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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 dates105,398Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 81,653 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 5 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Lawful24/01460/CLPU
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
28 Mendip Gardens, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01461/FUL
Erection of one storey extension for use as annexe.
70 Charlton Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01462/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of concrete garage and side timber conservatory.
16 Oolite Grove, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UF
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01464/TCA
Willow (T1) - re-pollard, reduce the tree in height to approx 2m in height.. Wych Elm (T2) - Fell.
Middle Lodge , Fersfield, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AR
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01465/TCA
1. Olive - 2 trees reduce height to 8' and re-shape 2. Plum - Reduce height to about 10' 4. Damson - Reduce height to about 10' 7. Fig - Reduce height of tree to about 8' and remove epicormic growth 8. Cotoneaster - Cut back branches overhanging the neighbours garden
9 Norfolk Buildings, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BP
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01466/LBA
External alterations to include recovering of existing roof, replacement of modern windows to dormers with double glazing, completion of stone cleaning and paint removal and replacement of asbestos lined gutters with lead.
7 Duke Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AG
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01467/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 21/03575/FUL (Erection of a permanent Rural Workers Dwelling following the removal of the existing temporary mobile home and stables).
Chew Valley Hire, Woodwick Farm, Bristol Road, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6NQ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01469/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
Dallamore Rise , 17 Audley Grove, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01472/TCA
T1 Bay tree in rear garden - reduce by 2 metres overall.
Flat A, 7 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01474/LBA
External alterations for repairs to existing stone boundary wall.
First Floor, 22 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LP
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01475/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2(Repointing Trial Samples) and 3(Schedule of Repairs and Samples) of application 23/03578/LBA (External alterations for the boundary wall repair to rear of 21 The Royal Crescent, Bath)
21 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Approve24/01476/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/02960/FUL (Loft conversion with two pitched roof dormers).
13 Arundel Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6EF
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01477/FUL
Erection of childcare nursery and associated works
Development Site Opposite Lyndon Vale, Bath Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01478/FUL
Provision of Natural Stone cladding to the front and rear elevations
Flat 1, 26 Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01479/LBA
External alterations to include repairs to listed stone boundary wall
36 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Lawful24/01480/CLPU
Construction of a Party Wall as part of the single-storey rear extensions to 29 (22/05152/FUL) and 30 Cranwells Park (22/04973/FUL) evidencing that 22/04973/FUL has been commenced and therefore extant (Certificate of Lawful Existing Development).
30 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01481/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey front extension following demolition of single storey side structures.
41 Sheridan Road, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QY
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01482/FUL
Installation of PVC windows and composite doors.
Lampard's Buildings , Ballance Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RW
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01483/FUL
Erection of new single storey rear extension, replacement of garage following demolition of existing wood store.
35 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01484/TCA
1 Ash - Remove tree
161 Ringswell Gardens, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BP
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01485/TCA
Tree 1 Holly- Reduce dead and moribund main stem to approximately 5 metres height -0.5 metres above its main union. Remove dead wood rear part and removing small branches up to 3cm diameter.
Treetops , North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HB
Received 23 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01487/TCA
3. unknown - Cut back overhanging branches of neighbours tree to the boundary.
12 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01488/TCA
5. Yew - Cut back overhanging branches of neighbours tree to the boundary at Garden Flat, 11 Norfolk Crescent.
11 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01489/TCA
6. Cherry - Cut back overhanging branches of neighbours tree to the boundary.
10 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 22 Apr 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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