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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Refused24/01654/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the erection of 1 no. agricultural workers dwelling
Parcel 2200, Norton Lane, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01659/CLEU
Conversion of outbuildingto 1no. dwelling (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Development).
Development Site Opposite Woodview, New Pit Cottages, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01677/REG13
Internal alterations to upgrade features to meet current fire regulations.
7 Barton Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JR
Received 2 May 2024 - Approve24/01678/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/02354/FUL (Demolition of existing building; mixed-use redevelopment of site for storage and distribution (Class B8) and 120 units of purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis); and associated access and landscaping works (re-submission)).
Jubilee Centre , Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Received 2 May 2024 - Consent24/01679/REG13
Internal alterations to upgrade features to meet current fire regulations.
5 Abbey Green, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NW
Received 2 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01680/FUL
Erection of garage with office/multi-use space above.
Fonthill Cottage , High Street, Priston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EG
Received 2 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01681/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to the north elevation, new pitched roof to kitchen to replace existing flat roof, removal of chimneys, and replacement of timber iwndows with colour coated metal.
Lark House , Charlcombe Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TP
Received 2 May 2024 - No Objection24/01682/TCA
Apple tree (T3) - removal of lower branches.
Ground Floor, 17 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01683/REG13
Internal alterations to include upgrade of internal features to meet current fire regulations.
10A Queen Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01684/FUL
Conversion and extension of existing garage into a habitable annex ancillary to main dwelling. Proposed first floor extensions, roof alterations and balcony to main house.
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Received 2 May 2024 - Consent24/01685/TPO
3- Lawson cypress: To dismantle/remove 1 x windblown hanging branch. 4-Conifer: To dismantle to near ground level. 5-Lawson cypress: To supply and fit Cobra bracing system. 6-Lawson Cypress: To shorten back 2-3 extended branches in upper crown. To reduce crown height by approx 12-15'.
Temple Court, The Barton, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EX
Received 30 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01686/TCA
T1 Willow - prune back from BT cable to allow sufficient clearance, prune canopy back from property to allow 1.5m clearance, crown lift to 5m
1 Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2ET
Received 1 May 2024 - Consent24/01687/LBA
External alterations for the installation of 2no. timber box sash 16 pane windows with slimline double glazing to replace existing windows.
Ground Floor Flat, 62 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HZ
Received 2 May 2024 - No Objection24/01688/TCA
T1-Yew-Trim to clear adjacent building by 1.5m. T2-Prunus pisardii - Reduce in height 0.5m above height of adjacent yew. T3-Bay -Reduce in height to same as adjacent prunus.
Elton House , 2 Abbey Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NN
Received 2 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01689/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 24/00440/FUL (Internal alterations to include works to re-instate sub-division of upper floors to create 2no. separate flats (Resubmission)).
Second Floor, 12 Cavendish Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UB
Received 2 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01690/FUL
Alterations to roof
Aquila , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AR
Received 3 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01691/FUL
Replacement of all existing aluminium sliding sash windows at 32 - 54 Bloomfield Road, with new PVC top hung casement windows and replacement of all existing timber doors with new PVC composite doors.
32 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AB
Received 3 May 2024 - Approve24/01692/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/03355/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension).
15 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PD
Received 3 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01694/FUL
Continued use of the site for gymnasium use (Use Class E) (Change of use from lawful use of scaffold offices and associated storage (Sui Generis) to gymnasium (Use class E)).
Sub Unit 1 Crossfit Bath, The Smallholdings, Claude Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 May 2024 - No Objection24/01695/TCA
Trees 1 to 3 -Silver Birches- Reduce by up to 3 metres height and 2 metres in spread.
22 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PA
Received 3 May 2024 - No Objection24/01696/TCA
T1 Eucalyptus- Reduce the height of this twin stemmed tree by 5m.
Westfield House , Weston Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XU
Received 3 May 2024 - No Objection24/01697/TCA
1x Cypress, 1x Willow, 1x Unidentified deciduous tree (incorrectly stated as 'Willow" in the Green Way Tree Services Ltd report) and 1x Hawthorn - to be felled.
Summerfield Coach House , 7 Weston Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AS
Received 3 May 2024 - Consent24/01698/REG13
Internal alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of features to meet current fire regulations.
9 Edgar Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EE
Received 3 May 2024 - Approve24/01699/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 20/04241/FUL (Refurbishment of the existing dwelling with a two-storey rear extension and a dormer window to form an additional bedroom).
Aquae Sulis , North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HZ
Received 3 May 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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