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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68,797 approved · 9,677 refused · 6,277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/00859/FUL
Erection of double storey rear extension.
39 Bradford Park, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5PR
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00860/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
11 Lucius Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2GZ
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00861/COND
Discharge of conditions 8, 9 10 and 11 of application 16/03724/FUL (Erection of 4 No. detached dwellings (Resubmission of 15/04514/FUL))
Lea Meadow House, Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EN
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Objection24/00862/CONSLT
Consultation request for Somerset Council application 2024/0315/FUL (Demolition of no. 26 and 28 Orchard Vale and development of 54 new homes with open space, landscaping and all associated infrastructure).
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00863/AGRN
Erection of an agricultural storage building/machinery and implement shed.
Parcel 3800, Old Dunkerton Hill, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00864/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
Berwyn Bank , Hallatrow Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LH
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00865/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 7, 8 and 9 of application 21/01869/FUL (Change of use and extension of the former butcher's shop (Use Class A1) to dwelling house (Use Class C3).).
The Village Pump, Lower Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PA
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00866/FUL
Sub-division of existing dwelling to provide 2no. (Use Class C3) flats.
35 Lymore Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BB
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/00867/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of 19/03999/FUL (Erection of 1no. 1bed dwelling following demolition of existing building.).
1 Margaret's Hill, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00868/LBA
External and Internal alterations for emergency structural repair works to coach house, regularisation.
Crowe Hall , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AR
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00869/LBA
External and internal alterations for the painting of shopfront facade and ground floor interior alterations.
2 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DA
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00870/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include conservation and repair of basement level and installation of associated new joinery.
12 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BR
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Consent24/00871/AR
Display of 1 no. hand painted sign on existing fascia.
2 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DA
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00872/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of swimming pool & conservatory room.
2 The Close, Palmers Lane, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AX
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00873/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 23/02239/FUL (Erection of two-storey side extension following the demolition of single-storey double garage. Erection of side car-port. Replace the roof and fenestration of the existing single-storey side extension. Erection of single-storey rear shed).
Penoakmoor , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TD
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00874/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing
Rowan House, 6 Church Lane, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5SF
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00875/FUL
Erection of a garden room to the side of the property within the rear garden area.
29 Spruce Way, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DY
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00876/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Ventilation and Extraction) of application 22/04444/FUL (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 7 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00877/FUL
Erection of garage/ workshop for domestic use only
Lilliput House , Fosseway, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4BB
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00878/COND
Discharge of condition 6 of application 23/04328/HEDGE (Removal of 3m of hedgerow adjacent to Ham Lane just south of Bishop Sutton Sewage Pumping Station).
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00879/FUL
Replacement of first floor accommodation over garage and other external alterations. Landscaping works to the front garden and driveway.
Vane Cottage , 22 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00882/FUL
Redevelopment of a previously developed site (a detached double garage) to create a single storey studio to be used in connection with Pear Tree Cottage.
Little Pear Tree Cottage , Tadwick Lane, Tadwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AH
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00883/FUL
Change of use from Garage to Holiday Let.
The Cottage , Marsh Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TT
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00884/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 3 (Basement Engineers Report) and 6 (Roof) of application 21/05406/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the repair to all floors for the change of use for the upper floors (second and third) from retail (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3)).
19 New Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BA
Received 7 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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