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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- No Objection24/01148/TCA
T1 - Holly, fell. T2 - Irish yew, fell. T3 - English Yew, fell. T4 - English Yew, fell T5 - Holly, fell T6 - Bay, fell.
Tor View , Rock Hall Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JF
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01149/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
45 Moorfields Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01150/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension following demolition of existing extension, and the erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch.
45 Lansdown Crescent, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0JX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/01151/TC5
Ash Tree (T1) - Fell
19 Alexandra Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PW
Received 28 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01152/TCA
T1 Portuguese laurel tree. Crown reduce in height and lateral growth by 2.5 meters to previous reduction points.
27 Church Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BT
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01153/FUL
Erection of cafe/bar and sports and recreation facilities from 1st June - 31st August each year until and including 2028.
Bowling Green And Tennis Courts, Royal Avenue, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01154/FUL
Erection of garden room
Peggy Dodd Centre, Brierley House, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01157/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with rooflights.
1 Handel Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1BT
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01159/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan (Pre-commencement)) and 5 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans (Pre-commencement)) of application 23/04776/FUL (Creation of a new vehicular access from the A4, Bath Road, to allow construction and operation of a new below ground storage tank, with associated below or at ground level infrastructure, to be installed as permitted development. The new access would replace the existing vehicular access to the field, which would be blocked up with a stone wall in line with the existing boundary wall).
Gas Governor Building, Bath Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Refused24/01160/FUL
Erection of 1no 3 bed dwelling on land to the rear of 11 Richmond Road.
11 Richmond Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Prior Approval NOT required24/01161/DEM
Large brick-built building in mixed use (for Class B8 storage and distribution; Class E(g) light industrial with ancillary offices and Class E(a) ancillary retail); separate free standing workshop building (metal cladding) to rear of the site; two freestanding garages (sales samples) on site frontage.
St Barnabas Yard, Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01162/FUL
Erection of 2no 1 bed dwellings.
Land Rear Of 62, High Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Consent24/01163/LBA
Internal alterations and external alterations to include opening blocked door, reform garden entrance to the kitchen and reinstate boundary wall to garden.
Garden Maisonette, 6 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TR
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01164/CLPU
Erection a new timber frame extension on the same foot print. Widen kitchen window on side elevation and renew felt flat roof covering over side kitchen extension following demolition of existing timber frame extension on the front elevation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
West Lodge , Fox Hill, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AS
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approve24/01165/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.20 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 2.80 metes and 3) have eaves that are 2.60 metres high.
Eastleigh Cottage , Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01166/FUL
Change of use of residential annex to a separate dwelling house and creation of new access and parking.
The Annexe, Wall End, Tunbridge Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01167/FUL
Loft conversion, rear dormer, single storey rear extension and internal remodelling.
49 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01168/REG03
The erection of 16 no. supported living units (Use Class C3(b)) with associated communal hub (to include ancillary carers accommodation), access, landscaping and ancillary works
Land To The Rear Of 89 To123, Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approve24/01169/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.85 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.85 metres high.
27 Dunster Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1WB
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01170/COND
Discharge of condition 2 and 3 of application 23/04368/FUL (Replacement of timber sash windows and sash boxes to rear elevation, retention and repair of sash boxes to front elevation, replacement of sash windows to front elevation, reconfiguration front bedroom and bathroom at first floor to form 3rd bedroom and wc, and amended position of previously approved ground floor bathroom.)
26 Denmark Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RE
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Lawful24/01171/CLPU
Erection of rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
78 Kelston Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JL
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01172/TPO
T5- Yew- Shorten the 2 errant stems on the shed side to 2m high. The fastigiate nature of this tree has already formed bushy upright regrowth at this point, and this pruning will enable the fastigiate form to re-establish. T4- Yew- Crown lift 3 minor twigs of diameter under 1 inch, on the West side, to allow passage past more easily. T3- Yew- Shorten 2 high straggly branches that extend well out of the general shape of the crown, lending an untidy appearance. (East side). 4m reduction in length of the longest, and 2m reduction of the other. All this work will help keep these trees as good specimens, with an attractive shape.
Willow Cottage , 1 Symes Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4PA
Received 29 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01173/TCA
T1- Cherry- Fell
Bennetts Cottage , Bennett's Lane, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JX
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01174/FUL
Reconfiguration of 15/02830/FUL with new plan form and slightly altered aesthetic, including single storey side extension and remodelling to existing house.
Rectory Lodge , Old Bath Road, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Received 2 Apr 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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