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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Consent24/01968/LBA
Internal alterations to include installation of integrated sliding CosyGlazing to 5 sash windows
Second Floor, 11 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AX
Received 23 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01969/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 24/00122/VAR (Variation of condition 16 of application 22/03414/VAR (Variation of condition 18 of application 21/04244/FUL (Alterations and refurbishment of existing accommodation at 1 and 1A Westmoreland Road together with the erection of a terrace of four new dwellings at the junction of Westmoreland Road and Cheltenham Street, Bath)).
1 Westmoreland Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EU
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Refused24/01971/FUL
Erection of first floor rear extension to provide additional living accommodation.
29 Brougham Hayes, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QU
Received 23 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01972/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Mortar Mix ) of application 21/05139/LBA (External alterations for the reconstruction and repair of the rear garden wall belonging to the series of properties Nos. 9 to 15 Burlington Street and Nos. 13 & 16 Portland Place, with additional works to the garden walls between these properties).
13 Burlington Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SA
Received 22 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01973/REM
Removal of conditions 2 and 17 of application 19/00230/FUL allowed on appeal 19th May 2020 (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 No. dwellings, new vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping and associated works).
25 Upper East Hayes, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6LP
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01974/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of an existing conservatory.
9 Grosvenor Park, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BL
Received 23 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01975/COND
Discharge of Condition 15 (External Lighting) and Condition 19 (Rainwater Harvesting (Pre-occupation) of application 24/00625/VAR (Variation of conditions 8 (Landscape Design Proposals (Bespoke Trigger)), 11 (Boundary Treatment Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)), and 23 (Plans List) of application 23/03909/VAR ((Variation of conditions 21 (Parking (Compliance)) and 24 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 22/00687/REG03 (Erection of 8 no. affordable homes and associated works, following demolition of existing building)).
Great Hayes Court, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01976/EUBPA
Installation of new external flue to serve existing building. Height of new flue will not exceed 1.5m above the existing roof level.
Block 8W, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BT
Received 23 May 2024 - No Objection24/01977/TCA
T5 ( 3 sycamore stems ); T6 ( sycamore ) - reduce crowns by 3m.
31 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PX
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01978/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans List (Compliance) and 3 (Materials Samples) of application 24/00132/VAR which varied condition nos. 2 (Approved Plans List), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (SuDS Drainage Design), 7 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 9 (Bat Survey and Mitigation), 15 (Construction of Access) and 16 (Cycle Parking) of application 22/01055/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 and 7 of application 20/01765/FUL (Erection of a 68-bed care home (Use Class C2) following demolition of the existing buildings and structures, with associated access, parking and landscaping)).
Wansdyke Business Centre, Oldfield Lane, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01981/FUL
Addition of Loft Conversion to already approved planning application referenced 23/03402/FUL.
4A Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HX
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01982/VAR
Variation of condition 4 (Plans List) of application 20/03224/LBA (Internal and external alterations to relocate ground floor kitchen, replace fireplace, convert existing kitchen, sound proofing of existing windows, erect fencing in rear garden, add rooflight to front terrace and replace south-east boundary fencing with low stone wall).
15 Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 23 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01983/FUL
Erection of a glass and aluminium garden room
Honeysuckle Barn , Timsbury Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DA
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01984/FUL
Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear flat roof dormer.
41 Bloomfield Rise, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BL
Received 24 May 2024 - Consent24/01985/LBA
External alterations to include repair and refurbishment to lower drive main archway, gates and adjoining walls.
The Royal High School , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SZ
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01987/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion.
11 Windrush Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1QL
Received 24 May 2024 - Approve24/01988/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 24/00476/FUL (Erection of a single storey, flat roof garden room. Proposed PV panels to garden room and main house)
Vallis , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LS
Received 24 May 2024 - No Objection24/01989/TCA
T2 Strawberry tree - removal
43 Belgrave Crescent, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JU
Received 23 May 2024 - Consent24/01990/LBA
Remove paint from the front elevation and left hand return walls, both at the lower level of the house only (as indicated in the images submitted) and from the two gate posts to the right of the main dwelling.
260 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AZ
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01991/FUL
Erection of garden room to the rear of existing property
55 Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BW
Received 24 May 2024 - Consent24/01992/LBA
External alterations to dismantle existing chimney and rebuild it using Bath stone, and replace some of the jack wall coping stones.
16 The Batch, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DR
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01993/FUL
Retention and alterations to building for processing of apple juice and lambing shed
Woodlands , Chew Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SA
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01994/AGRA
Erection of 2 No. Polytunnels.
Weston Spring Farm, Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LJ
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01996/VAR
Variation of condition 1 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/01181/VAR (Variation of conditions 1 (Plans List (Compliance)), 2 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)), 3 (Maintenance of surface water drainage network (pre-occupation)), 4 (Implementation of Wildlife Mitigation (Pre-occupation)), 5 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report (Pre-occupation)), 7 (Bound/Compacted Vehicle Access (Pre-occupation)), 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping (Pre-occupation)) and 14 (Water Efficiency - Rainwater Harvesting (Pre-occupation)) of application 22/01601/VAR (Variation of condition 22 (Plans List) of application 18/01959/FUL (Erection of three dwellings and subdivision of land following demolition of existing buildings at Warners Farm (Resubmission))
Monarchs Way House, Chewton Road, Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SS
Received 24 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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