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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Consent24/02655/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
7 Edgar Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EE
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02656/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
8 Edgar Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EE
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02657/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the installation of bathroom ventilator.
5 Clarence Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02658/TCA
T1 - Ash tree - Repollard to previous pollard points. Removing 4 to 5 metres in height and reducing side laterals by 3 to 4 metres ( illustrated in annotated photograph provided )
36 Elm Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02659/TCA
T03- English oak- Fell T04- Turkey oak - Fell Trees 01, 02 and trees 06-15 - Install root barrier within their root zone. Pruning any roots encountered during the installation.
St Stephen's Church , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02660/TCA
T1-Yew, fell, grind stump.
Broome House , Upper Lansdown Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HF
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02661/TCA
T1 - walnut - fell to ground level. T2 - bay - crown reduce by approx 1.5m and remove lateral limb growing towards doorway. G1 (G2 on plan) - mixed hedge row - reduce by 3-4m.
Conygre Farm , St Clement's Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1BA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/02662/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension and dormer extension.
Copper Beech , Stanton Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02663/TCA
T3 - Acer japonica - Remove deadwood at the top of the crown and a very minor height reduction to try and rebalance shape. T5 - Portguese Laurel - dying small laurel - dismantle to ground level and grind stump. T8 - Horse chestnut - Crown lift for statutory clearances above pavement, road and clear sign. T10 - Holly with dying top - Remove group to coppice stools. Retain all basal shoots for screening T21 - Magnolia at the rear of the hotel to be reduced in height by 1m and sides accordingly.
Priory Hotel , Weston Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XT
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02667/TCA
5no. Yew - Pollarding and reducing their height to ~10 metres in line with the roof-line of the Engadine property. 1 x Holly tree - Fell
Engadine , Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02669/TPO
1x Western Red Cedar - Fell
Fox Hollies , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Lawful24/02670/CLEU
Use of the property as a 4bed House of Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
72 Ivy Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AN
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02672/FUL
Alterations to the front boundary wall and relocation of new car park space
191 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3HH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02673/AR
Display of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign on newly constructed Storage and Business Centre Facility.
Regency Laundry Service , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02674/TCA
T1 - Lime - Reduce by roughly 1.5-2m (30%) focussing attention on removing the deadwood and tidying the broken branch. T2 - Lime - To crown raise clearing approximately 3m (the neighbouring roof) and removing the major deadwood. T3 - Spruce - Fell to just above ground height leaving the stump. T5 - Lime - To "trim/reduce" by up to 1.5m the branches of the Lime that are overextending into the Holly tree (T4). T7 - Lime - To reduce by roughly 2-2.5m (30%). T9 - Holm Oak - To reduce the side of the Holm Oak that is exhibiting heavy end loaded limbs by roughly 2-2.5m (30%). T10 - Ash - To dismantle to just above ground height leaving the stump. T11 - Sycamore - To reduce upto 3m back the five branches that overextend the churchyard. T12 - Ash - Remove the major deadwood. T13 - Sycamore - To remove the broken limb lodged in crown. Removing any major deadwood. To thin crown by roughly 20%. T14 - Ash - To remove the snapped bough that is resting on the gravestones, tidying up the snap as best as possible in the tree. To remove the 4 lower boughs overextending the churchyard and the 3 that are overextending the field.
Holy Trinity Church , Church Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BU
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02675/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension over existing single storey extension and extension and conversion of existing garage to an annexe.
30 Sladebrook Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02676/VAR
Variation of condition 8 (Plans List) of application 23/02920/FUL (Demolition of existing single-storey bank vault, two-storey staircase extension, rear storage structure and detached garage and conversion of the existing building and a two-storey rear extension and erection of two-storey infill building and associated external works to create five one-bedroom apartments and commercial unit (Class E).)
6 - 7 Moorland Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PA
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02677/COND
Discharge of condition 6 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 16 Jul 2024 - Approve24/02679/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 24/00969/FUL (Erection of first floor extension above existing single storey incorporating a pitched tiled roof with a single dormer window).
5 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02680/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (Ecological Method Statement) of application 23/03780/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings, structures and remediation of the site together with associated infrastructure and enabling works to facilitate a residential-led mixed use development)
Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02681/TCA
1 x Olive Tree (T1) - Reduce crown by 1.5m to manage and thin crown by 20%.
7 Worcester Terrace, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6PY
Received 16 Jul 2024 - No Objection24/02682/TCA
1 x Holly (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Beech House , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EG
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Consent24/02685/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of Asbestos cement slates with natural Spanish slates and renewal of the lead flat roof with new code 7 lead
Flat 1, 8 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LX
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Application Permitted24/02686/FUL
Demolition of existing entrance porch and conservatory extension and their replacement with new extensions of larger footprint.
Rectory Cottage, Innox Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DB
Received 16 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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