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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Application Permitted24/01229/FUL
Installation of ventilation extract terminals.
Clevelands Building, Sydney Wharf, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Apr 2024 - No Comment24/01230/CONSLT
Consultation request for North Somerset Council application 24/P/0637/FUH (Partial demolition and rebuild of the existing 'Woolaway' section of the property, works to include:- proposed erection of a single storey extension to the south elevation, internal alterations and erection of a timber porch canopy to the north elevation. - Gravel Hill Farm , Gravel Hill).
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted24/01231/FUL
Erection of office building (Class Eg) following demolition of existing stable buildings, with associated car parking and landscaping
Warren Wood Stables, Old Bath Road, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Received 3 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01232/TCA
Cypress - remove to ground level
Garden Flat, 62 Combe Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5HZ
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01234/FUL
Erection of 1no. end of terrace dwelling.
23 Vandyck Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2UH
Received 3 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01235/TCA
T5 Holly: Pruning works to reduce height to 0.5m just above where new growth starts.
The Old Convent, 35 Pulteney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Apr 2024 - No Objection24/01236/TCA
Eucalyptus in rear garden - To dismantle and plant replacement
38 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XN
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01237/COND
Discharge of conditions 8 and 9 of application 22/02232/LBA (Demolition of existing garage, swimming pool, pool house and sections of external walls, repair, upgrades and reinstatement works to existing buildings, erection of single-storey extensions to Combe Royal and Combe Royal Lodge, internal alterations to Combe Royal, erection/reinstatement of external walls, erection of outbuildings, undercroft parking area, swimming pool and pool house, and landscaping works, including creation of external terraces.
Combe Royal , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01238/COND
Discharge of condition 16 (Materials (Main House Boot Room Extension) - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger) of application 22/02231/FUL (Demolition of existing garage, swimming pool, pool house and sections of external walls, repair, upgrades and reinstatement works to existing buildings, erection of single-storey extensions to Combe Royal and Combe Royal Lodge, internal alterations to Combe Royal, erection/reinstatement of external walls, erection of outbuildings, undercroft parking area, swimming pool and pool house, and landscaping works, including creation of external terraces).
Combe Royal , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/01239/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans (Pre-commencement)) and 5 (Coal Investigations (Pre-commencement) of application 22/03237/RES (Approval of reserved matters with regard to application 21/05531/OUT (Outline planning permission for a farm worker's dwelling (all matters reserved)).
Parcel 7048, Marsh Lane, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01243/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to 22/01110/FUL (Erection of single-storey rear and side extensions)
83 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HR
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01244/D6A
Discharge of planning obligation under The Fifth Schedule (1). of the S106 Agreement dated 10th June 2021 attached to planning application 20/02303/OUT
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01246/FUL
Chnage of use from 4 bed residential property (class C3) to a 4 bed HMO (Class C4)
131 Rush Hill, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2QT
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Consent24/01248/LBA
External alterations to the replacement of existing modern pair of timber casement windows with new small pain traditional timber casements.
Flat 24, Ladymead House, 110 - 112 Walcot Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01249/FUL
Erection of rear dormer.
2 Livingstone Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01250/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)), 5 (Parking Management Plan (Pre-commencement)), 8 (Archaeology Watching Brief (Pre-commencement)) and 11 (Wildlife Enhancement (Pre-commencement)) of application 21/05494/FUL (Erection of 3 apartments (C3 Use Class) with associated undercroft car parking and a Class E retail unit with a duplex apartment above (C3 Use Class) - total of 4 C3 apartments).
Thoughtful Bakery , 40 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BX
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01251/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report (Pre-occupation)) of 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 4 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01252/FUL
Erection of 2 No. single-storey temporary classrooms.
King Edwards School , North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HU
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01253/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Drainage - soakaways) 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 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01254/COND
Discharge of conditions 5 (Drainage- Wessex Water) and 6 (Drainage- Detailed drainage design) 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 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01255/COND
Discharge of condition 20 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) 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 4 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted24/01257/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and installation of rear dormer.
Sydney View, Beckford Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NQ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Not published24/01258/SCREEN
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion in respect of proposed works to provide new and improved highway, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure within two key corridors, between Midsomer Norton, Westfield, and Radstock and Bath/Bristol along the A37, A362 and A367.
Parcel 0006, Old Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Condition Discharged24/01259/COND
Discharge condition 5 of application 23/01291/LBA (Internal works to the lower ground floor in response to remediating damp by insulating and heating the basement slab. Structural repair to a failing beam).
7 Alfred Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QU
Received 4 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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