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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application Refused24/01202/FUL
Erection of 3 bedroom bungalow on the gardens of The Hollies.
The Hollies, Hillcrest, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AU
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01203/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 (Materials) of application 23/02808/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include creation of new front access to cellar, alterations to cellar, installation of internal stairs to cellar and and creation of ground floor access corridor.)
51 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01204/FUL
Proposed loft conversion with flat roof dormer to rear elevation roof slope and rooflights to front elevation roof slope.
47 Ivy Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AJ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01205/FUL
Construction of parking area.
22 Spring Ground Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7RA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01206/ELEC
Works to install new 10m pole in line with existing overhead Low Voltage Line (Electricity Act 1989: The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009/ Planning Act 2008: The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010)
Dawn Rise, High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PU
Received 26 Mar 2024 - No Objection24/01207/TR1CN
Operate the site defined in site plan for a pop up campsite under the provisions of Class BC, Part 4 Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
Parcel 4325, South Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01208/FUL
Change of use of use from a pub (sui generis), erection of an extension and new build development to create 9 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3); associated car and cycle parking; landscaping and private amenity space.
Former Fir Tree Inn, 140 Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01209/LBA
Change of use of use from a pub (sui generis), erection of an extension and new build development to create 9 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3); associated car and cycle parking; landscaping and private amenity space.
Former Fir Tree Inn, 140 Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01210/COND
Discharge of condition 14 of application 20/02303/OUT (Proposed residential development (C3) with associated works (Outline application with all matters except access reserved).).
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01211/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 of application 23/04408/RES (Reserved matters for consideration of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 44 dwellings pursuant to planning permission 20/02303/OUT for residential development with associated mean of access, open space, landscaping, access road, footways/cycleway and associated infrastructure works.).
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01212/COND
Discharge of condition 8 of application 23/04408/RES (Reserved matters for consideration of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 44 dwellings pursuant to planning permission 20/02303/OUT for residential development with associated mean of access, open space, landscaping, access road, footways/cycleway and associated infrastructure works.).
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Lawful24/01213/CLEU
Use of property for retail design and marketing (office use), manufacture of retail advertising displays (workshop use) and display/ demonstration of manufactured retail displays (showroom use) (Use Class E) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Frontline Display International Limited, 8 - 9 Avon Buildings, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1ES
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01214/FUL
Change of use to dog day care, associated buildings and infrastructure, and onsite BNG measures.
Parcel 7400, Middle Piece Lane, Burnett, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01215/FUL
Extension and alteration works to 12A and 12B Chatham Row to include the erection of additional storey, rear extensions and enlarged porches to both dwellings.
12A Chatham Row, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BS
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Approve24/01216/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/01169/VAR (Variation of condition 16 of application 22/02101/FUL (Erection of a replacement dwelling with associated car-parking & storage for refuse, recycling and bicycles)).
12 High Bannerdown, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JY
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01217/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 10/01067/FUL (Erection of a sustainable dwelling (known as Bath Springs) following demolition of existing dwelling (known as Vine House) (Revised proposal))
The Vine House , Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AB
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01218/FUL
Replacement of modern concrete interlocking roof tiles with natural slates and associated thermal upgrades.
5 Prior Park Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NP
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01219/LBA
External alterations to include replacement of modern concrete interlocking roof tiles with natural slates and associated thermal upgrades.
5 Prior Park Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NP
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Lawful24/01220/CLPU
Proposed loft conversion to provide additional bedroom and en-suite. Installation of roofligths to existing roof slope (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
6 Octavius Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2GU
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01221/FUL
Erection of extension and alteration to existing workshop/store to include cladding external walls and lowering the roofline. Alterations to boundary walls, fences and gates.
77 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HR
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01223/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2,3 and 4 of application 23/04369/LBA (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 - Application Permitted24/01226/VAR
Removal of condition 5 (Arboriculture - Compliance with Arb Method Statement) and Variation of condition 6 (Implementation of Landscaping Scheme) of application 18/02440/FUL (Conversion of existing nursery (Class D1) building into 4 flats)
Miles House, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01227/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme) and 3 (Ecological Compliance Report) of application 23/02961/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the replacement of failed mansard beam to top floor flat rear elevation.)
21 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LP
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01228/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Stone Cleaning Sample) of application 23/03767/LBA (External works to remove white paint from porch and doorcase, and paint front door white).
Ground Floor Flat, 8 Queen's Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2NJ
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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