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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Application Withdrawn24/02065/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of 22/02986/FUL (Alterations to rear elevation and installation of 1No. roof lights to the central studio (consented under non-material amendment application ref. 22/02330/NMA). Installation of new windows and doors and new rainwater goods to the garage/workshop to the rear of the property, fronting the Kennet & Avon canal).
The Studio, 19 Caroline Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JH
Received 29 May 2024 - No Objection24/02066/TCA
T1 Robinia. Reduce by 4-6m in height and 2-3m on garden facing laterals to mitigate heavy lean towards the property and possible risk of bank issues and anchorage.
Lyncombe Coach House , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LS
Received 29 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02068/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the installation of new commercial kitchen and extract system. Repairs and alterations to existing building, including redecoration of the existing shop front.
1 North Parade Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NS
Received 29 May 2024 - No Objection24/02073/TCA
T2-Pine, to sever Ivy.
Maisonette 1, 62 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LA
Received 29 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02074/CLPU
Garage conversion to home office (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development) Remove garage door and replace with PVC door and window. Removal of asbestos roof and new flat roof installed.
35 Belmore Gardens, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HU
Received 30 May 2024 - No Objection24/02075/TCA
035 Tree of Heaven and 030 Cedar - Fell.
Heritage The Bath Spa Hotel, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JF
Received 29 May 2024 - Consent24/02076/TPO
031 Lime, 033 Holly, 034 Laurel, 027 Wellingtonia T3 - Fell.
Heritage The Bath Spa Hotel, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JF
Received 30 May 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/02077/TP5
Trees No. 533/36 T1 and No. 533/36 T2 - to remove deadwood.
Land Adjoining St Chad's Green, St Chad's Green, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 29 May 2024 - Consent24/02079/LBA
Internal alterations to include addition of partition walls, fire door and wall, for the change of use of the lower two floors from retail to residential use (Regularisation).
12 Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AX
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02080/FUL
Proposed timber over-cladding of the gable end and front projecting lean-to element (front elevation).
18A Bloomfield Grove, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BZ
Received 30 May 2024 - Not published24/02081/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion for Redevelopment of the site to provide residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and shared living units (Sui Generis), including flexible commercial ground floor uses (Class E), access, servicing, car and cycle parking provision, landscaping, public realm, and associated works.
Homebase, Pines Way, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3ET
Received 28 May 2024 - Lawful24/02082/CLPU
Single storey rear extension and first floor juliet balcony (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
East Kings , King Lane, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5QQ
Received 30 May 2024 - Consent24/02083/LBA
External alterations to stonework to front elevation, including replacement of eroded sections of Bath stone cornice. Replacement of roof felt to front porch.
47 Richmond Place, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QA
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02084/FUL
Erection of ground floor wraparound, garage conversion, and all other associated works
52 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 30 May 2024 - Approve24/02086/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 15/02162/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 244 dwellings (Use Class C3) and 1,485.2 square metres (GIA) flexible employment space (Use Class B1), basement car park, substation, associated landscaping and access)
Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02087/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, one storey rear extension and one storey front extension and hip to gable extension with rear dormer .
2 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DL
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02088/FUL
Removal of 3no. antennas at 24m and the installation of 3no. replacement and 3no. additional antennas at top heights of 24.5m - 25.9m. Removal of 3no. Remote Radio Units (RRU's) and the installation of 12no. O-RU's. Removal of 1no. RBS5000 equipment cabinet and the installation of 1no. replacement PSC equipment cabinet upon new concrete frame on existing grillage and ancillary development thereto.
Kingsmead Telephone Exchange, Plymouth House, Monmouth Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02089/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
2 Raglan Villas, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6HZ
Received 30 May 2024 - Approve24/02090/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 23/03025/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension to form additional living space)
19 Midford Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RW
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02091/FUL
Erection of replacement slurry store and infill extension to agricultural building
Chilly Hill House Farm, Chillyhill Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02092/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 22/02986/FUL (Alterations to rear elevation and installation of 1No. roof lights to the central studio (consented under non-material amendment application ref. 22/02330/NMA). Installation of new windows and doors and new rainwater goods to the garage/workshop to the rear of the property, fronting the Kennet & Avon canal)
The Studio, 19 Caroline Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JH
Received 31 May 2024 - Approve24/02093/NMA
Non Material Amendment of application 21/04775/FUL (Erection of single storey outbuilding with pitched roof).
58 Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3ES
Received 31 May 2024 - Consent24/02094/LBA
Interior alterations to include installation of studwork partition wall with high level glazing, new doorway created to en suite and bathroom fittings installed.
Flat 3, 39 Park Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TD
Received 31 May 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/02095/TC5
Removal of 12no. dead Elm trees along Dumpers Lane
16 Dumpers Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SS
Received 30 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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