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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- No Objection24/01025/CONSLT
Consultation request from Caravan And Motorhome Club for the operation of a certified exempted camping and caravan site under paragraph 4 of the first schedule, Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960 at Brassknocker Basin, Limpley Stoke, nr Bath. BA2 7JD
Brassknocker Basin, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7JD
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01029/FUL
Erection of a glasshouse to the rear.
Thorn Barton , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01030/TCA
Fig - fell.
35 Forester Avenue, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QD
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01031/COND
Discharge of conditions 9 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) and 11 (Archaeological Watching Brief (Pre-commencement)) of application 22/03922/FUL (Erection of two storey extension and to east elevation of the Stable and Coach House Block at Lyncombe House to provide additional school space (use class F1(a)), with associated car parking and landscaping to south-east and south-west of site).
Paragon School , Lyncombe Vale, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Planning Permission Not Required24/01032/FUL
External alterations to include repairs to pavement, works to vaults and new extracts/vents.
2 Belmont, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01033/LBA
Internal alterations and external alterations to include repairs to pavement, works to vaults and new extracts/vents.
2 Belmont, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/01034/CLPU
Change of hip to gable roof with rear dormer to facilitate new loft conversion (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
16 Stockwood Vale, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2AW
Received 20 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01035/TCA
Sycamore and Alder G1 - reduce lateral growth to achieve a 2 meter clearance from the building. 2x Silver Birch G2 - reduce lateral growth to achieve a two meter clearance from the main buildings and reduce overall crowns by approximately 2 meters.
Royal Mail Bath Delivery Office , Manvers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01036/LBA
External alterations for the partial re-building of a structurally unstable chimney with matching stonework.
1 Abbey Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NN
Received 20 Mar 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/01037/TC5
Sorbus - Remove.
15 Lansdown Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TG
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01038/FUL
Installation of 2 No. new gas risers and 3 No. new meter boxes within the basement lightwell of the property (28-32 The Paragon).
28 The Paragon, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01039/LBA
Installation of 2 No. new gas risers and 3 No. new meter boxes within the basement lightwell of the property (28-32 The Paragon).
28 The Paragon, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01040/FUL
Loft conversion with rear facing dormer window
24 Larkhall Place, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01043/FUL
Replacement of shed and canopy.
Allotments, Monksdale Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01044/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side extensions and front porch replacement to 12 Pepys Close, incorporating amendments to neighbours garage (at 11 Pepys Close).
12 Pepys Close, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3LS
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01045/FUL
Erection of first floor extension above existing double garage. Erection of side car-port. Replacement of the roof and fenestration of the existing single-storey side extension. Erection of single-storey rear annexe and enclosed link. (Revised proposal)
Penoakmoor , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TD
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Approve24/01046/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.60 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.00 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.00 metres high.
16 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0PQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01047/FUL
Alterations to front garden to allow for 1no new car parking space including demolition of existing front garden walls.
16 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0PQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Refused24/01048/FUL
Replacement of a garden shed with stone clad timber frame single garage and workshop with loft storage space.
Sunnycroft , Pipehouse, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UJ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01049/TPO
Sycamore T1 - Crown lift by removing 3 x smaller lower branches growing toward property/roof line
20 Hardington Drive, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1YA
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01050/COND
Discharge of condition 6 (Bicycle Storage (Pre-occupation)) of application 21/01428/FUL (Erection of a pair of semi-detached bungalows).
Land Between Stowborough Cottages And Highfield Road, Greenlands Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01051/LBA
External alterations to repair 1no ashlar just above pavement level by replacing with new bath stone and repoint ashlar with lime putty.
3 Clarence Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NS
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01052/COND
Discharge of condition 8 of application 23/01004/FUL (Internal and external alterations, including partial demolition, for the conversion of the existing stable block to provide 2 new guest suites for the hotel)
Hunstrete House , Hunstrete, Marksbury, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NS
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01057/COND
Discharge of condition 6 of application 21/02973/OUT (Outline planning permission for formation of access road, footpath and cycle links, open space, landscaping and associated works (All matters except access reserved))
Parcel 3589, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 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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