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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Condition Discharged24/03832/COND
Discharge of conditions 6 (Joinery Details) and 7 (Sample Panel - Walling) of application 23/01985/FUL (Exterior works to include replacement doors and windows, conservation works to exterior elevations and boundary wall, demolition of existing pool house, green house and garden shed and replacement with 3no. garden pods, landscaping works including paving, stairs, short retaining)
Manor House East , Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DA
Received 11 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03833/TCA
T1 Cypress - Reduce height by 4m and radial spread by 2m. G2 5x Leylandii - Reduce height by 4m and spread to east by 2m, reduce spread to North and West (over garages) by 3m retaining live foliage on all sides
40 Westfield Close, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EB
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03834/FUL
Replacement of PVCu windows, PVCu back door and 1 composite front door.
Tanglewood Barn , Penn Hill Lane, Queen Charlton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SJ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03835/LBA
External alterations to include replacement of existing wooden single glazed windows with wooden double glazed.
Flat 2, Weston Lodge, Symes Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4DW
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Consent24/03836/TPO
T01 Sycamore- Reduce height by 5m. T03 Beech- Reduce height by 5m and reduce lateral branch to the south-east by 3m. ( Sycamore (T02) and Elm (T04) have been considered under 24/03855/TP5)
Beacon Wood House , Rivers Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03837/FUL
Erection of single storey link extension between rear of dwelling and existing outbuilding.
42 High Street, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7SN
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03838/FUL
External updates, including new dormer windows, a single storey rear extension and significant internal alterations.
Jasmin , Sutton Hill Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03839/FUL
Erection of new stone clad extension, new roof to existing garage and car port following demolition of existing glazed conservatory and creation of home office and gym within roofspace. Installation of solar panels and air sourced heat pump.
5 Bannerdown Close, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7JN
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03840/FUL
Infill development comprising erection of 1no. residential dwelling
15 Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8JB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03841/TCA
Ginkgo T1 - remove.
4 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03842/TCA
Ash with die-back (T1) - Pollard to 5m to retain the trunk. 4no. Sycamores (45 feet in height) (T2, T4, T6, T8 ) - Reduce by 4m. Multi stem Sycamore (T3), Sycamore (T5) and Multi-stem Sycamore group (T7) - Coppice to ground.
The Walled Garden , School Place, Claverton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03843/TCA
T1 BEECH TREE - CROWN LIFT TO 6M.
5 Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03844/FUL
Erection of kitchen/family room (to replace existing kitchen and conservatory) and internal works to utility.
12 Hensley Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DR
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03845/TCA
T1 Goat Willow- Pollard to a 7m tall framework, and 6m width. T2 Macrocarpa- Fell.
39 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03846/FUL
Erection of new porch to front and insertion of rooflight in roof slope to rear elevation.
86 Southdown Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03848/FUL
Cladding of front wall of lean-to extension and changes in fenestration to facilitate internal changes.
Moores Cottage , 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/03849/LBA
Internal and external works to include 1no. set of internally illuminated individual letters and logo and 4no. set of internally illuminated neon effect individual letters
Gourmet Burger Kitchen , 8 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03850/TCA
T1 Ash - Fell
3 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03853/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (Mortar Mix), 3 (Schedule of Repairs) and 9 (Rainwater Goods Details) of application 23/01986/LBA (Interior and exterior alterations to include replacement doors, windows, fixtures, fittings, joinery and services, conservation works to exterior elevations and boundary wall, demolition of existing pool house, green house and garden shed and replacement with 3no. garden pods, and landscaping works including paving, stairs, short retaining walls, raised planters, green screening and associated works)
Manor House East, Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DA
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/03854/VAR
Variation of condition 8 (Plans List) of application 24/03064/VAR (Variation of conditions 8 (Plans List (Compliance)) and 3 (Sound attenuation assessment (Compliance)) of application 24/00988/FUL (Proposed change of use from vacant offices (Use Class E) to a six bedroom Town House (Use Class C3)).
The Corner House, 2 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03855/TP5
Sycamore (T02) - Reduce height by 10m. Elm (T04) - Fell.
Beacon Wood House, Rivers Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03856/D6A
Discharge of planning obligation 1(a) in First Schedule of the Section 106 Agreement relating to application 20/02303/OUT (Intention of Commencement).
Parcel 3700, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 10 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03857/TCA
Ash tree - to remove.
26 Daneacre Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3JS
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/03858/TCA
Bay (T1) - fell. Eleagnus (T2) - prune away from cherry by 2m. Cherry (T3) - crown reduction by 3.5m and crown raise by 2m. Dogwood (T4) - fell. Spruce (T5) - fell. Magnolia (T6) - crown raise by up to 2m. Sycamore (T7) - notice amended to remove this tree from proposals
Ridgeway , Ridge Lane, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6ED
Received 15 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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