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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 dates102,277Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 78,736 approved or refused records
9,722Refused applications
69,014 approved · 9,722 refused · 6,294 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Application Permitted24/00279/FUL
Conversion of loft with front, rear and side extension (Resubmission).
23 Wellow Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8JQ
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Lawful24/00280/CLPU
Clarification of Use Class as E (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)
Unregistered Shop Known As One Stop, The Chocolate Factory, Via Traversus, Keynsham,
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00281/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension, cladding of elevations, a timber pergola, conversion of existing garage to utility, cloakroom, home office and installation of new windows and door openings to front and side elevation and extension of existing hard standing to provide off street parking.
Sunnydale , Shockerwick Farm Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7LL
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00283/FUL
Erection of porch, loft conversion and internal alterations.
Dudden House , Bristol Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NX
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00284/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 23/00843/FUL (Erection of 4no. new dwellings with associated parking spaces in lieu of approved office block).
Unit A, Upper Conygre, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Approve24/00285/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 18/03797/FUL (Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide 95no. dwellings across two separate buildings. External works including hard and soft landscaping and site clearance works with land set aside for the future facilitation of a Sustainable Transport Route. Proposed vehicular access to Windsor Bridge Road and provision of 24no. vehicular parking spaces and cycle parking).
Chivers House , Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DT
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00286/FUL
Conversion of existing 3bed flat into 2no. 1bed flats and 1no. studio/bedsit, change of use of shop to dog cafe, construction of 1bed dwelling and roof extension to form 1no. 1bed flat
41 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BX
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00287/FUL
Provision of 4no. dwellings by subdivision of main house, conversion of ancillary stables and erection of 1no. new dwelling
Whitecross House , Whitecross Road, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6AA
Received 24 Jan 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00288/TP5
Fallen Oak tree - Dismante whole tree including stump.
Beechwood, The Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00289/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 of application 23/04323/LBA (Internal alterations for the renovation of all three bathrooms of the Upper Maisonette at 12 Cavendish Place (Regularisation).).
Top Flat Second Floor, 12 Cavendish Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UB
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00290/TPO
Lime (T1) - Remove deadwood, up to 15% crown thin, removal of basal and secondary trunk growth up to main branch divide. ( revised works description)
Clevelands , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TD
Received 24 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00291/TCA
T1 - Sycamore - Prune back lateral growth over car park by 5m and sever ivy. T2 - Sycamore (suppressed) - Fell. T3 - Sycamore (with low fork) - Fell. T4 - Sycamore (top of drive) - Prune back lateral growth over car park by 5m and sever ivy.
Parcel 5800, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00293/FUL
Change of use from nursery (Class E(f)) to student amenity space (sui generis).
John Wood Court , Avon Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AL
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00294/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of application 21/01201/FUL (Erection of lean-to side extension and first floor rear extension).
The Vicarage , 13 St Peter's Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4BJ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00296/TCA
T1-Goat Willow, re-pollard to the previous cutting points.
Highclere , Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00297/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and workshop following demolition of existing derelict timber framed garage
168 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NG
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00298/FUL
Erection of extension to create lower ground floor entrance and living level, installation of dormer and velux windows to create first floor level and erection of detached garage.
82 Warminster Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RU
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00300/LBA
Internal and external alterations for relocation of boiler and flue.
21 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LT
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00301/TPO
T1 - Ash Crown reduction of 4-5m, remove lower limbs to 5m.
37 Long Barnaby, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2TZ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00302/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 23/01126/FUL (Replacement of existing dwelling with 4 bedroom dwelling)
32A Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3ND
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00303/REG13
External alterations to erect tied scaffolding to the north (Bridge Street) façade.
Victoria Art Gallery , Bridge Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AT
Received 24 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00304/TCA
T1, multi stemmed strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) - fell.
Fairlawn , High Street, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WF
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/00305/TPO
T1 sycamore, Crown reduce by approx 5m. T2 Section fell twin-stemmed sycamore tree. T3 -Crown reduce single stemmed sycamore by approx 3m.
Bathwick House, Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00306/FUL
Loft conversion with 2 storey balcony extension to rear elevation and erection of attached annex and garage
47 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AB
Received 25 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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