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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 · 81,649 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,500 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Condition Discharged25/00743/COND
Discharge of condition 12 of application 21/01801/FUL (The erection of a new, 6 bedroom detached dwelling with detached garage/greenhouse following demolition of the existing dwelling)
Meadowbank, Tuckers Lane, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PB
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00744/COND
Discharge of conditions 24 (name of the condition) of application 22/03224/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and decontamination/remediation of the site to facilitate redevelopment for a residential-led mixed-use development, comprising residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) and provision of Class E floorspace (Class E(b) and (f) Uses), together with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and car and cycle parking, engineering works (on site and to associated areas) and access and works to the existing river wall, infrastructure and gasholder voids)
Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00745/COND
Discharge of condition 2 of application 24/04432/FUL (Demolition of existing front extension. Replacement single storey front bay window extension. Replacement and extension of single storey rear extension and associated landscaping. Addition of two rooflights, a dormer window, photovoltaic panels and air source heatpump. Addition of new canopy and shed to the north side of the existing house. Pruning of two trees. Replacement windows and external doors).
20 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JU
Received 25 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00747/TCA
2no. Leylandii type Conifers and 1no. Apple - Fell and remove stumps. One conifer to be replaced by a Yew hedge, one Conifer replaced with Taxus Baccata or a Cupressus Sempervirens and replacement of Apple tree with another Apple or Pear tree.
Manor Farm Cottage , Access Road To Charlton Farm, Queen Charlton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SH
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00748/FUL
Construction of car park at the rear and alterations to the existing parking area and access at the front.
Wellsway Dental Surgery , 56 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SA
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00749/FUL
Demolition of existing front porch to be replaced with a new single storey porch. Single storey rear extension. Conversion of half the garage into a habitable bedroom.
Sage Cottage , 39 Upper Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5RH
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00750/FUL
Erection of replacement garage.
4 Eagle Road, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7HL
Received 25 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00751/TCA
T1 Poplar - To reduce height by approx 20' - finished height >40'. To reshape remainder. To fit 1 x Cobra brace to biforcated stems
The Vine House, Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AB
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00752/LBA
External work to facilitate installation of replacement roof
69 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PR
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00753/FUL
Erection of rear dormer loft extension.
48 St John's Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BW
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00754/FUL
Change of use from 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) to 7 bedroom HMO (Use Class Sui Generis).
1 Kelston View, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NW
Received 26 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00755/TCA
Prunus Avium (Wild Cherry) - Remove tree and plant replacement.
9 Upper Lansdown Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HG
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00757/AR
Display of 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs with painted housename and coachline and marble effect, 1no. non-illuminated small infill fascia with coachlines and marble effect, 3no. vinyls to glass transom panel and windows, 1no. non-illuminated wall fixed a2 poster case with printed back panel and 1no. non-illuminated tall amenity board with amenities.
Revolution Bar, 2 York Buildings, George Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EB
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00759/LBA
Internal works and repairs to bring the existing laboratory room space at Clifton Orthodontics into a decontamination room and office space. This will involde the sub-division of the existing basement rooms but no loss of historical fabric.
Circus Orthodontic Surgery, 20 The Circus, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EU
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00761/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List) and 3 (In accordance with submitted details) of application 24/02512/REG13 (Interior alterations for the upgrade of features to meet current fire regulations).
10 Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SS
Received 26 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00762/TCA
Ash and Viburnum - Remove
10 Castle Gardens, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AN
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00764/FUL
Erection of a single storey and two storey rear extension
10 Highbury Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DU
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00765/LBA
Internal and external alterations for erection of a single storey and two storey rear extension
10 Highbury Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DU
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00766/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension.
Wayfield House , Solsbury Lane, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7HB
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00767/COND
Discharge of condition 5 (Bound/Compacted Vehicle Access) of application 22/03967/FUL (Single storey rear extension, front porch, and widening of vehicular access)
6 Henrietta Gardens, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LZ
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Not published25/00769/SCREEN
Request a formal Screening Opinion for a proposed extension to the approved solar farm at Howgrove Farm (22/00364/FUL).
Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00770/TCA
Apple (T1) - Remove to ground level.
9 Beaufort Mews, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6QF
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00771/FUL
Erection of first floor extension.
1 Fairfield Terrace, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8HL
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00772/FUL
Erection of side and front extension following demolition of existing additions with elevation and material changes.
Corbiere , Woollard Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0QR
Received 26 Feb 2025
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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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