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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application Permitted24/04621/FUL
Change of use from holiday let accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis) to residential dwelling (Use Class C3).
Unregistered Property Called The Old Forge, Dewdown, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04622/FUL
Change of Use of Holiday Let to Residential Use (C3).
Waytonbury, Litton Lane, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AY
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04623/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 24/00472/FUL (Replacement side and rear extensions, replacement rear roof terrace, a garden outbuilding, landscaping and associated works).
88 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LN
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04624/FUL
Conversion of existing, detached, single storey double garage into a 2 bedroom residential accommodation
2 Hill View , Priston Lane, Priston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EE
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04626/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new two storey side extension and single storey garage store. Internal modifications to main house and alterations and extension of existing outhouse.
114 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AH
Received 16 Dec 2024 - No Objection24/04627/TCA
Plum (T1) - Reduce crown by approx 1-1.25m to manage crown size, thin crown by 20% to decrease crown density and lift crown to approx 2-2.5m to allow adequate space underneath.
95 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04628/COND
Discharge of conditions 2,4,7 and 9 of application 23/00660/FUL (Construction of 2no. industrial units (Use classes B8 and E(g)) with associated parking, external yards, landscaping and services).
Systopia Consulting Limited Proximity House, Pixash Business Centre, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1TP
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Consent24/04629/LBA
External alterations for installation of heat pump against the western elevation of the historic out-shed extension
14 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BZ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04630/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of outbuildings (Revised Submission)
22 Bloomfield Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0LW
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04631/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 24/01703/FUL (Creation of charging zone, erection of 2no. EV chargers, sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet and associated works).
Morrisons, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AE
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04632/FUL
Installation of Two Portacabins for mixed storage of ground maintenance equipment and football equipment with associated works.
Cam Valley Sports Club , 20 Bristol Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NX
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04633/FUL
Erection of a timber clad garden room to replace the existing shed
2 Glebe Cottages , North Stoke Lane, North Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AS
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04634/FUL
Installation of roof glass lantern on the ground floor extension.
4 Beaufort West, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QB
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Consent24/04635/LBA
Internal alterations including installation of electric underfloor heating and wooden flooring. Installation of roof glass lantern on the ground floor extension.
4 Beaufort West, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QB
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04636/CLPU
Creation of parking space in rear garden to be accessed from St Michael's Road to include dropped kerb and wooden gates to replace existing fence (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
12 Cork Street, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BD
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04638/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 (Balcony Repair) of application 23/04761/LBA (Replacement/upgrade works to sash windows, existing balcony, services and layout).
Flat 4, 16 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AX
Received 16 Dec 2024 - No Objection24/04639/ELEC
Refurbishment of the pole mounted transformer on pole no. 16RI3, including the replacement of the 11 meter pole and stay wire and the existing 10m pole next to it.
Parcel 8329, Bath Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04640/FUL
Introduction of a skylight to rear pitched roof.
Abbey View , 6A St Stephen's Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HB
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Consent24/04641/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the introduction of a skylight to rear pitched roof.
Abbey View , 6A St Stephen's Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HB
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04642/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
3 Severus Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2GD
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04643/FUL
Erection of single storey kitchen rear and side extension and canopy
65 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RT
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Permitted24/04644/FUL
Erection of new garage with office/storage on first floor.
Blake House , 33 Northmead Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2SQ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04645/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/02332/FUL (Conversion of existing workshop/garage area into an annex).
The Old Post Office , The Street, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Pending Consideration24/04646/FUL
Erection of an engineered wall located to rear of 140a (Retrospective)
Driftwood Lodge, 140A London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DD
Received 17 Dec 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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