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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/01818/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey link to existing bungalow and installation of dormer window.
25 Northend, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7EG
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01819/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 23/01552/FUL (Erection of two storey rear and side extension).
6 Squire Lane, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PP
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01820/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 23/02415/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (Flood Risk and Drainage - Infiltration Testing (Pre-commencement), 3 (Drainage Strategy (Pre-commencement), 14 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme (Pre-commencement) and 17 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan (Pre-commencement) of application 20/02253/FUL (Demolition of existing vacant school buildings and erection of 15 dwellings, access, parking and landscaping)
Former Radstock County Infant School, Bath Old Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01821/FUL
Erection of a one storey rear extension, and the installation of a roof window to side elevation. Provision for two extractor fan vent outlets to front elevation.
6 Vane Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DZ
Received 14 May 2024 - No Objection24/01822/TCA
T1 - Betula - Dismantle fell and grind our root system due to worsening impact on pathway preventing safe resident access.
3 Archway Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JD
Received 14 May 2024 - No Objection24/01823/TCA
T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Dismantle fell and eco plug syc at top of wall- tree stepped back from entrance of Hayesfield Park. Vertical cracking of retaining wall evident.
137 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AN
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01824/FUL
Internal fitout of an existing ground floor retail unit including new shopfront, signage and ancillary accommodation on the first floor.
Smiggle, 10 St Lawrence Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AN
Received 14 May 2024 - Consent24/01825/AR
Installation of brass back-lit boxletters logo pinned off existing signage fascia above shopfront and internally illuminated projecting blade sign
Smiggle, 10 St Lawrence Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AN
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01826/FUL
Erection of a 2-bed dormer bungalow adjacent to No.14 Manor Road, including forming a new access onto Claverton Road.
14 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DL
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01827/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Flat 1, 9 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01828/LBA
External alterations for a single storey rear extension.
Flat 1, 9 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 14 May 2024 - Consent24/01829/TPO
T1- Beech- Remove dead limbs T2- Beech- Remove 3 lowest limbs, heavily end weighted and removing limbs will balance crowns
Abbotshill, Durley Park, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2AT
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01830/LBCLPU
Removal of existing chimney stack and rebuild with like-for-like materials (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed works to a Listed Building).
16 The Batch, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DR
Received 13 May 2024 - Consent24/01831/TPO
Cypress T1 - removal of 2 branches over the driveway, raising the canopy again back to approx 2.5m.
Denewood Grange , 83 London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JE
Received 14 May 2024 - Lawful24/01832/CLPU
Use of an existing outbuilding for ancillary residential accommodation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
15 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01833/FUL
Erection of a outbuilding for therapy space.
Bath City Farm , Kelston View, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NW
Received 14 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01834/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Golf Course Hole Design) and 5 (External Lighting) of application 24/00115/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 14 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01835/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 24/00866/FUL (Sub-division of existing dwelling to provide 2no. (Use Class C3) flats)
35 Lymore Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BB
Received 14 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01836/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 of application 23/02264/FUL (Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 5 bedroomed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
21 Oriel Grove, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JE
Received 14 May 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/01837/COND
Discharge of condition 18 of application 20/04315/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and mixed-use development comprising the erection of 43 no. residential dwellings (Class C3); the erection of 77sqm of commercial floorspace (Class E); associated amenity space; landscaping; and parking)
Platinum Accident Repair Centre (renrod Limited), 22 - 24 Cheltenham Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EX
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01838/FUL
Installation of an automated teller machine and associated signage.
Keynsham Mini Market, 9 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DP
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01839/AR
Display of 1no. internally illuminated top sign and internally illuminated logo panel.
Keynsham Mini Market, 9 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DP
Received 14 May 2024 - Consent24/01840/LBA
External alterations to include re-roofing barn, lean to, stables and Granary.
Unregistered Barn Opposite Lower Shockerwick Farmhouse, Shockerwick Farm Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01841/FUL
Erection of agricultural building for storage of straw and machinery at Manor Farm Barn
Tunley Equestrian Centre, Withyditch Lane, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 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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