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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- No Objection24/03656/TCA
T1- False Acacia. Large branch, 12-15m in length overhanging neighbouring gardens. Branch is unsafe with serious rot. Cut off overhanging branch close to the main trunk and remove all cut wood and debris.
9 Forester Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QF
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03657/FUL
Installation of dormer windows with bifold opening (Retrospective).
Tolcarne, 42 Junction Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LD
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03658/TCA
T1 Bay: fell too large for the setting. T2 Cherry: fell poor form and diseased.
73 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NF
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03659/TCA
Leylandii (T1) - Fell.
6 Trafalgar Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4EW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03660/TCA
Betula (T1) - Lift to 1.8m to aid mowing. Acer (T2) - Deadwood and clear street light splay. Fraxinus (T3) - Reduce from property by 2-2.5m Tilia (T4) - Re-pollard to previous pruning points. Crataegus- (T5) - Lift to 3m. Alnus (T6) - Remove epicormics. H1 - Prune all overhanging vegetation from neighbouring land to boundary line to height of 5m. Make boundary hedge vertical to prevent collapse into estate.
Street Record, Pine Court, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03661/TCA
T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus, located on small outer edge of bank, root zone restricted, causing impact and movement to neighbouring land. Dismantle via MEWP and eco plug stump.
Flat 3, St John's Court, St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PY
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03662/TCA
Fraxinus (T1) - sever ivy and deadwood. Acer pseudo (T2) - sever ivy and remove epicormics. Fraxinus (T3) - remove regrowth from past taken down and remove spreading ivy. Prunus (T4) - dismantle and grind. Crataegus (T5) - crown lift to 3m. Grouping 1 - mixture of Self set sycamores and other shrub species - fell all self set ash and sycamores along wall and plug and reduce all bramble undergrowth to ground. Sever all ivy on walls.
Street Record, Chapel Court, Clandown, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03664/TP5
Ash tree - to be removed.
Woodland East Of Kilowatt House, Quarry Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03665/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme (Pre-commencement))of application 21/03227/FUL (Alterations to combine two existing dwellings to create 1no.dwelling, demolition of attached garage and outbuildings. Erection of 1no. new dwelling and associated works).
Sunny Acres , Woollard Lane, Publow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0QT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - No Objection24/03667/TCA
Rowan - Prune three branches: 180mm from the ground, 270mm from the ground and 1m from the ground.
11 Spring Gardens Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HY
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03668/FUL
Erection of single storey infill extension.
7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03669/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the erection of single storey infill extension and ground floor alterations.
7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03670/LBA
Internal alterations to provide customer WC/baby changing facilities on the ground floor and to create a doorway between two buildings to no. 7 and 12.
12 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RH
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03671/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include the retention of existing double glazing on front elevation, replacement of existing ground floor windows with double glazed units to match those on upper floors, cleaning of/paint removal from the front window surrounds and façade stonework, enlarge rear dormer, reopening of the infilled arch between the Kitchen and Dining Room, rationalise flooring in kitchen and works to Lower Ground Floor including the replacement 'Yorkshire sash', glazing to mullion window and replacement of screen.
Bathwick House, Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NX
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03672/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials - Sample of Render (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/04183/FUL (Erection of side and rear dormers to loft extension and side and rear single storey ground floor extensions).
36 Southstoke Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5SN
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Approve24/03673/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use from agricultural building to 2no. dwellings (C3) and associated operational development.
New Leaf Farm, Mill Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted24/03674/FUL
Installation of an Electric vehicle charging point.
28 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Consent24/03675/LBA
Installation of an Electric vehicle charging point.
28 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Pending Consideration24/03676/FUL
Formalise the use of the cellars as storage space (Use Class B8). Ancillary works required to allow for continued safe and dry storage within the property.
Vaults Beneath Street, Argyle Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Pending Consideration24/03677/LBA
Formalise the use of the cellars as storage space (Use Class B8). Ancillary works required to allow for continued safe and dry storage within the property.
Vaults Beneath Street, Argyle Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03678/TCA
2no. Bird Cherry - Remove.
Flat 1, 9 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03679/FUL
Erection of extension to existing barn
Lower Tunley Farm , Stoneage Lane, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DS
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Approve24/03680/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/02408/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension and exterior alterations)
10 Old Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LX
Received 1 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03681/TCA
Sycamore tree - Reduce and reshape to previous reduction points (approx by 3m). Yew stump left from storm damage - Fell.
Grove Cottage , Weston Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AN
Received 1 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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