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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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 Permitted24/02562/FUL
Erection of single storey home office following demolition of garage/workshop.
4 Stonehouse Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DW
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02563/FUL
Erection of timber orangery to replace existing conservatory.
13 Garstons, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7TE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02564/FUL
Replacement of existing timber shiplap cladding to clubhouse with composite cladding, natural stone and render.
Stockwood Vale Golf Club , Stockwood Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2ER
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02565/REM
Removal of condition 18 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme (Pre-occupation)) of 20/01009/VAR (Variation of condition 22 of application 18/02831/FUL (Demolition of existing building and redevelopment comprising erection of a student accommodation building (sui generis) and erection of a flexible employment building (Class B1)).
The Old Bakery, Jews Lane, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DG
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02567/TPO
Various works to trees T119, T120, T121, T122, T126, T127, T128 , T136, T338, T345, T354, T441 as per submitted tree report.
Royal United Hospital Central Wing , Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NG
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02570/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension
20 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DN
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02571/SOLPA
Prior approval request for the installation of a roof mounted solar PV array at Wellsway School (Lansdown Building).
Wellsway School, Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1PH
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT Required24/02573/AGRN
Erection of Agricultural Building.
Abbey Farm , Access Road From Midford Hill To Abbey Farm, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7SD
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02575/AR
Display of 1no. illuminated sign to the south west elevation of new link building.
Cross Manufacturing Co Ltd , Midford Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RR
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02576/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) 21/04424/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the erection of link extension connecting host cottage to outbuilding to provide additional ancillary habitable accommodation, reinstatement of 2nd floor window to front elevation, alterations to rear dormer window, replacement of summerhouse, erection of greenhouse and associated landscaping works).
1 Rose Cottages , The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02577/ELEC
Installation of 9m pole and overhead service line
Street Record, Morley Terrace, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02578/FUL
Installation of rear dormer
24 Parkfield Gardens, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5XF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02581/TPO
The western red cedar - carry out crown thinning by 10 - 12% to reduce the outer density of foliage and permit wind to blow through it more easily. Dead wood to be removed at lower level.
Fox Hollies , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/02582/TP5
London Plane T1 - remove 2no dead branches.
Holburne Museum Of Art, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DB
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02583/FUL
Loft conversion extension with raised ridge to match existing and juliet balcony to form extra living space and ancilliary works.
240 Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1TG
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02584/FUL
Installation of new galvanised steel spiral wound extract flue to be fixed to existing building.
Block 8W, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BT
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02585/FUL
Change of use from C3 (residential dwelling) to C4 (HMO)
69 Redland Park, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1SH
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02586/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extensions to numbers 1 and 2 Belmont Cottages.
2 Belmont Cottages , Bath Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DT
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02587/FUL
Extend the length of an existing balcony onto an existing flat roof.
31 Bloomfield Park, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BX
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02588/LBA
External alterations to shop signage.
3 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02589/FUL
Installation of small-scale PV ground array.
Chelscombe Farm , Fonthill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02590/TCA
Cider Gum T1 - crown reduce and reshape by Circa 4m. Cuts at 2-3cm diameters.
Flat 1, 3 Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AT
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02591/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Materials) of application 21/05689/FUL (Conversion of an existing coach house from ancillary to the use of Hazelwood house into a new 1 bedroom dwelling).
Hazelwood House , Warminster Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02592/FUL
Erection of rear extension with flat roof and new outbuilding to provide storage and garden room.
22 St Nicholas Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0PJ
Received 10 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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