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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Application Permitted24/03567/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 22/00572/FUL to use a tarmac surface (Construction of new off-street parking space following excavation of garden and erection of new retaining wall.)
25 Chilton Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03568/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
44 Vellore Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JQ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03569/LBA
To reinstate the basement stairs to its original position, remove modern lobby partition and re-locate the ground floor kitchen to the rear reception room.
16 Belmont, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DZ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03570/TCA
1 Beech - Remove deadwood. For the long lateral branches of the lower crown (up to 7m high) reduce these in length by 3m.
St Nicholas' Church , Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03571/TCA
T1 Malus Apple - Reduce height by 1.5m and width by 0.75m. Removal of regrowth from previous pruning.
17 Forester Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03572/TCA
Acer brilliantisimum - height circa 2.5m - fell
16 Forester Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03573/TCA
Western red cedar (T1) - 2-3m side reduction over neighbouring property to get away from building.
2 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03574/TCA
Ash (T1) - Fell.
15 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XH
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03575/TCA
Leylandii - trim 1m off the top and sides.
16 Shaftesbury Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DT
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03576/FUL
Erection of tractor and implements shed.
Parcel 8775, Tunley Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03578/TCA
T1, T2, T3 and T4 Ash- Fell. T5 Pine- Prune lightly back over the boundary North-East (St Georges Garden House), to steer the growth upwards without introducing large wounds. T6- Yew, T7 Ash, and T8-Yew - Prune back to the boundary.
St Georges Hill House , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03579/TCA
T1 and T2 Cypresses ( grown very close together, trunks within arms stretch) - Fell. T3 Beech- Crown lift by removal of 6 minor limbs of diameter range 2-4". G1 1 Yew and 2 Golden Cypress- Reduce the Yew by 2m and prune the face back 2m on the house (East) side. Fell the downhill (Southmost) Cypress. Reduce the North Cypress by 3m and prune very lightly on the East side. T4 Gingko- Fell. G2 3 Holly trees- Reduce all 3 to 10ft high.
Dale Cottage , Charlcombe Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03580/TCA
T1- Sycamore, Reduce back to original pruning point, ie a 4-6m height reduction and lift the canopy to 4m.
7 Montrose Cottages, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AF
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03581/TCA
T1 - Fig, Fell. T2 - Laurel, Fell. T3 - Ash, Fell. T4 - Laurel, Fell.
Brock House , Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8TX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03582/TCA
T1 twin stem walnut tree - to be felled.
1 Chapel Walk, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0JZ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03583/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (sample panel of stone wall) of application 23/02991/FUL allowed on appeal 25.06.2024 (Loft conversion with rear dormer, erection of decking at rear and new parking to front of property.).
216 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03584/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to garage.
67 The Mead, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1FE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03586/D6A
Discharge of planning obligations in Schedule 3, Part 1a and 1b of the S. 106 Agreement relating to application 20/03071/EFUL (Details of Affordable Housing Scheme).
Dick Lovett (bath) Ltd, Wellsway Garage, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DR
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03587/COND
Discharge of condition 10 (External Lighting Strategy (Pre-commencement of element)) of application 24/01978/VAR. (Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans List (Compliance) and 3 (Materials Samples) of application 24/00132/VAR which varied condition nos. 2 (Approved Plans List), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (SuDS Drainage Design), 7 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 9 (Bat Survey and Mitigation), 15 (Construction of Access) and 16 (Cycle Parking) of application 22/01055/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 and 7 of application 20/01765/FUL (Erection of a 68-bed care home (Use Class C2) following demolition of the existing buildings and structures, with associated access, parking and landscaping)).
Wansdyke Business Centre, Oldfield Lane, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03588/TCA
Ash - remove.
9 Darlington Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EA
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03589/FUL
Temporary change of use for Fishponds Cottage, from C3 domestic cottage to Use Class E (offices) from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2026.
Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03590/LBA
External alterations to include upgrading windows with new glass or secondary glazing, replace 1960's windows with heritage style windows, remove later addition window on second floor and infill opening with stone to match existing.
5 North Parade Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NS
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03591/TCA
Purple plum (Dead) - dismantle (fell)
14 Summerhill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03592/TC5
Sycamore - fell.
Brow House , The Brow, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JL
Received 23 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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