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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68,920 approved · 9,702 refused · 6,290 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- No Objection24/00036/TCA
T1-Maple, Fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved).
Ransom Strip At Rear Of 17A, Wellsway, Keynsham,
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00037/LBA
External alterations for the installation of signage to the front facade of the building (Regularisation).
3 - 4 Edgar Mews, Bartlett Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2FX
Received 5 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00038/TCA
Yew Tree, Prune the crown by 4 metres.
4 The Tyning, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AL
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Approve24/00042/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 19/01854/OUT (Outline application with all matters reserved except for access and layout comprising the demolition of the existing buildings on the site; construction of replacement buildings ranging in height from 3 to 5 storeys providing a mixed use development comprising up to 104 residential units (Class C3 Use), up to 186 student bedrooms (Sui Generis Use), and a commercial retail unit (flexible A1/A3 Use); formation of new vehicular access from Newbridge Road, construction of new access ramp, and provision of vehicle parking spaces; provision of new shared bicycle and pedestrian sustainable transport route through the site and formation of new access and linkages on the eastern and western boundary; provision of hard and soft landscaping scheme across entire site).
Hartwells Of Bath , Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PP
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00043/COND
Discharge of conditions 5 & 6 of application 22/04946/REG03 (Erection of replacement footbridge and associated works)
Street Record, Keynsham Memorial Park, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00044/TCA
T1- Bay, Remove. T2- Holly, Remove. T3- Holly, Remove. T4- Holly, Remove. T5- Prunus, Prune by 2.5 metres. T6- Laburnum, Prune by 2.5 metres. T7- Conifer, Prune, tidy around bottom and raise canopy. T8-Conifer (small), Remove.
174 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AT
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00045/LBA
Exterior alterations for replacement of single glazed windows to double glazed windows.
1 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Received 8 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00046/TCA
Lawson Cypress (T1), Spruce (T3), Cherry (T4), Plum (T5), Thuja (T6) - Remove. Cherry (T2) - Crown reduction.
Owletts, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JH
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00050/FUL
Internal and external alterations including replacement front dormer and rear elevation windows. (Retrospective)
13 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00051/LBA
Internal and external alterations including replacement front dormer and rear elevation windows. (Regularisation)
13 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00052/TCA
T1 - Ash tree, Fell/Dismantle. T2 - Eucalyptus tree, Reduce by 2/3 metres.
Wa-sahlan, Church Hill, Writhlington, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 5TZ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00054/LBA
Internal remodel to First Floor apartment.
13 Lansdown Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00055/FUL
Installation of 4no. external VRF Heat Pumps on the rear/north side (Retrospective).
Lovehoney Ltd , 100 Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3EN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00056/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 18/01402/FUL (Erection of 3 car garage following demolition of existing summer house).
Rosemary House , Church Lane, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, BA2 7GH
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00057/LBA
External alterations to replace window in rear elevation
4A York Place , London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AE
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00058/FUL
Extension of the existing building and the erection of a single dwelling following the demolition of an existing extension and associated works.
39 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BX
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00059/FUL
Erection of front porch
73 Valley View Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7PZ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00063/COND
Discharge of condition 5 of application 09/00305/EREG03 (Proposed expansion of Odd Down Park and Ride facility by 230 spaces including associated landscaping and engineering works along with replacement of existing lighting and creation of a habitat area).
Car Park, Odd Down Park And Ride Car Park, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Refused24/00064/FUL
Change of use of the southern wing from Class E(e) Doctor's Surgery into 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
St Michael's Doctors Surgery , Walwyn Close, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1ER
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Approve24/00065/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 22/03414/VAR (Variation of condition 18 of application 21/04244/FUL (Alterations and refurbishment of existing accommodation at 1 and 1A Westmoreland Road together with the erection of a terrace of four new dwellings at the junction of Westmoreland Road and Cheltenham Street, Bath)).
1 Westmoreland Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EU
Received 9 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00066/TCA
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (G1) - Fell 4no. trees and grind out stumps to replant with hedging along front.
120 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4DF
Received 9 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00067/TCA
T1 Beech - To prune back limb by roughly 1.5 - 2 meters overhanging Lansdown Grove Road. T2 Beech-To prune back limb by roughly 2-3 meters overhanging Lansdown Grove Road.
Lansdown Grove Hotel , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EH
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00068/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and house modifications
1 Chestnut Grove, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2HH
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00069/FUL
Provision of glass roof to enclose rear lightwell at Lower Ground Floor.
9 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 10 Jan 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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