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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71,500 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Application Refused25/00805/PIP
Erection of 9 no new dwellings to be sited on land of farm complex.
Den's Yard, Littleton Lane, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8FF
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00806/COND
Discharge of conditions 1(Listed Building Consent), 2 (Plans List) and 5 (Conservation Rooflight) of application 23/03014/REG13 (Internal alterations to include repair and remedial structural works which will entail incorporating new structural timber on a like-for-like basis to match the existing. The repair works will enable the removal of the internal temporary propping which has been in place since 2015)
1 - 2 Orange Grove, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LP
Received 28 Feb 2025 - No Objection25/00807/TCA
G1 - Remove all lower epicormic growth from x3 Lime trees up to a height of max 6m, to first major branch.
1 Highview , Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JT
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00808/FUL
Erection of raised deck to rear elevations and changes to external windows and doors
37 Bloomfield Park, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2BX
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00809/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Landscape Design Proposals) of application 24/00856/FUL (Erection of 3no. bedroom detached dwelling, garage and associated landscaping (Amendments to 20/02198/FUL and 23/02019/VAR))
Orchard House , 61D Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00810/CLEU
Use of property as 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
11 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HL
Received 3 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00811/TCA
Dead tree to be removed.
14 Vineyards, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NA
Received 3 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00812/TCA
Rowan - Cut to ground level.
8 Grosvenor Park, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BL
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00813/FUL
Alterations to roof to create first floor extension and demolition of existing double garage and conservatory.
111 West Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3QE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Approve25/00814/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.55 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.56 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.59 metres high.
56 Chandos Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2DB
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00815/CLPU
Erection of rear extension and installation of solar panels (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
21 Manor Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3RJ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00817/FUL
Extension to existing restaurant with drive-thru facility (Class E(b) / sui generis hot food takeaway) and associated works.
Mcdonalds, Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EP
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00818/LBA
External alterations for the extension to existing restaurant with drive-thru facility (Class E(b) / sui generis hot food takeaway) and associated works.
Mcdonalds, Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EP
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00819/COND
Discharge of condition 10 (Revise Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of application 24/01889/FUL (Internal and external alterations to the removal of the garage and porch, reconfiguration of the east elevation and a new porch. Reinstatement of a hipped roof, replacement of a felt roof, renewal of the slate roof, alterations to the south projecting bay and new window and door joinery. New garden wall and garden store. Installation of a air source heat pump)
Woodside House , Staples Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WJ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00820/CLEU
Use of the property as a House of Multiple Occupancy (C4 HMO) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
5 Arlington Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PG
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00821/VAR
Variation of condition 6 (Plans List) of application 24/02231/FUL (Renovate the existing brick shell and steel frame workshop. The existing brick building to become a taka taka food chain. The existing steel frame workshop and a new extended to the rear steel frame shed to form new softplay area.)
12 James Street West, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00822/CDCOU
Prior approval request for the conversion of two storey office unit to form two storey 2 Bed Dwelling. 2no existing parking spaces in the basement will be retained for use of dwelling.
36B St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PX
Received 3 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00823/TCA
T1-Yew- trim top and sides; about 25cm trimming lengths, roadside face back from pavement to allow safe access T2-Lawson's Cypress and Thuja, trim top and garden sides. Maximum 30cm branch lengths T3-2-no; Holly and Thuja, trim top of Holly by 1.5m lengths. Remaining cuts at maximum 1cm diameters T4-group, Lawson's Cypress, Laurel and Holly. Trim top and sides by 20cm branch lengths, trim Holly back from neighbouring garden to clear 0.5m maximum cut diameters at 1cm to leave a pleasing shape.
Beechcroft , Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00826/TCA
T1-Sweet Gum (Liquidambar), reduce crown by approx 2-3m. Lift crown to approx 3.5m over car park T2-Sweet Gum (Liquidambar), lift crown to approx 3.5m over car park T3-Norway Maple (Acer platanoides), remove all major deadwood and reduce remaining crown by approx 2-3m
Lansdown Villas, Camden Row, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00827/TCA
T1-Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica), cut back from building to provide approx 2m clearance. Lift the crown over the driveway to approx 3.5m. Lift the crown over the garden to approx 3.5m.
8 Lansdown Road, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00828/CLPU
Alterations, improvements and rennovation work, including the creation of bin store, decking and fencing, to Wick Farm Cottage (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use).
Wick Farm Cottage , Rankers Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NU
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00829/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (b Door, roof lantern and rooflight Details), 3 (b Side wall Details), 4 (b Materials - Submission of Material Samples) of application 24/04229/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include rear extension over sunken courtyard to create basement room and dining room at ground level. Bi-folding doors to rear, flat roof with glazed lantern. Removal of roof and section of walls to rear entrance lean-to.).
9 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00830/CLPU
Erection of single storey side extension to existing B8 storage & distribution warehouse (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Hallatrow Business Park , Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EX
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00831/FUL
Internal and external alterations in relation to the conversion of the ground and first floors to form one one-bedroom flat and one two-bedroom flat, including single-storey rear extension, replacement of modern stair, replacement of glazed roofing to rear extension with lead, alterations to the front elevation, and general repairs to the building.
Bath First National Spiritualist Church , Old Orchard Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1JU
Received 3 Mar 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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