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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 · 81,651 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- No Objection24/04322/TCA
T1 Reduce the lime tree to the height of the chimney pots of the building to the rear (4m) and prune in the lowest limb to the north by 2m to fall within the shape of the canopy. Raise the canopy to the height of the rear fence (2m). To allow more light for both the garden and neighbours. T2 Remove to ground level the mature laurel - pushing up against the boundary wall and darkening this section of the garden. T3 The weeping ash has severe (cat 4) ash die back - remove. T4 Prune the Magnolia which has a split in the main fork/union at the base and would benefit from end weight reduction.
150 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AT
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Split decision/check certificate or file24/04323/COND
Discharge of condition 9 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report (Pre-occupation)) of application 19/05201/FUL (Demolition of existing RUH North buildings and construction of the Dyson Cancer Centre including landscaping and associated infrastructure).
Block 16 North Wing , Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NG
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04324/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Ecological and Biodiversity Net Gain Compliance Report (Pre-Occupation)) of application 23/04772/FUL (Change of use from agricultural land to a counselling and therapy use (Class E) including the erection of 2 No. Yurts, an Earth Closet, and drainage and landscaping associated works).
Land Between 131 And 153, High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 Nov 2024 - No Objection24/04326/TCA
Mulberry T1 - fell/dismantle.
5 Vineyards, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NA
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted24/04327/FUL
External alterations to existing building including new cladding, windows and doors.
Northavon House , Pows Orchard, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2HY
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04328/LBA
External alterations to include repair and refurbishment of existing roof including the replacement of existing asbestos tiles with natural slate
Sharpstone Cottage , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04329/COND
Discharge of condition 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement with Tree Protection Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 24/02839/VAR (Variation of conditions 7 (BNG & Habitat Management Plan) and 14 (Plans List) of application 23/00123/FUL (Erection of a single 4 bedroom dwelling and associated works)).
Land Next To Woodcote, Church Lane, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire,
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted24/04332/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension and front porch.
77 Caernarvon Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2PF
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04333/LBA
Roller Door Replacement
21 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LT
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04334/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Landscape Design Proposals (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/03038/FUL (Renovation, conversion and extension of farmhouse and associated outbuildings).
Chelscombe Farm, Fonthill Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BA
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04335/TPO
Oak (T1) - Crown lift to 3-4m above ground level and remove deadwood. Crown lift canopy above building by 3m (to allow improved light into garden).
10 Vivien Avenue, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2EH
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04336/PACOU
Prior approval request for change of use of agricultural building to flexible commercial and storage use
Broadlands Fruit Farm , Box Road, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7LR
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04340/LBA
Interior alterations for conversion of the offices on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors to holiday lets (Class use C1)
5 Princes Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ED
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04343/LBA
External alterations for the repair works to improve damp issues to end gable wall to 26 Walcot Buildings.
26 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Condition Discharged24/04344/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Detailed drawings) of application 24/03201/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include the modernisation of internal layout. Reinstating a previously blocked external window. Installation of 2no. external windows, with one featuring iron security bars and the other fitted with internal lockable security bars. Amendments to front façade and re-pointing to rear façade).
15 Morford Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RJ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent24/04345/TC5
Two stemmed Hawthorn - fell.
20 Camden Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HY
Received 20 Nov 2024 - No Objection24/04346/ELEC
Installation of new pole to replace the existing BT pole and transfer the services to the new pole.
Street Record, Park Way, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Application Refused24/04347/CLEU
Use of land for residential purposes in association with the dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Lake View , Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XJ
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/04349/LBA
Internal alterations for refurbishment of first floor flat including updates to layout and kitchen
First Floor, 14 - 15 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RY
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted24/04350/FUL
Installation of 2no. ventilation grilles and Air Conditioning Unit (Retrospective)
Hortsman Defence Systems Ltd, Unit 6, Maltings Industrial Estate, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JL
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted24/04351/FUL
External alterations for the replacement of the front door.
18 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EH
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Consent24/04352/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of the front door.
18 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EH
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Approve24/04353/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application 23/00805/FUL (Erection of a lower ground floor extension to the side and rear of the existing house with associated alterations to the existing house, demolition of existing detached garage for replacement with new storage structure, installation of new solar panels to the rear roof and other associated improvements to the rear garden)
86 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LN
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted24/04355/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension
Maisonette, 38 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BZ
Received 22 Nov 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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