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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03466/TP5
T4- Pine, Remove deadwood.
Kilowatt House, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HW
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03467/REG13
Internal and external repairs to the basement, roof and facade, installation of pavement lights and fire protection works.
Jody Cory, 9 Abbey Church Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LY
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03468/FUL
Proposed loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer.
7 Woodland Grove, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AT
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03469/COND
Discharge of conditions 1 (illuminance) and 2 (frame finish) of advert consent 22/05049/AR allowed on appeal on 18.03.2024 (Display of 5 no. digital display modules: 2 either side of the entrance to "The Egg," 2 either side of the main entrance to the Theatre Royal and 1 on the side elevation (onto St Johns Place) in a landscape format).
Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1ET
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03470/LBCLPU
Instalation of solar panel on the east and west roof of a small summer cottage (Listed Building Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
6 Lansdown Place West, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EZ
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03471/FUL
Installation of side and rear dormers.
41 Bloomfield Rise, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BL
Received 12 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03472/TCA
Beech- Reduce by no more than 0.5- 1 m to maintain and re-shape.
Overdale , Richmond Hill, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QT
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03473/FUL
Erection of ground and first floor side extensions and external alterations.
92 London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03475/TCA
Silver Birch- Fell and replace with a half standard specimen.
5 Belgrave Crescent, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JU
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03476/CLPU
Creation of access track and gravel car parking and turning circle (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use).
Belle Vue Farm , Bath Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0BZ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03477/TCA
Apple (along boundary)- Fell Plum (along boundary)- Fell. Conifer hedge (along boundary)- Fell.
8 Northfields Close, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TE
Received 13 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03478/TCA
Poplar- Dismantle to approximately 10-11 inch pollard, to allow regrowth. Multistemmed Sycamore- Fell.
79 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PN
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03480/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Investigation and Risk Assessment- Precommencement) of application 24/00956/FUL (Demolition of existing Pre-Fabricated shed and replacement with single storey timber building).
Clutton Youth Club , Station Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03481/FUL
Internal alterations and refurbishment of Flat 6.
Flat 6, Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AU
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03482/LBA
Internal alterations and refurbishment of Flat 6.
Flat 6, Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AU
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03483/FUL
Provision of raised platform to the front of the restaurant (Retrospective)
85 Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BQ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03484/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
27A Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EP
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03485/FUL
Erection of a first floor extension over existing side structure
3 Severn Way, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1NU
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Approve24/03486/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 24/02357/VAR (Variation of conditions 5 (materials) and 8 (plans list) of application 23/03183/FUL (Erection of two-storey extension to the rear, side and front and associated works)).
3 Summerhill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UP
Received 16 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03487/TCA
T1-Sycamore, Complete crown reduction (Height by by 3m, sides by 2.5m). T3- Oak, Reduce crown by 1.5m and shape. G4- Stand of 3 Serviceberry - Prune, reducing by 1m. T5- Sycamore, Crown raise by 4m and thin lowest branches, reduce remaining lower branches by 2.5m. T6- Ash, Remove lowest extended lateral, reduce extended branches by up to 2.5m in crown to consolidate shape.
Paradise House, 86 - 88 Holloway, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PX
Received 16 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03488/TCA
T1- Ornamental Pear, Fell.
81 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PN
Received 16 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03489/TCA
6 x Birch trees, Fell. Conifer hedge- Reduce to previous reduction points (approximately 7ft). Alder- Remove dead at top and monitor condition.
Redroofs , Hawarden Terrace, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RE
Received 16 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03490/TCA
T1-Magnolia, Prune new shoots by 1m to maintain size and shape. T2- Hawthorn, Prune regrowth of top and sides by 1m. T3- Hazel, Coppice low to allow re-establishing of a smaller specimen.
Otterham House , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Received 16 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03491/TCA
T1- Scots Pine, Thin canopy by 20% and raise canopy to give 3 meters ground clearance. T2- Apple, Remove dead species from garden. T3- Buddleja, Fell tree to ground level. T4- Fuchsia, Fell to ground level. G1- Mixed species of self seeded Ash/Sycamore and Chestnut, Remove self seeders to ground level.
3 Summerhill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UP
Received 16 Sept 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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