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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Consent24/02273/LBA
External alteration to install a new fascia aluminium composite sign.
27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02274/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Hedge Planting Details) and 3 (BNG - BNG Standard Condition) of application 24/01260/FUL (Erection of replacement spectator stand and associated landscape works)
Larkhall Football Club Pavilion, Plain Ham, Valley View Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02275/FUL
Alterations to the property including internal amendments, new shop frontage and removal of rear canopy.
27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02276/LBA
Internal and external alterations to the property including internal amendments, new shop frontage and removal of rear canopy.
27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02277/AR
Display of 1 x fascia aluminium composite sign.
27 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02278/TPO
T3- sycamore tree, is dead and needs to be removed T1- beech tree- prune back from building to clear by 2 metres T2- beech tree prune back from building to clear by 2 metres.
Beechwood , The Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02279/FUL
Creation of wider access following demolition of existing wall and creation of new wall set back from road
The Hewletts , Wells Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3RP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02280/COND
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction management Plan Document) of application 21/03648/FUL (Proposed Refurbishment, Re-roofing (including re-modelling) and addition of Single-Storey Extensions to Rosemere, with associated Gate House, Garaging, Parking and swimming pool)
Rosemere , Homefield Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3EQ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/02281/CLPU
Construction of detached Granny Annexe (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use).
Copper Beech , Stanton Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02282/AR
Display of 2no. non-illuminated projecting signage panels and 3no. non-illuminated logos to fascia panels.
Whistles Holdings Ltd, 1 New Bond Street Buildings, New Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02285/LBA
Internal and external alterations for replacement windows, draught-proofing and essential repairs (Regularisation).
1 Brock Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LN
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02286/REG13
External works for the introduction of subterranean power supply and feeder pillar within the Royal crescent Lawn and any subsequent necessary upgrading required as part of the IEE regulations (Regularisation).
Communal Lawn, Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02287/FUL
Erection of a new outbuilding at the bottom of the garden
Ground Floor, 14 Caroline Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JH
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02288/LBA
Erection of a new outbuilding at the bottom of the garden
Ground Floor, 14 Caroline Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JH
Received 14 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02289/TCA
Holly (T1) - Reduce to a final height of 3m in line with other trees/shrubs in the group.
25 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TT
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Pending Decision24/02290/FUL
Erection of warehouse (Use Class B8) with associated hard/soft landscape works; drainage; and ecological enhancement area, together with stopping up of existing business park access to vehicular traffic; creation of new vehicular access for business park off the A39 with right turn lane and widening of the A39 to accommodate a new public foot/cycle path.
Hallatrow Business Park , Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EX
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02291/FUL
Minor external works for a garden room following removal of conservatory, side extension and two windows and a roof light.
Little Orchard , 7B Devonshire Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6UB
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02292/CLPU
The home will remain a C3 dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness)
54 Paulton Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QP
Received 14 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02293/TCA
Apple T1 - crown reduce by approximately 2m back to previous reduction points. Crown clean to remove deadwood and crossing branches. Plum T2 - crown reduce by approximately 2-3m. Crown clean to remove deadwood and crossing branches. Crown thin where required by 15%
29 The Tyning, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02294/LBA
External alterations for the repointing of retaining wall with lime and aggregate mortar mix and stone repairs.
27 Church Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02295/FUL
Change of use from shop (Use Class A1) to Laundrette (Use Class Sui Generis)
Cottles Candies, 3 Chesterfield House, High Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2DD
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02296/FUL
Erection of new garden room to the rear.
48 Eveleigh Avenue, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DH
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02297/FUL
Replacement of flat roof to garage with a new pitched roof. replacement of render, windows and doors.
Broome House , Upper Lansdown Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HF
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02298/FUL
Raising of roof in upstairs eaves room with hipped roof and lower ground floor side extension with roof terrace, glazed aluminium veranda and steps.
Kensington House , Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AA
Received 17 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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