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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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71,500 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
More application records
- Condition Discharged25/00860/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Solar Panel Details) of application 24/03410/FUL (Erection of freestanding exercise studio and greenhouse, creation of green roof over utility, and addition of solar panels to garage)
Clarendon House , Prospect Place, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QP
Received 5 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00861/TCA
T1 Silver Birch tree - To reduce the canopy by 1.5 meters.
1 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00862/LBA
Temporary removal of section of listed railings bounding the crescent lawn and bollards in the listed highway at the junction of Marlborough Buildings and the Royal Crescent Highway.
Street Record, Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00863/TCA
1 Mulberry - reduce the size of the canopy by a third. 2 Sweet Chestnut - reduce the size of the canopy by a third.
Orchard House , 137 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JL
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00864/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, entrance and single storey extension with balcony and new first floor and roof for annex building
Moorland Cottage , Gloucester Road, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8BG
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00865/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
10 The Mead, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0NS
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00866/LBA
External alterations for repairs to parapets and valley leadwork, chimney stacks, coping stones and roof walls, reinstatement work on chimney pots on both chimney stacks and repair to holes caused by scaffolding anchors (part retrospective).
11 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NX
Received 5 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00867/TCA
Spruce - removal.
Barnbridge House , Primrose Hill, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UT
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00868/FUL
Proposed change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a house in multiple occupation (HMO), with 5 occupants (C4).
14C Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AX
Received 5 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00869/TCA
T1-Fig, remove; too close to the property
3 St Mark's Gardens, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PZ
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00870/ADCOU
Proposed barn conversion (agricultural to dwelling) utilising existing structure, building located adjacent to farm track.
Cromwell Farm , Combe Hay Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8RF
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00871/COND
Discharge of conditions 13 (Sports Facilities Community Use Agreement) and 17 (b Cycle Parking (Pre-occupation)) of application 22/05156/REG03 (Erection of two storey building including 6 no additional classrooms, additional social/dining facilities with ancillary functions and additional SEN quiet rooms and SENCo office. Extension of existing car park to increase capacity, hard and soft landscaping of the site including creation of new hard sports courts and grass sports pitch.).
St Keyna Primary School , Monmouth Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2JP
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00872/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of 2no dwellings following demolition of existing detached annex.
Highbanks, The Street, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TH
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Not published25/00873/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion in relation to the construction and operation of the Bath to Bristol Strategic Corridor (BBSC).
Street Record, Keynsham Bypass, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00877/FUL
Change of use of outbuilding (C3) to holiday let (Sui Generis)
The Garden House , Rush Hill, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6AG
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00878/FUL
Installation of permanent GRP container to store fire sprinkler pump set and associated works.
The Orchard , Rock Hall Lane, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JF
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00881/FUL
Change of use from valeting business (sui generis) to MOT bay (Use Class B2)
Unit 27, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane Trading Estate, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JN
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00882/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 24/00306/FUL (Loft conversion with 2 storey balcony extension to rear elevation and erection of attached annex and garage).
47 Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AB
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00883/LBA
External alterations to include repairwork to damaged stone on external elevations at 1 Great Stanhope Street and 5 Little Stanhope Street
5 Little Stanhope Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BH
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Approve25/00884/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 23/00323/FUL (Provision of outdoor seating area and associated works).
Francis Hotel, 6 - 11 Queen Square, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2HH
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00885/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (Arboricultural method statement with tree protection plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 23/02761/FUL (Erection of dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow).
Court Mead , Langridge Lane, Langridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AJ
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00886/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 5 (Solar Panel Details) of application 24/03409/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include replacement of flooring, doors, windows, refurbishment and reinstatement of original room usage, creation of a green roof over the utility, removal of paint, and addition of solar panels to the house)
Clarendon House, Prospect Place, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QP
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00887/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension and porch.
3 Justice Avenue, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DR
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00888/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
71 Hawthorn Grove, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5QF
Received 7 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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