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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Application Permitted24/03683/FUL
Internal and external alterations to include insulation and fenestration upgrade and repairs to the existing property.
4 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03684/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include insulation and fenestration upgrade and repairs to the existing property.
4 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03685/LBA
External alterations to replace rotten and broken timber sash windows on the front of the house with equivalent slimline double glazed timber sash windows.
5 Dover Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DX
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03686/FUL
Proposed loft conversion and erection of a two-storey side extension following the demolition of an existing side garage.
7 Rowacres, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LH
Received 1 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03687/TCA
2 No. Norway Maple - Crown reduction to around 18-20ft, shape proportionally and crown thin.
Westmarch , Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XB
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03688/FUL
Proposed garage conversion, porch extension, changes to fenestration, new windows throughout and small areas of timber cladding.
103 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XN
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03691/REG13
Alterations to the existing Grade II listed building, involving the upgrade of the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
8 Abbey Church Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LY
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Approve24/03693/NMA
Non Material Amendments to application 21/05557/FUL (Erection of Affordable Housing development of 32no. dwellings comprising a mix of 1 and 2-bedroom apartments and 2 and 3-bedroom houses, parking, landscaping and all associated infrastructure).
Garage Blocks , Walnut Buildings, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3JL
Received 2 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03695/TCA
Liquidambar Styraciflua T1 - reduce canopy spread by 4 meters and height by 2.5 meters. Laburnum Anagyroides T2 - reduce canopy spread by 2 meters and height by 1.5 meters.
27 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 2 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03697/TCA
Group of Laurels (H5) - reduce to 8ft in height. False Acacia (15) - remove dead top. Shorten low branches over grass area to East side by 2m. Eucalyptus (17) - fell.
The Rectory , Watery Lane, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1RL
Received 2 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03698/TCA
Fig - reduce height and spread by 3m.
18 Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AD
Received 2 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03699/TCA
Magnolia - reduce sides by 1.5m and top down by 1m to shape.
19 Somerset Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AD
Received 2 Oct 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03701/TC5
Ash tree (dead) - Remove.
Fairstowe House , Prospect Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AY
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03702/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions with internal remodelling.
Ananda , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JN
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03703/TPO
LIMES X3 - Pollard down to old points ( reduction in height of 4-5m and remove branches)
41 Bloomfield Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AD
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03704/VAR
Variation of condition 9 (Plans List) of application 22/02494/VAR (Variation of condition 10 (Plans List) of 19/00669/FUL (Erection of a two-storey dwelling on land to rear of Tennis Court Cottage. Erection of a double pitched roof garage)).
Birch House, Tennis Court Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LU
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03705/FUL
Erection of rear dormer window extension, demolition of existing rear single-storey extensions and there replacement with single-storey extensions (Retrospective).
36 Herbert Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PR
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03706/FUL
Change of use of the southern wing from Class E(e) Doctor's Surgery into 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Resubmission).
St Michael's Doctors Surgery , Walwyn Close, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1ER
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03707/FUL
Erection of three storey side extension, single storey rear extension and associated internal alterations.
1 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03708/COND
Discharge of condition 10 (Off Site Biodiversity Gain Proposals) of application 22/05156/REG03 (Erection of two storey building including 6 no additional classrooms, additional social/dining facilities with ancillary functions and additional SEN quiet rooms and SENCo office. Extension of existing car park to increase capacity, hard and soft landscaping of the site including creation of new hard sports courts and grass sports pitch)
St Keyna Primary School , Monmouth Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JP
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03712/LBA
External works for stone replacement, repairs and repointing on front elevation.
54 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AR
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03713/FUL
Erection of new porch to front of dwelling. Erection of raised balcony to rear of dwelling. Upgrade existing conservatory with new roof, new rendered external walls and new windows. Some alterations to window and door positions.
Coney Burrow , Charlcombe Way, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6JZ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03714/FUL
Installation of lorry wheel cleaning facility to wash down vehicles prior to leaving site.
Old Coal Yard, Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03715/TCA
G1 Lawson Cypress x 5 - Fell.
Winfield Lodge, Weston Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AS
Received 3 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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