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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68,797 approved · 9,677 refused · 6,277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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 Permitted24/00827/FUL
Replace existing white aluminium windows with white uPVC windows.
1 Lodge Gardens, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2RT
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00828/FUL
Conversion of 1 no. four bed terraced house to 2no. two bed houses.
2 Belmont Cottages, Bath Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DT
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00830/FUL
Creation of dormer window to front elevation
Sunnyview , Huddox Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8DY
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/00831/CLPU
Erection of single storey outbuilding incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Keepers Cottage , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AW
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/00832/CLPU
The removal of existing window to existing porch and replacement with new door/ screen as was in place originally.
58 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PB
Received 4 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00833/TCA
T1- Apple, Fell.
Little Cottage , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00834/FUL
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
24 Gaston Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1LR
Received 4 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00835/TCA
T1 - Cotoneaster, Crown reduce by approximately 2.5m T2 - Conifer hedge, Reduce height of taller end section by approximately 1.5m to match height of hedge.
28 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DF
Received 4 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00837/TCA
Crab Apple tree (T1) - Reduce by approx. 2-2.5m (30%) to leave a natural shape.
Beech Lodge , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Received 4 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00838/TCA
Holly tree (T1) - Section fell as too close to wall.
Blakeleys , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Received 4 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00839/TCA
T1-Oak, remove to allow for retaining wall repairs
The New Coach House, Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LP
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00842/LBA
External alterations to demolish existing porch and replace with new
6 - 7 Quarry Vale, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JZ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00843/FUL
Erection of 10' x 8' wooden shed in rear garden.
Lorraine House , 26 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00844/TPO
G1 - 2 sycamore: lateral limbs on the eastern aspects of their crowns are to be reduced by approx 3m.
Land Rear Of West Wing House, Upper Lansdown Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application Permitted24/00845/FUL
Construction of new vehicular access and driveway with dropped kerb, following removal of grass in front garden.
85 Wesley Avenue, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3XF
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00846/FUL
Erection of two storey gable end extension following removal of existing, creation of new road elevation windows, replacement of existing uPVC windows with Oak, new entrance door location, new velux windows and addition of air source heat pump.
Talisker Cottage , Tadwick Lane, Tadwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00847/LBA
External alterations to include recovering of existing roof and associated thermal upgrades
14 - 15 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RY
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00848/LBA
External alterations for display of 2 No. hand painted, gold leaf 'The Sepoy Club' signs on black painted fascia, non-illuminated 'Sepoy' logo on existing hanging board and non-illuminated menu board. Installation of CCTV camera to front elevation (Regularisation).
The Sepoy Club, 1 York Buildings, George Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EB
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00849/COND
Discharge of conditions 5, 8, 9 and 10 of application 22/04873/VAR (Variation of condition 12 (Plans List (Compliance) of application 22/02753/FUL (Proposed erection of a replacement dwelling)).
Rose Lea , Broomhill Lane, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5SA
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00850/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 6 (Secondary Glazing Details) and condition 7 (Extractor Details) of application 22/04445/LBA (Internal alteration works, repurposing of nine existing guestrooms to accommodate the relocation of the kitchen areas from the ground floor in order to provide additional space for hotel dining. Installation of internal secondary glazing. Removal of existing external kitchen flue and installation of replacement mechanical ventilation unit. Enlargement of window opening (constructed in 2015-2020) 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 4 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00851/FUL
Demolition of existing side conservatory and construction of replacement side extension. Internal alterations to the lower and ground floor areas including new window and door openings to rear elevation. Removal of existing raised terrace structure.
12 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00856/FUL
Erection of 3no. bedroom detached dwelling, garage and associated landscaping (Amendments to 20/02198/FUL and 23/02019/VAR)
Orchard House, 61D Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Approve24/00857/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/02509/FUL (Internal and external alterations for the erection of aluminium framed conservatory to replace existing conservatory. New dwarf wall (to conservatory). Replacement of internal window with new door. Walk over Roof lights on balcony. Reconfiguration of the internal layouts.)
Basement Garden Flat, 74 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DL
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Approve24/00858/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/03751/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension.)
180 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EN
Received 5 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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