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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused24/02097/CLPU
Installation of window and door to balcony apertures and clear juliette balcony screen (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
22 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Received 31 May 2024 - Tree Consent not required24/02098/TPO
Sophora Microphylla Tree A, Acer Tree B and Rhus Typhina - fell
19 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4JZ
Received 31 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02100/COND
Discharge of condition 30 (Street Lights) of application 20/02422/EVAR (Variation of condition 31 (plans list) of application 19/01956/EVAR (Variation of Condition 8 and 30attached to 18/05098/EVAR (Variation of condition 32 (plans list) of application 17/06189/EVAR (Variation of Condition 7 AND Condition 30 (plans list) involving changes to materials, addition of basement storey and porch to Plot 37 of 16/01925/VAR (Variation of Condition 33 attached to 14/02272/EFUL (Erection of 204 no. dwellings with 2 no. accesses from Warminster Road, vehicular parking, open space, landscaping (including tree removal), pumping station, and associated engineering works, following demolition of existing buildings) granted on 31.01.2017) (Resubmission))
Site Of Former Ministry Of Defence Offices, Warminster Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02101/COND
Discharge of condition 17 of application 20/02921/FUL (Proposed construction of 42no. new dwellings and 2no. new blocks of apartments to provide a total of 70 new homes on part of the former MOD site at Warminster Road (Resubmission of ref. 19/03838/FUL).
Site Of Former Ministry Of Defence Offices, Warminster Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 May 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02102/COND
Discharge of condition 16 of application 20/02926/FUL (Proposed erection of 8 additional dwellings, landscaping, car parking and associated works on land adjacent to Holburne Park, Warminster Road, Bath (Resubmission of 19/04772/FUL)).
Additional Development Area, Holburne Park, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02103/TCA
T1 Robinia- Remove 3 main stems back to border of 19 St Marys Close.
Mullion Lodge , 20 St Mary's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BR
Received 31 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02104/FUL
Erection of two storey 3no. bed dwelling with attached garage following demolition of existing workshop/shed.
Greencroft , 121 Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3LW
Received 31 May 2024 - Approve24/02105/CDCOU
Prior approval request for the change of use of the existing building to create 6 new apartments, consisting of 4no. 1 bed, 2 person dwellings, 1no. 2 bed, 4 person dwelling and 1no. 3 bed, 6 person dwelling.
Northavon House , Pows Orchard, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2HY
Received 31 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02106/FUL
Replace cladding. Change Cladding material. Install new cladding on newly created wall (from permitted development). Replace windows. Replace gutters. Install new profiles around verge fascia on modern butterfly extensions. Install new folding door in place of large picture window. Replace/move boiler flues x 2. Change doors.
Tanglewood , Wells Road, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BA
Received 31 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02107/FUL
Installation of a garden shed (off the shelf from Crane Garden Buildings) on existing concrete base.
Beaufort Lodge , 66 Claremont Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6LX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02108/TCA
Cherry T1 - fell.
1 Belgrave Lodge , Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JA
Received 3 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02109/TCA
Purple Cherry Plum - radial reduction by 3 m. Apple - fell.
122 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SE
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02110/FUL
Installation of nine solar pv panels on garden studio roof and the erection of a timber pergola in garden.
10 Berkeley Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02111/FUL
Erection of outbuilding in garden
17 Day Crescent, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1RY
Received 3 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02112/TCA
Cherry T1 - pollard to a structural framework at a height of 2.5 meters.
85 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02113/D6A
Discharge of Provisions 1 and 2 under Schedule 3 - On-Site Public Open Spaces of the S106 Agreement dated 10th June 2021 of Application 20/02303/OUT (Outline planning permission for proposed residential development (C3) with associated works (Outline application with all matters except access reserved).)
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 May 2024 - Consent24/02114/TPO
T1-Yew, reduce crown height by 3m, finished height approx 10m and reshape remainder by up to 2.5m. -Crown lift over road/pavement to 3.5m. -Sever Ivy.
Maisonette 1, 62 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LA
Received 29 May 2024 - Application Permitted24/02115/FUL
Internal remodelling to the basement floor to include excavating part of the land at the rear of the property to extend the bay window downwards, allowing for the installation of a new doorway. Erection of extension to existing light well.
8 The Tyning, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AL
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02116/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch.
97 Specklemead, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NE
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02117/FUL
Change of use from car servicing/MOT and sales garage (sui generis) to commercial, business and services (Use Class E(g)).
20 - 21 Green Park Mews, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1JD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02120/LBA
External alterations for the demolition of modern stone-clad blockwork wall in driveway.
York House , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SW
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02121/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Contaminated Land - Investigation and Risk Assessment (Pre-commencement)) and 5 (Contaminated Land - Remediation Scheme (Pre-commencement)) 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 3 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02122/FUL
Replacement of 19no. failing timber balcony guardings.
Hampton House , Grosvenor Bridge Road, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BE
Received 3 Jun 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/02123/TC5
Dead Birch - remove
8 Wellington Buildings, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4EP
Received 3 Jun 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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