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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Objection24/03525/TCA
Copper prunus (T2) - Crown reduce 1.5m back to old cut points, clear wall 1m. Cuts 2cm diameters Whitebeam (T3) - rown lift from wall and garden 1m spatial distance. Cuts 2cm diameters Silver Birch (T4) - Crown lift from wall and garden 1m. Cuts 2cm diameters Acer Davidii (T9) - Clear hedge top 1.5m. 2no. European Lime (G11) - Clear basal epicormic shoots up to 2m above ground. 2no. Lime and 2no. Yew (G12) - Clear basal epicormic shoots up to 2m above ground.
23A Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03528/TCA
T2 Hawthorn - Fell and replant. T4 Prunus padus - Remove x1 dead roadside upper spire, cut back to live side shoots. T5 Holly - Shape roadside crown back close to boundary, clear footpath. H7 Row of Leylandii - to fell and replant.
21A Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03529/TCA
Ash Tree - Remove
19 Somerset Lane, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03530/COND
Discharge of condition 12 of application 21/01356/FUL allowed on appeal 20.01.2022 (Proposed new dwelling to side plot of 71 North Road with existing flat reconfigurations.)
71 North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03531/FUL
Installation of rear dormer and replacement of existing extension.
23 Coronation Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2JT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03532/TCA
Bramley Apple (fallen) (T1) - Remove lower whole limb and prune down by a third (max 1.5m). Reposition with support for the trunk. Victoria Plum (T2) - Remove. Conference Pear (T3) - Reduce in size by approx 1/3 (approx 2m in height).
Yew Tree Cottage , The Street, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PA
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03533/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 10 (Repair Details) of application 23/04748/LBA (Change of use of farmhouse and garage Use Class C3 to residential agritherapy centre (Use Class C2). Farmhouse as weekend holiday let. Erection of extension to farmhouse and internal alterations. Internal alterations to The Stable remaining as a single use dwelling. Conversion of garage into a staff office. Replace existing windows. External works and creation of car park).
Lower Shockerwick Farm , Shockerwick Farm Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7LL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03534/TC5
T1 -Elm - remove as dead
The Thatch, The Chalks, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03536/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
98 Faulkland View, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8TQ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03537/HEDGE
Removal of three 5m sections of hedgerow from fields to the west of Ubley Sewage Works to facilitate the installation of a sewer pipeline.
Sewage Works, Access Road To Sewage Works, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PW
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03545/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of garage, and installation of rear dormer and solar panels.
52 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LJ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03548/HEDGE
Removal of 2m section of hedgerow opposite Broadfield Farm, BA2 7SD on the eastern side of the B3110 (Midford Hill) to facilitate essential water main replacement works.
Street Record, Midford Hill, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03549/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 12 (Protection of Architectural Features) of application 23/04748/LBA (Change of use of farmhouse and garage Use Class C3 to residential agritherapy centre (Use Class C2). Farmhouse as weekend holiday let. Erection of extension to farmhouse and internal alterations. Internal alterations to The Stable remaining as a single use dwelling. Conversion of garage into a staff office. Replace existing windows. External works and creation of car park.).
Lower Shockerwick Farm , Shockerwick Farm Lane, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7LL
Received 19 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03552/TCA
T1 Quercus cerris - Section fell.
The Old Rectory , Crowe Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03553/FUL
Erection of rear dormer window extension (replacement).
43 Herbert Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PR
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03554/FUL
Erection of rear dormer window extension.
46 Herbert Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PR
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03555/COND
Discharge of condition 15 (Sustainable Construction) of application 21/04245/FUL (Erection of a 66 bedroom care home with associated access, parking and landscaping)
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03560/FUL
Re-roofing of pitched and mansard roof, replacing cement fibre slates with natural slates, repair and repointing to chimneys, and repair and replacement windows
3A Wood Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JQ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03561/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include re-roofing of pitched and mansard roof, replacing cement fibre slates with natural slates, repair and repointing to chimneys, repair and replacement windows, and internal decoration
3A Wood Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2JQ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Lawful24/03562/CLPU
Change of Use from a 6 Bedroom HMO (Use Class C4) to a 5 Bedroom Dwelling House (Use Class C3) (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use).
74 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RQ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03563/TCA
Cherry tree, large branches are dead and falling. Needs to be removed.
Ground Floor Flat, 28 The Circus, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EU
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Lawful24/03564/CLPU
Change of use from a 6 Bedroom HMO (Use Class 4) to a 4 Bedroom Dwelling House (Use Class 3). (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use).
79 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03565/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 3 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (Details of Green Roofs) of application 23/04763/LBA (External alterations for the erection of a level base and new tea shed incorporating storage and ticket sales. Visitor access improvements from Church Lane gate access; including installation of a metal estate rail alongside access track, gates for maintenance access and provision of visitor cycle parking hoops, installation of a new visitor footpath, associated signage. Removal of existing timber visitor tea shed and associated decking and external storage sheds and removal of existing ticket hut installed under planning consent ref 18/00647/FUL).
Picnic Area, Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Received 20 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03566/TCA
Western Red Cedar (boundary hedge/trees- pink circle) - re-trim to previously trimmed height, with some light crown lifting. Norway Maple (yellow circle) -Prune by approximately 1-2 metres (yellow circle).
Caunterbury , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Received 20 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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