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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused24/03718/FUL
Erection of a stand-alone outbuilding to be used as a home office and guest bedroom.
Flat 1, 9 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03719/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/02229/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, front entrance porch extension, and external raised deck).
59 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03720/TCA
Cotoneaster (5m tall) (T1) - Fell. Yew (T2) - Recently had three limbs tear off, wounds to be cut cleanly (see image 1). Ivy to be severed. Reduce sections extending over neighbouring building by 2m (see image 2).
Tor View , Rock Hall Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JF
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03721/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 of application 23/00745/LBA (Demolition of a C20th Ground Floor side extension and replacing and enlarging it on Ground Floor only; including small internal and service alterations (Resubmission)).
46 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03722/FUL
Erection of two storey extension and garage with single storey rear extension following demolition of existing garage. External works to provide for carriage driveway with additional access to Grange Road and associated hard landscaping.
22 Grange Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03723/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, porch demolition and erection of new porch. Internal layout changes and replacement windows.
24 Smallcombe Close, Clandown, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3EB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03724/FUL
Conversion of garage and erection of 2 single storey rear extensions.
The Chase , Hunstrete, Marksbury, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NT
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Approve24/03728/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 22/04720/FUL (Construction of a floodlit, recyclable all-weather turf pitch and Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), and additional lighting to the existing training strip)
Eastern Sports Field, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/03729/COND
Discharge of condition 8 (Implementation of Landscaping Scheme) of application 22/04720/FUL (Construction of a floodlit, recyclable all-weather turf pitch and Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), and additional lighting to the existing training strip)
Eastern Sports Field, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03730/FUL
Conversion and change of use of existing building from Offices (Class E(g)) to Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) including a mix of cluster flats, studio units and communal amenity space.
Berkeley House , The Square, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03731/FUL
Proposed plant installations at the rear of the building.
1 Rosewell Court, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03733/COND
Discharge of conditions 6 (Bicycle Storage), 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 10 (Materials-Submission of Schedule and Samples) & 11 (New Glazed Enclosures) of application 21/00576/REM (Removal of condition 5 (sound insulation) of application 19/04567/FUL (Change of use from non-residential school (Use Class D1), formerly, and extraneous, part of Kingswood School, to 5 No. Residential apartments (Use Class C3) to include associated renovation, extension and conversion works.)
1 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03734/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 4 (New Glazed Enclosures), 5 (Materials-Submission of Schedule and Samples) 6, (Details of Ventilation, Extraction, Service), 7 (Protecting Architectural Features) & 8 (Joinery Details) of application 21/03531/LBA (Renovation, extension and conversion of existing building for use as five residential apartments (Revision to consented scheme 19/04568/LBA).
1 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03735/FUL
Demolition of garage and conservatory. Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
16 Elm Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AZ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03736/FUL
Erection of second storey extension over rear extension and erection of two storey side extension to replace single storey extension.
39 Albert Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03737/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/00978/FUL (Erection of two dwellings and associated works following the demolition of existing B8 buildings).
Upper Tunnel Farm, Browney Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8RD
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03738/FUL
Refurbishment including creation of 11 letting rooms, retention of public bar and courtyard for community and visitor use. Construction of covered walkway from the kitchen to the barn, with an upper-level covered walkway to provide access to the letting rooms, provision of balconies to the two end letting rooms and provision of disabled toilet in the bar area to enhance accessibility. Remove the existing render on the barn and repoint the brickwork to restore its original character.(Retrospective)
The Pelican Inn , 10 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SL
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03739/FUL
Installation of dormer.
16 Westfield Close, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Approve24/03740/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 24/02372/FUL (Erection of new porch.)
12 Lucklands Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AX
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/03741/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) and 4 (Replacement Tree Planting) of application 23/02017/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension and loft conversion with a rear dormer window. Revised vehicular access. Erection of new rear boundary wall and side boundary fence. Conversion and alteration of existing garage into summer house. Replacement rear raised terrace and works to existing trees)
61 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Lawful24/03742/CLEU
Use of property as shared accommodation for up to 6 occupants managed by a registered social housing provider (Sui Generis) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use)
3 Ashley Terrace, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03743/FUL
Erection of a first floor extension over the existing single storey extension.
19 Gladstone Street, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2BR
Received 7 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03744/TCA
T1 Yew- Prune back 2.5m at the most, to prevent encroaching further over the boundary from next door. A curving shape will be achieved, with a mind to keeping a balanced shape. T2 Lime- Prune this tree back to the boundary line, by removal of parts with a diameter of less than 4 inches.
28 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YD
Received 7 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03745/TCA
Ash - To dismantle to fence height.
Chatham Park, Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Oct 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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