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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application Permitted24/02325/FUL
Installation of domestic solar array, connecting cable to existing outbuilding and landscaping.
Upper Northend House , Northend, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8ES
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02326/FUL
Replacement of external staircase and landing for access from raised ground floor level to garden level. New rooflight at roof level. Alterations to window openings to rear outrigger and new rooflight. Alterations to existing sash windows in main house. Replacement with double glazed units to timber sash windows.
8 St Luke's Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BB
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02327/FUL
Erection of boundary fence (Retrospective).
Priston Lane Stud , Priston Lane, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EF
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02328/FUL
Change of use of agricultural barn to flexible uses comprising of agricultural and storage (B8) use.
Parcel 7259, Hayeswood Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02329/FUL
Erection of a single-storey timber frame garden office.
1 Forester Avenue, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QD
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Approve24/02330/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 22/03229/VAR (Variation of condition nos. 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25 and 28 as well as deletion of condition 27 of planning permission 21/00889/FUL (Development of 18no. dwelling houses with associated access improvements, hard/soft landscaping, drainage works and parking.) Variation of conditions proposed to accomodate revised house layouts for accessibility, approval of a detailed drainage design and revised ecological proposals as well as update of conditions to reflect information approved under previous conditions applications).
The Wharf, Greensbrook, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PG
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02331/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 23/02780/FUL (Erection of attached annexe and single storey side link extension, following demolition of existing annexe and garage.).
Charlcombe Lodge, Colliers Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DW
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02332/FUL
Conversion of existing workshop/garage area into an annex.
The Old Post Office , The Street, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UU
Received 19 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02334/TCA
cherry tree - leaning towards her neighbours house, reduce 50%. Silver birch tree - 25% reduction
Waterside, Waterfall Way, High Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2FA
Received 20 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02335/TCA
Copper Beech (T1) - Thin crown by 20% to decrease density and shading. Crown-lift to 5m. Light spread reduction of lower crown (drip line) by 1-1.5m in all directions. Maintain balanced form.
46 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LW
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02336/FUL
Erection of one storey side extension, front porch, garage and parking to rear of garden. Installation of side and rear dormers.
19 Midford Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RW
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approve24/02339/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 24/01149/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension).
45 Moorfields Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DG
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Lawful24/02340/CLPU
Proposed single storey outbuilding (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
Rosebank , Common Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4JU
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approve24/02341/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/02840/FUL (Refurbishment and alterations to existing dwelling to include the addition of a deck to the rear elevation, increased size of existing rear doors, replacement of existing windows and doors, addition of roof skylights and solar panels and painting the existing roof a dark grey colour).
210 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02342/LBA
Internal and external alterations to reinstate the historic separation between 2,3,4,5 and 6 Northumberland Buildings and replacement of modern door with sash window.
2 Northumberland Buildings, Wood Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JB
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02343/FUL
Conversion of telephone exchange to 5 no. student accommodation.
Telephone Exchange, Pennyquick, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Consent24/02347/TPO
T1-Ash, heavy end loaded bough over extending driveway, exhibiting minor signs of Ash dieback. Remove bough overextending driveway of childrens nursery to remove major deadwood. G2-Sycamore group, fell due to risk to driveway at childrens nursery.
Ellsbridge House , Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1TL
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02348/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Travel Plan) of application 19/02796/FUL (Creation of 33 parking spaces).
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Condition Discharged24/02349/COND
Discharge of condition nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8 of application 23/01211/FUL. (Part demolition, conversion and extension to create 7 houses (use class C3) and other ancillary works (Resubmission).).
Widcombe Studio , Alton Place, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PR
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/02350/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List), 7 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 12 (Removal of Permitted Development Rights - No extensions or alterations) and 13 (Removal of Permitted Development Rights - No outbuildings) of application 23/00862/FUL (Erection of permanent rural workers dwelling and garage with parking provision(Resubmission)).
Parcel 6034, North Stoke Lane, North Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 Jun 2024 - No Objection24/02351/TCA
Cypress - Remove.
Flat 5, 18 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XH
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02352/COND
Discharge of conditions 2, 6, 6 of application 16/04390/FUL (Erection of 5no self contained flats adjacent to 21 Coombend).
21 Coombend, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AR
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02353/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Samples Submitted Walls and Roofs), 5 (allocation of parking spaces), 6 (Landscape Design), 7 (Landscape Design Implementation) and 8 (siting of the boundary wall to the front of the existing dwelling has been amended to approve visibility splays) of application 15/00330/FUL (Erection of new building to create 4 no. self-contained flats)
21 Coombend, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AR
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Lawful24/02354/CLEU
Use of property as a single dwelling house (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
118 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 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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