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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- No Objection24/03747/TCA
Acer - to be repollarded to previous height, approximately 2.6m
6 Trossachs Drive, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03748/CLEU
Erection of a detached building in the garden of dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
Copper Beech , Stanton Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RS
Received 7 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03749/TCA
Tulip (T1) and Poplar (T2) - Remove.
Trees , The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PA
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03750/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 5 (Signage) of application 23/03388/FUL (Proposed wall and roof enclosure of carwash area)
Bath Road Hand Car Wash , Bath New Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03751/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) and Condition 5 (LEMP) of application 22/02232/LBA (Demolition of existing garage, swimming pool, pool house and sections of external walls, repair, upgrades and reinstatement works to existing buildings, erection of single-storey extensions to Combe Royal and Combe Royal Lodge, internal alterations to Combe Royal, erection/reinstatement of external walls, erection of outbuildings, undercroft parking area, swimming pool and pool house, and landscaping works, including creation of external terraces).
Combe Royal , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Approve24/03752/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 22/02231/FUL- to amend drawings and wording of condition 8 and 10(Demolition of existing garage, swimming pool, pool house and sections of external walls, repair, upgrades and reinstatement works to existing buildings, erection of single-storey extensions to Combe Royal and Combe Royal Lodge, internal alterations to Combe Royal, erection/reinstatement of external walls, erection of outbuildings, undercroft parking area, swimming pool and pool house, and landscaping works, including creation of external terraces).
Combe Royal, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03753/TCA
Cypress -Cut back from building by 2-3m to clear; Rowan - Remove; Walnut - Reduce by 3m height and spread
3 Lansdown Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TG
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03754/COND
Discharge of conditions 14, 15, 16, 23, 24 and 25 of application 23/04754/FUL (Erection of a 152-bedroom hotel (Class C1) and associated works, to follow demolition of existing office).
Beazer House, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03756/FUL
Installation of an automated teller machine and associated signage.
Keynsham Mini Market, 9 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03757/AR
Display of 1 non-illuminated automated teller machine logo panel.
Keynsham Mini Market, 9 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03760/TCA
Birch and Cherry - fell.
10 St Mark's Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03761/FUL
Change of use from C3 (dwelling house) to C4 (HMO).
15 Trinity Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03762/TCA
Beech (T1) - Fell.
2 Pulteney Avenue, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HH
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03767/FUL
Erection of new front porch and raising of roof height to single storey element at rear. Conversion of existing storage area. Installation of doors replacing window in rear elevation.
41 Wedmore Park, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JZ
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03768/TCA
T1 and T2 is a Himalayan Birch - to reduce the crown by 2m. T3 Norway Maple - to reduce the crown by 2.5m and thin the crown by 20%.
25 Bennett's Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AW
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03769/TCA
T1 and T2 Sycamore - To remove the epicormic growth that is growing out of old pruning wounds. T3 Sycamore - Fell. T4 - Sycamore - neaten up old bough that has been pruned hard and left at roughly 5ft from main stem.
The New Coach House , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LP
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03770/TCA
T1 Oak - Cut lateral branches by 1.5m overhanging river. T2 Horse Chestnut - Cut back lateral branches by 1.5m overhanging river. T3 Sycamore- Crown thin by 15% and dead wood.
Bath Boating Station, Willow Lea, Forester Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QE
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03771/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List) and 6 (External and Internal Lighting) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03772/TCA
Holly T1 - reduce by roughly 1m in height trimming the sides to match the shape. Irish Yew T2 - reduce by roughly 1m in height trimming the sides to match the shape. Holly T3 - reduce by roughly 1m in height trimming the sides to match the shape.
William Herschel Museum, 19 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03773/FUL
Change of use of place of worship to form 4no. dwellings.
Kingdom Hall , 57A Triangle North, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03774/TCA
Magnolia T1 - reduce the crown by approximately 1-1.5m. Honey Locust T2 - reduce by approximately 1-1.5 meters.
9 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AD
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03775/TCA
Prunus T1 - reduce the crown by approximately 1.5-2m. Prunus T2 - reduce the crown by approximately 1.5-2m. Cherry T3 - reduce the crown by approximately 1.5-2m. Prunus and Yew G4 - cut back to fence line as has been previously done to protect house and gutterings.
Fir Tree Cottage , 9 Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03776/TCA
T1 Weeping Pear - Reduce crown by 1.5metres and reshape.
11 George Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BP
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03777/AR
Display of 1no. set of internally illuminated individual letters and logo and 4no. set of internally illuminated neon effect individual letters
Gourmet Burger Kitchen , 8 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 8 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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