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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Objection24/01086/TCA
Paperbark maple in back garden. To reduce height by 4 - 5', ie to finished height of 20 - 22'. To reshape remainder to form balanced crown.
38 Park Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TD
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01087/LBA
Internal alterations for removal of walls.
Flat 4, 19 Brock Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01088/TCA
Cypress - Fell.
Manor Cross House , The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PJ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01089/TCA
T1 - small leaning conifer to be removed due to proximity to stone wall and building.
Rosemount Cottage , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01090/LBA
Internal alterations to front doors of flats 1 to 5.
14 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01091/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 of application 23/02925/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the replacement of single pane vertical sash windows with mult pane 6 over 6 sash's, internal updating and removal of second floor landing wc. Conversion of sub-basement from store to living accommodation cleaning of stonework with nebulous spray.).
33 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01092/FUL
Change of use from a 2 bedroom property (C3) to a 5 bedroom HMO (C4)
39 Sedgemoor Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5PJ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01093/TCA
T1 Semi mature Pine tree (Pinus): Height: 8 meters. Fell. 2 X Palm tree (Arecaceae): Height 3 meters, growing next to the Pine, to be felled and removed.
Little Bob , Wells Road, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01094/TCA
Ash T1 - reduce two 6" diameter branches by 1.5m each. Lightly prune to clear the phone wires. Crown lift lightly over the driveway to allow high vehicles in. (2m clearance). Holly T2 and T3 - shorten the height by 8ft as measured down from the tallest piece. Prune back on the Penn Lea Court side by 2ft off the side.
2 Penn Lea Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3RA
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01098/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
45 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Approve24/01100/NMA
Non Material Amendment to 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 25 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01101/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 23/02607/FUL (Erection of a single storey extension for new teaching facilities.)
Norton Hill School , Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4AD
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01102/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/03165/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension).
26 Rockliffe Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01103/FUL
Installation of replacement windows, doors and rooflight. Installation of PV panels and replacement roof cladding.
15 Park Street Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01104/LBA
Internal and external alterations to retrofit mews house.
15 Park Street Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01105/FUL
Installation of rear patio doors, rear facing rooflights and new windows to rear outrigger.
19 Foxcombe Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3ED
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01106/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 22/03229/VAR ( Variation of condition nos. 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25 and 28 as well as deletion of condition 27 of planning permission 21/00889/FUL (Development of 18no. dwelling houses with associated access improvements, hard/soft landscaping, drainage works and parking.) Variation of conditions proposed to accomodate revised house layouts for accessibility, approval of a detailed drainage design and revised ecological proposals as well as update of conditions to reflect information approved under previous conditions applications)
The Wharf , Greensbrook, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PG
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01107/FUL
Change of use from 2 bed dwelling (C3) to 3 bed HMO (C4)
66A Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BY
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Pending Consideration24/01108/CONSLT
Ecological Monitoring Report dated 7th February 2024
Horseworld Development Site, Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01109/COND
Discharge of condition 6 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 22/00570/FUL (Conversion of Cow Byre and associated Barn structure to a residential dwelling and erection of a single storey rear extension).
The Cowbyre, Holly Farm, The Green, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0AY
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01111/FUL
Use of the land and associated works as a temporary car park during the construction phase of the Sulis Elective Orthopaedic Centre approved under planning permission 23/03774/FUL.
Plot G, Roman Way, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01112/TCA
Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) - pollard by 2 meters to height indicated on annotated photograph provided
53 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PE
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/01115/CLEU
Construction works to form doorway constituting a material operation. (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
Peipards Farm , Warminster Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UN
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01116/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 3 (Boundary Treatment- Bespoke Trigger) of application 23/03890/LBA (Internal and external alterations to the erection of a conservatory to the rear and landscaping)
Fiveway House , Fosse Lane, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7NH
Received 26 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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