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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Condition Discharged24/02533/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Materials), 4 (Bicycle Storage), 6 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management), 7 (Landscape details for Biodiversity Net Gain Scheme) and 9 (Rainwater Harvesting) of application 23/01891/FUL (Erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings along with associated development, to follow demolition of existing garage)
32 Thornbank Place, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HH
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02534/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 24/00919/VAR (Variation of condition 5 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 22/04915/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension and erection of a detached garage and associated works following of demolition of existing garage)).
53 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LJ
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02535/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 3 (Floor repairs), 4 (Mortar Mix), 6 (Schedule of Repairs), 8 (Schedule of Chimney Structural Repairs) and 9 (Plaster Methodology) of application 20/04604/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include repair to damaged gate pier, insertion of natural stone steps, new kitchen and utilities roof and removal of section of wall, increase height of lean-to wall, remove existing south west elevation door and window to infill door opening and insert new window, new paving in rear courtyard, install new radiators and cavity drainage system, remove porch and install steps and modern fire surround in sitting room, replace bathroom door, remove suspended ceiling in bedroom, and various other repairs and alterations)
1 Coronation Cottages, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DZ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02536/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension following the demolition of the existing garage and extension, and the enlargement of the existing rear dormer window.
29 Devonshire Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6UD
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02537/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations at 5-6 Broad Street.
6 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02538/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
11 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02539/TPO
T1 Beech - TPO No. 500/315 - Light crown raise on the end weight from the lower branches on the west hand face of the tree of 1 - 2m.
6 Fox Hill, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QN
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02542/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 5 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02543/TCA
Yew (T1) - Crown reduction of up to 2m and crown lift over path to 3m.
Ailsa Craig, 21 Meadow View, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QT
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02545/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 4, 6 and 7 of application 23/03747/FUL (Refurbishment of x 3 outbuildings to enable use as studio/work space).
Court Farm , Langridge Lane, Langridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AJ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02546/COND
Discharge of condition 7 of application 22/05156/REG03 (Erection of two storey building including 6 no additional classrooms, additional social/dining facilities with ancillary functions and additional SEN quiet rooms and SENCo office. Extension of existing car park to increase capacity, hard and soft landscaping of the site including creation of new hard sports courts and grass sports pitch.).
St Keyna Primary School , Monmouth Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JP
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Lawful24/02547/CLEU
Use of annexe as a single dwelinghouse (C3 Use Class) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
Unnamed Building West Of Brook Cottage, St Catherine Lane, St Catherine, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02548/TCA
T1 Magnolia - To retrim, maintaining the trees size, shape and amenity value, cutting growth to clear of the windows this will be no more than 0.5-1m each way.
Courtyard, 13 Camden Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HY
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02549/FUL
Conversion of unused part of letting agents office into a 2 bedroom flat.
43 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3HF
Received 8 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02550/TCA
Removal of self-seeded Goat Willow S.caprea >20ft and Ash F.excelsior >30ft.
Land At Rear Of Tollbridge Studios, Toll Bridge Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02551/TCA
T1 Sycamore - Fell to ground level, T2 Sycamore - 2 x regrown clusters close to the road to fell to ground level. T4 Sycamore - 2 x multi stemmed trees to fell low. T5 Sycamore - slightly set back from the road - shorten 8 branches reaching uphill, back by 3m to secondary growths. G1- One twin stemmed Sycamore and a leaning Sycamore to fell low. (Photo 1) Also prune back long limbs from the remaining trees from this group that protrude out close to the road. Also prune back 4m at the most from the roadside extended limbs on Sycamore (photo 2).
Land South Of Perfect View, Footpaths Along Rivers Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02552/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
30 Oriel Grove, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02553/LBA
Internal alterations for the installation of glass screen with door.
8 Abbey Green, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Approve24/02554/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 24/00893/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension to create ground floor WC).
67 Bristol Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2WA
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02555/FUL
Erection of a new single storey front extension following removal of existing conservatory.
Little Cottage , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02556/COND
Discharge of Conditions 5, 9 of application 23/02500/FUL (Erection of single storey extension to nursing home (Use Class C2)).
Cholwell Nursing Home , Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5DJ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02557/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 of application 23/02501/LBA (Erection of single storey extension to nursing home (Use Class C2)).
Cholwell Nursing Home , Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5DJ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02558/TPO
T1 weeping willow - anthracnose infection within whole canopy. Re-pollard back to the previous pollard point. (Reduction of 4m to pollard point)
Brackenrigg , North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HP
Received 8 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02561/TCA
G1 - fell x2 Ash trees. T2 and T3 - fell Ash tree. T4 - fell Silver Birch tree.
Graveyard, Church Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 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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