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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Condition Discharged24/01997/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme) and 5 (External Lighting) of application 20/03743/FUL (Re-roofing works to include additional insulation (resulting in marginally raised ridge line) alteration of existing dormers and introduction of parapets at gables)
Skara Brae, Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LS
Received 24 May 2024 - Consent24/01998/TPO
T1 Norway maple - crown reduction of up to 4m and crown lift to 6m. T2 Field Maple - crown reduction of up to 4m.
38 Long Barnaby, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2TZ
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/01999/FUL
Change of use from offices (Class E) to a residential dwelling (Class C3a)
2 Brock Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 May 2024 - No Objection24/01000/TCA
Holly (T1) - Lightly thin and prune back from the neighbour's side (approx 0.1m - 0.3m).
Flat 1, 10 Percy Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AR
Received 18 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01001/TCA
Yew tree (T1) - Section fell and stump ground out. Poplar trees (T2 and T3) - Pollard to previous points (approx 10m in height).
Island House , Streamleaze, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01002/TCA
Ash (T21, T24)- Dismantle to a 12ft monolith. Ash (T29)- Dismantle to a 10ft monolith.
Bloomfield Tennis Club, 98 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SD
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Approve24/01003/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 19/04909/FUL allowed on appeal 28.06.2021 (Erection of 2 storey dwelling with associated parking using existing access on land to the rear of 43 Upper Oldfield Park).
Charters, 43 Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01004/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) and 5 (Garages (Compliance)) of application 20/03934/FUL (Erection of new garage/carport).
Willow Barn , Sunnymead Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UW
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01008/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
13 Justice Avenue, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DR
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01010/COND
Disharge of condition 3 of application 23/00323/FUL (Provision of outdoor seating area and associated works).
Francis Hotel, 6 - 11 Queen Square, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2HH
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/01011/CLEU
Confirmation that development approved by Planning Permission 19/03731/FUL and 23/03500/VAR have lawfully commenced, following a material start of works and remain extant (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use).
All Saints Church , Church Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BT
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01012/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 22/00564/FUL (Repositioning of non-original door and removal of non-original window to rear elevation. Replacement of ground floor rear window and introduction of new timber framed glazed doors linking kitchen and rear garden, and refurbishment of garage. Refurbishment and landscaping of existing rear terrace and garden.).
13 Cavendish Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/01013/CLEU
Use of property as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4). (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
6 The Macies, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4HS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01014/TPO
Coast Redwood - Fell.
Hayesland House , Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01015/COND
-Discharge of condition 3 of application 23/04548/FUL (Erection of two single storey extensions to front elevation to provide additional ensuite bedroom and increase the communal lounge area, and associated internal works).
The Orangery Nursing Home , 157 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EL
Received 18 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01016/TCA
Yew (T1) - reduce height by 2m, reduce and reshape remainder by up to 2m ie in line of gate/fence; remove unsightly stubs over car parking.
Briar Cottage , 14 Dowding Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01017/FUL
Conversion of existing Nursery to single dwelling (C3 Use Class), and erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Country Garden Day Nursery, Uplands, Fosseway, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8BR
Received 18 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01018/TCA
English Yew - crown lift to 3 m. Lawson Cypress - crown lift to 4 m. Mixed Broadleaves - coppice all bay and hazel.
10 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 19 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01019/TCA
Ash (T1) - Cutting back the major branches to the boundary line between numbers 18 and 19.
19 Alexandra Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01020/FUL
Erection of rear extension, window replacement, conversion of outbuildings to accommodation, and landscaping works.
King William Iv, 54 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01021/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include erection of rear extension, window replacement, conversion of outbuildings to accommodation, and landscaping works.
King William Iv, 54 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01022/FUL
Erection of two separate single storey extensions.
5 Overdale, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DW
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01023/FUL
Change of use from single dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 5 Bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
30 Rosewarn Close, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1PB
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01024/FUL
Replacement of the existing windows with new like for like new double glazed aluminum sash windows and doors to no. 1 to no. 82.
1 Ballance Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RP
Received 19 Mar 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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