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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69,014 approved · 9,722 refused · 6,294 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/00241/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension and associated works to include demolition of existing conservatory
Withymills Cottage , Withy Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7PT
Received 22 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00246/TCA
6. Hazel- To dismantle all overhanging the property- REASON: hanging over and damaging fence or potentially damaging fence 6. Elder- To dismantle all overhanging the property- REASON: hanging over and damaging fence or potentially damaging fence 6. Hawthorn- To dismantle all overhanging the property- REASON: hanging over and damaging fence or potentially damaging fence
10 Englishcombe Way, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EU
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00248/COND
Discharge of conditions 2,5, and 8 of application 23/01470/FUL (Erection of upper floor extension for consulting rooms with new drive through under following demolition of flat roofed drive through.).
Bath Orthodontics, Waterside Court, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00251/TCA
2no. Acer Pere David (T3 and T4) (16ft High) - Reduce to 13ft.
Flat 8, Kildare, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00252/TP5
Conifer - Unknown Species (1131 H1) - Raise canopy to 5m above ground level Fraxinus Excelsior (168807-1) - Remove major dead wood (>50mm) over school. Fagus Sylvatica (168809-2) - Remove major dead wood (>50mm) and dead stems down to live wood, resulting in a height reduction of approximately 50%. Fagus Sylvatica (483000-3) - Remove major dead wood and dead stems down to live wood, resulting in a height reduction of approximately 50%.
Winsbury House , Bath Road, Marksbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9HF
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00253/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension (Retrospective)
2 Barrow Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2TD
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00254/FUL
Replacement of glazed doors at rear basement level, and installation of Juliette balcony.
Garden Flat, 26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00255/LBA
External alterations to include replacement of glazed doors at rear basement level, and installation of Juliette balcony.
Garden Flat, 26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00256/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, and 5 of application 22/05156/REG03 (Erection of two storey building including 6 no additional classrooms, additional social/dining facilities with ancillary functions and additional SEN quiet rooms and SENCo office. Extension of existing car park to increase capacity, hard and soft landscaping of the site including creation of new hard sports courts and grass sports pitch).
St Keyna Primary School , Monmouth Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JP
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00257/TCA
Yew (under/by Lawson Cypress on plan) - Dismantle to near ground level and replant suitable replacement. Holly (under/by Lawson Cypress on plan) - Dismantle to near ground level and replant suitable replacement.
The Gate House, The Barton, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AN
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00258/TCA
Fell: T2 Hawthorn, poor form with extensive deadwood and stem decay. The specimen is in decline. However to mitigate the loss of this single tree, we would be happy to plant three replacement hawthorns, with a detailed care package to include: Mulching, watering, double staking, feeding and pruning
Bloomfield House , 146 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00259/TCA
T1 - Maple - Reduce crown by 1 meter.
Lyndhurst , 17 Meadow View, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QT
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00263/FUL
Erection of rear extension.
1 - 3 Northfield, Crocombe Lane, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0JT
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00264/LBA
Internal alterations for the application of lime render to the internal faces of external walls, excluding the south wall. The concrete slab under the upper level will be broken out and replaced with a limecrete slab. New floor slabs across both levels of the ground floor will be installed. A replacement plasterboard ceiling will also be installed.
Widcombe Villa , 2 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00268/CONSLT
Consultation request from Woodlands Champion Club for the operation of a certified exempted camping and caravan site under paragraph 5 of the first schedule, Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960 at Castle Farm, Midford Road, BA2 7PU
Castle Farm, Midford Road, Midford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7PU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00269/AR
Display of 1no. set of non-illuminated built up stainless steel letters and white backing panel and 1no. circular projection sign and wall bracket.
Dick Lovett (bath) Ltd, Wellsway Garage, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DR
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objection24/00270/TCA
Willow T1 - Re-pollard to previous pruning knuckles. Cherry T2 - Fell.
Maplefield , Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00272/TPO
Cedar of Lebanon (T1) - Reduce the two longest lateral limbs by up to 5m and crown thin of 15%. Cedar of Lebanon (T2) - Reduce the lateral extremities by up to 3m and thin out the canopy by 15%.
Flat 8, Kildare, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00273/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension
9 Midford Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RW
Received 23 Jan 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/00274/TC5
T94-White Poplar, remove.
Cavendish Lodge, Cavendish Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UD
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Consent24/00275/LBA
Repairs to roof and dormer housing and replacement of failed dormer window and frame and Velux window on the inner slopes of butterfly roof (Part Regularisation).
8 Cavendish Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted24/00276/FUL
Changes to window and door fenestration to the front, side and rear elevations.
40 Haycombe Drive, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1PG
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00277/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 5, 6, 8 & 12 of application 21/01186/FUL (Conversion of disused building (last used for commercial storage) to 2no. self-contained (Use Class C3) dwellings with associated gardens, terraces and parking areas)
Stroud Farm , Cock Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TQ
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Condition Discharged24/00278/COND
Discharge of condition 26 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 (ClassE); 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 24 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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