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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Consent24/02408/LBA
Internal and external work to refurbish garden flat.
Garden Flat, 5 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LL
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02412/FUL
Installation of 3 no. doors with fanlights above
Basement Flat, 41 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02413/LBA
External work to install 3 no. doors with fanlights above
Basement Flat, 41 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02414/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Drainage Scheme), 3 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) and 4 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement (Pre-commencement)) of application 21/00564/FUL (Erection of two storey detached dwelling on land adjacent to No.16 Linden Close).
Valley View , 16 Linden Close, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3EJ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/02415/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Revised Arboricultural Method Statement with Tree Protection Plan (pre-commencement)) and 3 (Accord with approved Arboricultural Method Statement with Tree Protection Plan (compliance)) of application 24/00446/FUL (Erection of rear single and two storey extensions with associated works).
The Lake House , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ST
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02416/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to the front
Bramble Cottage , Rectory Lane, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JP
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Approve24/02417/RES
Reserved matters application for application 21/05471/OUT (Outline planning application for 70 homes (Use Class C3), new vehicular and pedestrian access on to Minsmere Road, public open space, tree planting and habitat creation, site drainage and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access).
Parcel 5159, Minsmere Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02418/FUL
Conversion of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation.
Christmas Cottage , The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PJ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02419/FUL
Change of use from office (Use Class E(g)(i) to 3 self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3), including the insertion of new windows on the rear (West) elevation.
3 Palace Yard Mews, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2NH
Received 25 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02420/TCA
Ornamental Cherry - crown reduction by 1.5-2m.
Fleetlands , Weston Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AL
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/02421/FUL
Erection of carport to front.
Summerleaze, Merry Hill Farm, Gypsy Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 5TS
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02422/LBA
The removal of a modern flush external timber door (retrospective) and the installation of a traditional timber door and frame (after the removal of the existing temporary metal security door) to the rear at the sub-basement level.
Phase Eight, 11 Argyle Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02423/FUL
Erection of hip to gable loft conversion and part conversion of garage.
63 Grange Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Lawful24/02424/CLPU
Stationing of caravan to provide ancillary residential accomodation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
86 Rush Hill, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2QS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02425/VAR
Variation of condition 11 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/05172/VAR Variation of condition 11 (Plans List) of application 19/00590/FUL (Erection of 4no flats on land adjacent to 2 Mayfields)).
2 Mayfields, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1BW
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02427/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Light Spill Containment Measures (Bespoke Trigger)), 5 (Planting Scheme (Bespoke Trigger)) and 6 (Bat Monitoring Scheme (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/04311/VAR (Variation of conditions 5 (Detail lighting design) and 7 (hours of light operation) of application 96/02434/FUL (Lighting and external works and landscaping to driving range as amplified by letters and information received 10th March, 21st August and 5th December 1997, 17th September and 28th September 1998)).
Stockwood Vale Golf Club , Stockwood Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2ER
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02428/FUL
Erection of ground floor side and rear extension, loft conversion with side and rear dormers, raised patio and garden outbuilding.
56 Bloomfield Drive, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BG
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02429/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension and fence (retrospective).
12 Corfe Crescent, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AQ
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02430/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) and 3 (Materials - Submission of Materials Schedule (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/01252/FUL (Erection of 2 No. single-storey temporary classrooms).
King Edwards School , North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HU
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Approve24/02431/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to 21/02214/EVAR (Variation of Condition 24 (Plans List) of application 17/02588/EFUL (Full planning permission for the erection of 171 residential units, open space, green infrastructure, landscaping and associated works including provision of vehicular access from Combe Hay Lane))
Parcel 4234, Combe Hay Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/02432/FUL
Alterations to shopfront (front and rear) including new signage.
Goldsmiths, 19 Union Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/02433/LBA
External alterations to include changes to shopfront (front and rear) new signage.
Goldsmiths, 19 Union Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/02434/AR
New shopfront signage.
Goldsmiths, 19 Union Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02435/VAR
Variation of condition 9 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) and 14 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 19/04187/FUL (Erection of a Farmhouse (with agricultural tie).
Parcel 3573, Bath Hill, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Jun 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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