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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71,504 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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- Consent24/04060/LBA
External alterations to affix small plaque to right hand side of door
Beauford House, 8 - 9 Princes Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1HL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04061/FUL
Erection of building to be used as garden studio
10 Lambridge Mews, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/04062/TC5
Ash - Reduce to just above level of the wall. The 5 day notice relates to extensive basal cavity.
35 Home Farm Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BZ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/04063/FUL
Change of use from 3no bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 5no bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
7 Rooksbridge Walk, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BS
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04064/FUL
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and conservatory, and erection of new single storey extension.
45 South View Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RW
Received 29 Oct 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/04065/TC5
Robinia - Fell due to height, location and lifted, deteriorating rootplate
8A Church Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Approve24/04068/SOLPA
Prior approval request for the installation of 215No. roof mounted solar PV panels of total installed capacity 97.83kWp on the roof of Keynsham Leisure Centre
Keynsham Leisure Centre, River Terrace, Temple Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1HE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/04069/TPO
Trees 0800 and 0802 - to reduce the height by 5 - 7m.
41 Priory Close, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AN
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Refused24/04070/FUL
Erection of a 1.8m timber fence in front garden to follow removal of existing hedge.
1 Bay Tree Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6NA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04071/FUL
Erection of additional storey to create first floor and erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
Hedgerows , Parkway Lane, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0NJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04072/FUL
Erection of 1no. 3bed residential dwellinghouse
Detached Part Of Rolmar, High Street, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04073/FUL
Reconstruction of single storey rear extension, replacement windows, solar PV, heat pumps and rebuilding of roof. (Retrospective)
4 Hatfield Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AF
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Consent24/04074/LBA
Internal and external works including internal works, reconstruction of single storey rear extension, replacement windows, solar PV, heat pumps, double glazing and rebuilding of roof. (Regularisation)
4 Hatfield Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AF
Received 29 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/04075/TCA
Lauris nobilis (T3) (Height 8.6m) - Fell.
Weston Lawn , Lucklands Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AY
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04076/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 23/00808/FUL (Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with new porch canopy and internal remodeling).
11 Elm Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AZ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04077/FUL
Provision of an air-conditioning unit within the recessed first floor balcony to the eastern elevation with associated works.
10 Dilly Meadows, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6DR
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Lawful24/04078/CLPU
Erection of outbuilding for use as a garage and gym (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Mead Cottage , Church Lane, Priston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EF
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Consent24/04079/TPO
T1 Yew - to remove.
Lansdown Mazda Bodyworks Adjacent To The Woodlands, Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04080/FUL
Installation of wall vents for kitchen and shower room
Flat 2, 9 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LL
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Consent24/04081/LBA
Internal and external works to sympathetically refurbish flat and to install vents in Kitchen and shower room
Flat 2, 9 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LL
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted24/04083/FUL
Replacement single storey rear extension, two storey side extension to replace existing garage and loft conversion.
36 Rosslyn Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LH
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04084/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Ecology Follow-up Report) and 4 (External Lighting) of application 20/04702/FUL (Erection of two detached 4-bed split-level dwellings with single garages following demolition of existing house (Resubmission))
Newton Hurst, Darlington Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NL
Received 30 Oct 2024 - No Objection24/04085/TCA
Leylandii pair (T1 and T2) (height 18m) - Cut the side of these trees back to the boundary of Weston Lawn (reduction of approx 2-3m).
Daphne House, Lucklands Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AY
Received 30 Oct 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/04086/TP5
Remove a dead Scots pine tree.
Willow Cottage, 1 Symes Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4PA
Received 30 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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