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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Consent24/01904/LBA
External alterations to include replacement garage, landscaping works and widening of existing gateway.
101 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01905/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
58B Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1LH
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01906/FUL
Creation of additional parking spaces at rear of building.
St Johns , Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NF
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01907/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, side and rear dormers and change of use from 3no. bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to 6no. bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
32 The Oval, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2HB
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01908/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and rear dormer to form annexe.
45 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01909/LBA
Change of use from office to residential unit (C3) (lower ground and ground floors only)
Ground Floor Offices, 3 Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AT
Received 20 May 2024 - No Objection24/01910/TCA
Bay Laurel tree (T1) - Reduce by roughly 0.5 to 1m in height, crown raise 0.4 meters and remove deadwood and crossing branches.
2 Vineyards, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NA
Received 20 May 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/01911/TC5
Remove a failed Hawthorn.
Goosard Batch, Bristol Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 May 2024 - Consent24/01912/LBA
External alterations to include repair works to front elevation
35 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LR
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01913/FUL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to dual use under Class V as a dwellinghouse and House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C3/C4).
69 Bloomfield Rise, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BN
Received 20 May 2024 - Consent24/01914/LBA
Internal alterations to remove modern plasterboard wall to reinstate room to original layout.
Flat 5, 6 Brunswick Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RQ
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01915/FUL
Erection of temporary warehouse extension for a period of up to 5 years, and associated external works including reconfiguration of existing onsite parking and goods service yard, and addition of a new cycle storage shelter.
Rotork House , Brassmill Lane, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JQ
Received 20 May 2024 - Approve24/01919/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use from Agricultural Building to 1no. Dwelling (C3) and for associated operational development.
Barn And Yard, Wellow Farm, Norton Lane, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 May 2024 - Approve24/01920/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use from Agricultural Building to 1no. Dwelling (C3) and for associated operational development.
North Hill Farm , Tunley Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EE
Received 20 May 2024 - Lawful24/01921/CLPU
The erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
1 Northfields , Norton Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RW
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01922/FUL
Replacement garage, landscaping works and widening of existing gateway.
101 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 21 May 2024 - Consent24/01923/LBA
Internal alterations to include repairs to ceiling due to water damage
Flat 4, 199 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RZ
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01924/FUL
Demolition of existing garages and parking for 2no. detached dwellings with parking on land to rear of 9/9A Bloomfield Road.
Garages And Parking Area , Upper Bloomfield Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2RY
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01925/FUL
Creation of loft conversion incorporating rear dormer window and front facing roof windows.
3 Cotswold View, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HA
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01926/FUL
Creation of loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front elevation
15 Croft Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6JJ
Received 21 May 2024 - No Objection24/01927/CONSLT
Maximum of 10 camping pitches.
Cam Bridge Barn, Temple Bridge, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AA
Received 10 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01931/LBA
External alterations to replace roof covering to flat roof of existing rear extension (Regularisation)
Flat 1 Ground Floor, 10 Catharine Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PR
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01932/FUL
Erection of rear extension and undercroft following demolition of existing undercroft, garage store, lean-to and conservatory. Resubmission.
Homelands, 9 Camerton Hill, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0PS
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01933/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to form living space including terrace and external steps.
Barnbridge House , Primrose Hill, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UT
Received 21 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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