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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Objection24/02738/CONSLT
EIA scoping consultation for proposed Lime Down Solar Park.
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02739/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (Materials) of application 22/00311/FUL (Erection of garage and reinstatement of wrought iron gate).
8 Dover Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02740/FUL
Erection of retractable awning on front elevation.
30 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02741/LBA
External alterations for the erection of retractable awning on front elevation.
30 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02742/TCA
T1 - T4 - Ash - Dismantle to a height of one metre.
Orchard Rise , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02743/COND
Discharge of condition(s) 2 (Badger Licence and Wildlife Mitigation Scheme) and 3 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans) from application 23/04380/FUL (Change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of a 3 bed dwelling and associated garaging, bike and bin store)
1 Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8DX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02744/TCA
T1 - False Olive - Thin out lower branches to reduce the weight especially to the rear of the tree which overhangs the public footpath. T2 - Laburnum/ Silk Tassle Bush - Fell.
9 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EW
Received 19 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02745/TCA
T1 - Yew - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. T2 - Western Red Cedar - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. To remove one large swept limb from main stem at 2.5m south. T3 - Western Red Cedar - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. T4 - Western Red Cedar - Fell to ground level. T5 - Western Red Cedar - Fell to ground level. T6 - Western Red Cedar - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. Sever ivy at base. T7 - Western Red Cedar - Fell to ground level. T8 - Western Red Cedar - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. T9 - Yew - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. T10 - Yew - Crown lift by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only to a height of 5.0m above existing ground level. No cuts greater than 50mm diameter. T11 - Weeping Birch - Crown lift to 3.5m all round.
32A Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3ND
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02747/LBA
Internal alterations to close existing doorway from lobby to kitchen and open new access from kitchen into dining/living room, with trim to match existing doors.
Flat 2, 24 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LY
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02748/FUL
Remodelling of the rear ground floor and rear courtyard area to provide improved connection. Introduce a roof light above the central staircase. Alteration of rear window and door.
6 Portland Terrace , Harley Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SH
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/02749/COND
Discharge of condition(s) 4 (Bat Mitigation and Compensation Scheme), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscape), 10 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 12 (Ground Investigation and Contamination Assessment), 13 (Remediation Strategy), 22 (Bike Storage), 23 (Construction Management Plan), 25 (External Walling Materials) for application 24/01952/VAR (Erection of four dwellings and associated access, landscaping works and ancillary development following demolition of existing buildings, retention of two buildings as bat roosts.)
Mount Pleasant Quarry, Mount Pleasant, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02755/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and associated works, to follow demolition of existing rear extension.
Stanton Court, Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4ER
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02756/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the erection of a two storey rear extension and associated works, to follow demolition of existing rear extension.
Stanton Court, Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4ER
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02757/FUL
Proposed endoscopy unit and associated infrastructure works.
Bath Fertility Centre , Roman Way, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8SG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02758/FUL
Erection of entrance porch and one storey rear and side wraparound extension following demolition of lean-to and garage.
3 South Lea Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3RN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02759/LBA
Internal alterations to unit 2.03, including new partition walls and window security features.
Unit 2, Newark Works, 2 Foundry Lane, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3GZ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02760/FUL
Demolish existing two tier raised platform to rear, and form new single level raised platform over existing foot-print. Provide privacy screen fencing to raised platform adjacent to boundary with No.26.
25 Devonshire Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6UB
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02761/FUL
Erection of 1 no. dwelling with detached garage.
Site Of Old Quarry, Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02762/FUL
New dormer to two storey extension and associated changes to fenestration and rooflights permitted under planning permission 24/00446/FUL
The Lake House , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ST
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02763/FUL
Erection of side extension following demolition of existing utility extension and conservatory. Conversion of garage to garden room.
29 The Tyning, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AL
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02764/TPO
T1. Italian Cypress - Fell. T2. Italian Cypress - Fell. T3. Spruce - Fell. T4. Blue Atlas Cedar - Fell.
15 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4JZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02765/TCA
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce crown to previous cut points, approx. 1-2 meters. T2 - Goat Willow - Pollard to 3 meters from ground level. T3 - Crab Apple - Reduce crown by 2 meters T4 - Pear - Remove sucker growth from below graft. T5 - Sorbus - Fell.
Belle Vue Cottage , 17A Green Tree Road, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2UU
Received 22 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02766/TCA
T1 - Beech, Remove a 5" diameter branch, a 7" diameter branch and eight 1" diameter minor branches on south-southeast limb.
10 Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02767/FUL
Erection of new three-storey side extension, new single-storey rear extension, new rear dormer loft extension, with associated demolitions, internal alterations and external landscaping.
1 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Received 22 Jul 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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