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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Withdrawn24/03137/LBA
Installation of ground mounted solar panels
Church Farm House , High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QS
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Permitted24/03138/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, removal of existing garage and new front and side boundary walls and gates and associated works.
1 Lansdown Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LS
Received 19 Aug 2024 - No Objection24/03139/TCA
T1 - Copper Beech Tree. Reduce the height by 3 metres.
19 Prior Park Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NP
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/03140/LBA
Internal alterations for conversion of vaults into laundry and storage space. (Regularisation)
Ground Floor, 17 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 19 Aug 2024 - No Objection24/03141/TCA
T1- Oak- Reduce the regrowth and cut back by approximately 1.8m in length.
55 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 19 Aug 2024 - No Objection24/03142/TCA
T1- Eucalyptus- Fell.
18 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PA
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03143/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Materials) of application 20/03968/FUL (Erection of 1no. 2 bed detached dwelling within existing residential garden plot).
West Harptree House, Bristol Road, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6HG
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted24/03144/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to form additional living space including replacement facias and rainwater goods.
4A St Stephen's Close, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5PP
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Permitted24/03145/FUL
Erection of of one storey garden room following demolition of existing one storey room.
73 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Consent24/03146/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include erection of one storey garden room following demolition of existing one storey room, and to re-instate missing fabric on all upper floors.
73 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03147/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 23/00687/FUL (Demolition of a C20th Ground Floor side extension and replacing and enlarging it on Ground Floor only; including small internal and service alterations (Resubmission).)
46 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DB
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Permitted24/03148/FUL
Change of use from C3 dwelling house to C2 (children's home).
54 Paulton Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2QP
Received 19 Aug 2024 - No Objection24/03149/TCA
T302 - Silver birch - Remove the lowest branch that extends towards the building by 1.5m. T304 - Norway maple - Reduce the eastern side of the crown by 1.5m to give sufficient clearance from the roof. T311 - Hazel - Coppice to 1m. T318 - Hazel - Coppice to 1m. T320 - Ash - Reduce the height of the tall leader which extends east over the willow and climbing frame by 4m.
St Saviours Junior School , Eldon Place, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6TG
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03150/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 10 (Insulation & Heating) of application 23/00360/LBA (Internal and external alterations including provision of level access by modification and extension of the existing rear lean-to).
Welton Baptist Church, West Road, Welton, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2TP
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03152/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 24/00527/FUL (Change of use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (C4) with the erection of a single-storey rear extension and bicycle storage.)
47 Cranmore Place, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2UP
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Permitted24/03154/FUL
Erection of extension to existing commercial premises to allow for shopfront and internal layout amendments.
98A High Street, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2DE
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Refused24/03155/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, with other small alterations and additions.
22 Bloomfield Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0LW
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application Refused24/03156/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)), 4 (ASHPs (Besopke trigger)) and 6 (Stone repair works (Pre-occupation)) of application 21/05699/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the conversion of existing surgery building to eight flats with associated works).
Hope House Surgery, 10 The Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3PL
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decline to determine24/03157/FUL
Change of use to mixed-use: (i) formation of external amenity area to The Lodge holiday-let unit (as approved under planning permission 24/01775/VAR); and (ii) re-organisation of communal parking area (sui generis) to serve: the temporary caravan site; the holiday-let unit approved under planning permission 24/01775/VAR; and the existing 3-bedroom principal dwelling house, Papermill Cottage.
Papermill Cottage , Leigh Lane, St Catherine, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8HG
Received 20 Aug 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03158/TC5
T1 - Cherry, fell dead T2 - Cherry, fell dead
Clan House, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Aug 2024 - No Objection24/03159/TCA
T1. - Silver Birch, remove tree.
27 Dafford Street, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6SW
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03160/COND
Discharge of condition 13 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 23/03780/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings, structures and remediation of the site together with associated infrastructure and enabling works to facilitate a residential-led mixed use development).
Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Aug 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/03161/TC5
T1. Prunus - fell dead
38 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Condition Discharged24/03165/COND
Discharge of condition 6 (External Lighting (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/03561/FUL (Erection of 2 storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions,dormer windows and demolition and replacement of existing outbuildings, new swimming pool and associated landscaping works).
Klondyke House , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AB
Received 20 Aug 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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