brookleaze Buildings, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RA
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00651/TCA
T1 Willow crown reduce by 10m to manage in current location without primary scaffold branches tearing out. T2 Ash infected with ADB hard reduction 8metres to maintain safety. T3 Ash infected with ADB hard reduction 4 metres to maintain safety.
Brook House , Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00652/LBA
External alterations for the installation of a bronze commemorative plaque celebrating the 850th anniversary of St John's Foundation.
4 - 5 Chapel Court, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00653/TCA
Proposal for new churchyard steps within root protection area of Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) (T3). Works require shallow excavation within the outer 2m of the root protection zone.
St Laurence's Church , Church Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BD
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00654/TCA
Beech (Fagus) - Remove.
5 Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JY
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00655/FUL
Proposed Change of Use from C1 Hotel and C3 Dwelling House to a single C3 Dwelling House together with minor alterations to floor layouts including removal of modern partitions to restore historic value.
69 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00656/LBA
Proposed Change of Use from C1 Hotel and C3 Dwelling House to a single C3 Dwelling House together with minor alterations to floor layouts including removal of modern partitions to restore historic value.
69 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00657/COND
Discharge of condition 8 (Verification Report (Pre-Occupation)) of application 21/02322/FUL (Construction of a new private single lane vehicular access road, including a bridge across the River Avon, to Saltford Water Recycling Centre from the A431. The proposal includes landscape planting, flood compensation storage, a new permissive footpath and a wetland scrape).
Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00660/FUL
Partial demolition of the front / side stonework boundary wall and rebuilding wall to match existing.
40 Gladstone Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00661/TCA
T1-T4, Leylandii - reduce hedge height by 1m. T5, Picea abies (Christmas Tree) - remove. T6, Magnolia - crown reduce by 1m.
Trelawney , School Place, Claverton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Refused24/00662/FUL
Demolition of no. 26 and 28 Orchard Vale and development of 54 new homes with open space, landscaping and all associated infrastructure (Cross Boundary Application with Somerset).
26 - 28 Orchard Vale, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00663/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, complete with associated internal and external alterations.
64 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2QE
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00664/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 4 and 10 of application 21/00120/FUL (Erection of a detached dwelling and associated works.).
Wellfield House , Parkhouse Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00665/FUL
Installation of additional rooflight above en suite, rooflight to dressing room moved down roof. Change in number and size of PV panels, following specialist calculations. Extension to porch, under existing roof overhang.
1 Claverton Drive, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00666/LBA
Internal alterations relating to relocation of kitchen and formation of master bedroom with ensuite
6 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00667/FUL
Replacement of existing external through the wall machines with new models.
Hsbc, 41 Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1TN
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Consent24/00668/AR
Display of 2no. internally illuminated ATM surround signage to replace existing.
Hsbc, 41 Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1TN
Received 19 Feb 2024 - No Objection24/00669/TCA
T1- Tulip, Prune lowest limb by 3m and remove lowest branch.
Barcroft , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LP
Received 19 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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