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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Permitted24/02005/FUL
Installation of new timber sashes and vacuum double glazed units to replace existing sash windows front and rear.
Flat 4 Second Floor, 9 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LX
Received 24 May 2024 - Consent24/02006/LBA
External alterations to replace existing sash windows with new timber sashes and vacuum double glazed units to front and rear.
Flat 4 Second Floor, 9 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LX
Received 24 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02007/FUL
Erection of new rear single storey extension.
9 Pulteney Avenue, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HH
Received 28 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02008/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage) of application 24/00451/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension, garage conversion and bay window extension to front, new hipped roof over existing flat roof, loft conversion with rear dormer, new cladding to front elevation, driveway alterations, and solar panels)
9 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02009/TCA
T1 Pine - Crown raise to 4m and target prune 1m.
Garden Flat, 18 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02010/FUL
Erection of Single Storey Side Extension
86 Withies Park, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2PB
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02011/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing garage and conservatory, and loft conversion incorporating rear dormer and front & side facing roof windows.
85 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LJ
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02012/TCA
T1 Sycamore and T2 Cherry Plum: To Fell.
Little Bob , Wells Road, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AY
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02013/TCA
Bay Laurel - to be pruned by 0.5-1m.
6 Clarence Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NS
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02014/TCA
Sycamore 2 - 3m reduction. Sycamore 3 - 3m reduction and shorten lateral branches by 1.5m. Sycamore 4 - 3m reduction. Sycamore 5 - 3m reduction and shorten lateral branches by 2m. Sycamore 6 - 3m reduction.
Land Between River And Tramshed, Beehive Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02015/VAR
Variation of condition 5 (Plans List) of application 23/03095/FUL (Erection of small infill ground floor extension with first floor extension above partially within roof space.)
The Mount , 27 Marksbury Bottom, Marksbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9HR
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02016/TCA
Work to 5 trees included in the attached report. Felling of dead Pine
Land East Of Wythyditch Cottage, Summer Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02017/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and raised garden.
39 Cotswold Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DL
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02018/TCA
Rhus Typhina - Fell
4 Devonshire Buildings, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SP
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02019/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuildings and installation of rear dormer extension.
17 Shophouse Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EB
Received 28 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02020/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (sample panel - cladding) of 22/00418/FUL (Erection of two-storey side extension following demolition of garage, internal refurbishment of ground and first floors, loft conversion, re-roofing and installation of new windows throughout)
1 Claverton Drive, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AJ
Received 28 May 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/02022/TC5
Conifer hedge - trimming the hedge to the existing trimmed height. London Plane - side prune the lateral limbs approx. 4 meters to provide clearance for substation electrical equipment
Widcombe Infant School, Archway Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JG
Received 28 May 2024 - Consent24/02028/LBA
Internal and external works to facilitate new bathrooms.
12 Dunsford Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HF
Received 28 May 2024 - Pending Decision24/02029/FUL
Full planning application for demolition of existing buildings and construction of new foodstore (Use Class E) together with associated works including parking, sub-station, access, landscaping and highways.
Former Brincliffe Nursery, Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02030/COND
Discharge of condition 13 (External Lighting) of application 21/04245/FUL (Erection of a 66 bedroom care home with associated access, parking and landscaping)
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02031/FUL
Reprofiling of the land, amendment to and delivery of the existing pedestrian pathway and associated landscaping.
Land Between Old Lane And Conygre Brook, Old Lane, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 May 2024 - No Objection24/02032/TCA
Remove two Holly trees H1 & H2.
Walton House , High Street, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HT
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02033/REM
Removal of condition 3 (Obscure Glazing (Compliance)) of application 21/04356/FUL (Erection of a two storey and single storey rear extension).
4 Ivy Grove, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AP
Received 28 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02034/FUL
Change of use of Bakers House to student accommodation and associated works
Unit B, Bakers House, Jews Lane, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DG
Received 28 May 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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