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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68,920 approved · 9,702 refused · 6,290 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Consent24/00070/LBA
Enclosure of lower ground floor rear light well
9 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00100/FUL
Change of Use for the ground floor of 3 Park Lane (Unit 1) and Unit 3, from Use Class C to Use Class E. Residential accommodation in Units 2 and 4 to remain, with reconsidered entrances and refuse and recycling. Construction of a single storey extension to reconnect the proposed office spaces in Units 1 and 3.
3 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XG
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00101/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the Change of Use for the ground floor of 3 Park Lane (Unit 1) and Unit 3, from Use Class C to Use Class E. Residential accommodation in Units 2 and 4 to remain, with reconsidered entrances and refuse and recycling. Construction of a single storey extension to reconnect the proposed office spaces in Units 1 and 3.
3 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XG
Received 10 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00102/TCA
Yew tree- To prune up to 1.5m. Remove dead branches.
Powswood , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00103/FUL
Erection of 2no single storey extensions.
1 Severn Way, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1NU
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Pending Consideration24/00104/CONSLT
Annual report on the Newton Park Landscape and Habitat Management Plan for the period June 2022 to June 2023.
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00105/COND
Discharge of condition 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of application 20/03354/FUL (The erection of a two storey extension to create 8no. additional guest letting rooms and associated works, including ramped access and permeable paved terrace and paths, installation of a new roof lantern window, and associated landscaping works, including tree planting.)
Boathouse Restaurant , Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NB
Received 11 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00107/TCA
T1- Sycamore tree, Remove stem indicated on submitted photograph. Reduce the rest of the tree to approx 6/7m high and spread of 4m, as indicated in additional photograph (revised description )
Land At Rear Of 22 Chaucer Road, Chaucer Road Rear Access, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00108/FUL
Removal of existing Radon Gas ductwork system and replace with new ductwork system. Installation of new ventilation grille.
Natwest, 24 - 25 Stall Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1QF
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00112/AR
Display of non-illuminated entrance signage.
Green Park House Accommodation , 6 Green Park Road, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BQ
Received 11 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00113/TCA
T1 Turkish Hazel- Reduce 4m in height and prune canopy by 2m.
Trees , New Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WA
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00115/FUL
Construction of 18 hole Adventure Golf course, together with associated soft landscaping, tree planting, demolition of disused toilet building and new 3 metre high security perimeter fence.
Play Area, Gullock Tyning, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Lawful24/00116/CLPU
Construction of a new garden workshop (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)
13 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DN
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00117/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Shopfront) 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 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00118/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 7 of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00119/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (plans list) and removal/discharge of condition 4 (cladding details) of application 22/03201/FUL (Re-landscaping of rear garden, erection of a single storey timber outbuilding for ancillary residential purposes. Temporary removal of 1970s garage to facilitate re-landscaping works with re-erection of garage on like for like basis on completion of the works).
38 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LD
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00120/TPO
Willow Tree (T1) - Fell due to risk of falling. Fallen Willow leaning on neighbouring ash - fell ( additional item ) 4no. Willow Trees (T2 - T5) - Reduce over hanging limbs by 3m to balance weight.
Beechwood , The Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HU
Received 12 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00121/TCA
Eucalyptus tree - complete removal
46 Bloomfield Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AE
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00122/VAR
Variation of condition 16 of 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 12 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00123/LBA
Internal alterations for the refurbishment of existing self-contained ground floor flat and refurbishment of existing self-contained basement and sub-basement flat to form 1 No 1-bed ground floor flat and 1 No 3-bed basement and sub-basement flat (Resubmission of 20/04812/LBA).
Flat 1, 19 The Paragon, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LX
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00127/FUL
Proposed replacement external steps and new balcony terrace.
2 Thomas Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NW
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00128/LBA
Proposed replacement external steps and new balcony terrace.
2 Thomas Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NW
Received 12 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00129/TCA
T1-Whitebeam, fell. Signs of advanced decay. T2-Whitebeam, fell. Signs of advanced decay. T3-Silver Birch, crown reduction of 3 metres, trim and reshape lower branches.
31 Lower Whitelands, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3JW
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00130/REG13
Repair to ceiling.
Fairfield House , 2 Kelston Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QJ
Received 12 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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