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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71,500 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Condition Discharged25/00555/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report (Pre-occupation)) of application 20/04315/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and mixed-use development comprising the erection of 43 no. residential dwellings (Class C3); the erection of 77sqm of commercial floorspace (Class E); associated amenity space; landscaping; and parking).
Platinum Accident Repair Centre (renrod Limited), 22 - 24 Cheltenham Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EX
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00557/FUL
Erection of a first floor rear extension. Installation of first floor side window with obscured glazing.
22 Southover Road, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6HR
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00558/TPO
Evergreen Oak T1 - reduce height by approximately 3 meters and side leaning over private drive by 2 meters.
Walnut House , Midford Lane, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, BA2 7GP
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00559/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, replacement of existing windows and associated landscape works.
The Old Cider Barn , Dumpers Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SS
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00560/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump
2 Audley Grove, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BS
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Lawful25/00561/CLEU
Use of property as 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
8 Thornbank Place, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HH
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Lawful25/00562/CLEU
Use of property as 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use)
18 Cynthia Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QH
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Lawful25/00563/CLEU
Use of property as 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
30 Livingstone Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PH
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00565/LBA
Internal and external alterations for redecoration works, new shop fit out, raise part of ceiling to ground floor, and new fascia sign.
Vacant Shop, 19 New Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BA
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00566/LBA
Internal alterations to include the removal of modern partition wall at first floor level in the rear half of the building to open up the bedroom and reinstate original plan form. Installation of plasterboard drylining in the WC at lower ground floor level. To box in existing pipework and install a sink. Levelling of the floor.
170 Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BZ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00567/FUL
Erection of rear and side two storey extension.
Symfield , 163 Midford Road, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5SA
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00568/AR
Display of fascia sign
Vacant Shop, 19 New Bond Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BA
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Consent25/00569/LBA
Internal alterations for the installation of secondary glazing to timber sash windows.
Flat 4, 1 Long Acre, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NL
Received 12 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00570/CONSLT
Consultation request from Woodlands Champion Club for the operation of a certified exempted camping and caravan site under paragraph 5 of the first schedule, Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960 at Castle Farm, Midford Road, BA2 7PU (following no objection to 24/00268/CONSLT)
Castle Farm, Midford Road, Midford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7PU
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Not published25/00571/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion for residential development of up to 120 dwellings, public open space and play space, active travel links, vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping, attenuation features and associated works.
Parcel 4679, Hayeswood Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00574/FUL
Erection of a garage, to follow removal of existing carport. Erection of a garden room in corner of garden. Installation of 4no new rooflights (one in location of existing) and installation of 5no solar panels on the roof.
St Michaels Lodge , St Michael's Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BJ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00577/TCA
T1 Acer griseum - Reduce by 1m.
Teazel Cottage , High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QS
Received 12 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00578/TCA
6X major/minor hazel coppice stools and 1 holly tree - reduce to approx 2M below previously height. Reduce height of new stems to max of 1.5M. Cut back all horizontal hazel stems. Cherry - Reduce heigh main and subsidiary trunks by 3M. Holly tree - reduce to 2M
29 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DF
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00579/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, to follow removal of existing lean-to extension.
67 Hungerford Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BX
Received 13 Feb 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/00580/TC5
Sycamore T5 - remove
Kilowatt House, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HW
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00581/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 (Joinery (window and dormer)) of application 24/03965/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include modernising kitchen, replace doorway between sitting room and kitchen with an archway. Erection of dividing wall to create new downstairs toilet. Modernise upstairs bathroom, erect partition wall to create en-suite shower room with new door. Installation of sliding sash window in rear bedroom)
Flat 3, 30 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LR
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00583/VAR
Variation of condition 9 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/02251/FUL (Erection of 2no. bungalows).
48 Hillcrest, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AT
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Approve25/00584/PACOU
Change of use of two agricultural buildings to a Flexible Commercial Use
Sleight Farm , Hayeswood Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HN
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Application Permitted25/00585/FUL
Removal of 1 no. chimney and make good with matching tiles. Replacement of existing double doors to single door, creation of new opening with bi-fold doors and windows
Cairngorm , 3 Gloucester Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BH
Received 13 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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