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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 dates102,156Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 78,622 approved or refused records
9,702Refused applications
68,920 approved · 9,702 refused · 6,290 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/00885/FUL
Addition of rear dormer and changes to rear facade fenestration
26 Brooklyn Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6TE
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00886/FUL
Erection of ground floor rear extension.
44 Alexander Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2TB
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00888/FUL
Installation of solar panels on garage roof.
Manor Farm Cottage , Access Road To Charlton Farm, Queen Charlton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00889/CLPU
Erection of two storey extension, porch, replacement of windows, new render and alterations (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Foxfield , Scot Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00890/TCA
T1: Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Crown to be pollarded by 3.5m. T2: Apple tree (Malus) to be pruned and thinning by 0.5m. T3: Yew Hedge (Taxus baccata) to be removed.
The Old Dairy , 34 Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Refused24/00891/FUL
Part demolition and replacement two storey rear extension and other building operations
Woodlands , Chew Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00892/FUL
Erection of new 900mm high stone wall and 900mm high flood gates to the front of Springfield.
Springfield , High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PU
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00893/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension to create ground floor WC.
67 Bristol Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2WA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00894/TCA
Rowan/Cherry tree: Diseased/died. Cut down & remove.
20 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00895/FUL
Erection of loft conversion with rear dormer
9 Dartmouth Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AS
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00896/FUL
Erection of timber frame summer room in garden of property (Retrospective)
99 Penn Lea Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3RQ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/00897/COND
Discharge of condition 13 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 8 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00898/TCA
T1 Beech - prune by 2-3m all round to keep the beech tree in good structural condition
Ground Floor Flat 1, 8 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00899/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 7 (Schedule of Works to install Central heating system) of application 21/04302/LBA (Internal and external alterations including the relocation of the existing access gates and construction of a new stone wall and oil tank/ bin storage area).
Publow Farm , Blackrock Lane, Publow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4HZ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00900/LBA
Internal alterations to include stud work to form wall for second bedroom and relocate bathroom door.
Flat 3, 7 Walcot Parade, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00901/FUL
Erection of two storey garage with master bedroom on upper level and new stair following demolition of existing structure. Changes to windows and entrance position.
16 Walley Court Road, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00902/TCA
Sycamore - 2 m reduction ( see annotated photograph for indicative reduction points)
7 Audley Grove, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BS
Received 11 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00903/TCA
Palm tree died. Removal of the tree and roots. Replant a different tree in the same location.
1 Grosvenor Terrace , St Saviour's Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SR
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00904/LBA
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
18 Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AD
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00905/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 12 (Fire door) 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 11 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/00906/TCA
London Plane (T1) - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points. (2.5-3m of new growth).
4 - 5 Railway Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1TH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00907/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 23/04133/FUL (Loft conversion including rear dormer).
10 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00908/FUL
Internal alterations to existing property, replacement and alterations to windows and installation of new rear dormer.
29 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NG
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/00909/FUL
Conversion of a detached outbuildings with link extension between the two to form annexe.
Wood View , Pitway Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TX
Received 11 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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