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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 · 81,646 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,497 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/00945/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to existing garage.
30 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XN
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00946/FUL
Erection of single story rear extension with flat roof to create additional living space.
2 Millmead Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JW
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/00947/CLEU
Implementation of works as approved 22/02500/FUL (Re-development, conversion and alteration of an outbuilding to form a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3), including access, landscaping and associated works) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Little Owl Barn , White Ox Mead, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PN
Received 12 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00948/TCA
Beech T3 - reduce crown of beech by up to 2.5m (to previous cut points). Lime G1 - reduce lime hedge by approximately 1m and trim remaining.
48 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YE
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00949/TPO
Multi stem x3 self seeded Sycamore - Fell.
Birch House , Mount Beacon, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QS
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00950/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space, enlargement of existing raised patio area, window and door alterations.
2 Englishcombe Way, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EU
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00951/VAR
Variation of conditions 9 (Materials - Submission of Materials Schedule) and 29 (Plans List) of application 24/00514/VAR ((Variation of conditions 24 (finished floor levels) and 30 (Plans list) of application 18/00201/FUL (Erection of 25 flats with cycle storage and car parking, refuse store, footpath linkage, revised access arrangements, landscaping and associated works, following demolition of 2 x 2 bed flats and 180m2 of office space)).
Site Of Food Machinery 2000 Ltd Depot, Comfortable Place, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Approve25/00952/ADCOU
Prior approval request for change of use from Agricultural Building to 1no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated operational development.
Parcel 7400, Low Veale Lane, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00953/FUL
Proposals in connection with Entrance Gates, Garden Studio, Pergola Structure, and Replacement Front Entrance Door.
Belle Vue Villa , Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JA
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00954/LBA
External alterations for proposals in connection with Entrance Gates, Garden Studio, Pergola Structure, and Replacement Front Entrance Door.
Belle Vue Villa , Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JA
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00960/FUL
Replacement of existing external double-glazed, timber framed windows and doors and the installation of powder-coated, aluminium framed, double-glazed windows and doors
Lansdown Lawn Tennis & Squash Racquets Club , Northfields, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TN
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00961/TPO
Macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) T1 - fell.
1 Sulis Manor Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AL
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT Required25/00962/AGRN
Erection of roof structure to cover existing open yards.
Green Lane Farm , White Cross, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6ER
Received 12 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/00963/TCA
T1-Conifer, fell. T2- Purple Plum, crown reduce by 25 to 30% (1.5m to 2m).
5 Belgrave Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6LU
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00964/LBA
External alterations for the proposed works to windows on the front elevation.
15 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00965/FUL
Change of use from 2 bedroom Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 3 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
Flat 3, 7 Abbey Green, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NW
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00966/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Compliance), 4 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme Report), 7 (Rainwater Harvesting) of application 22/03302/FUL (Erection of a dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling)
Agricultural Buildings North Of The Grange, Charlcombe Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00967/VAR
Variation of condition 2 and condition 16 (Plans List) of application 23/01981/FUL (The construction of three dwellings).
Greystones , South Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EJ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00968/FUL
Conversion of existing attached garage and erection of single storey rear extension and garden terrace.
18 Cranwells Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YD
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00969/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (Solar Panel Specification and Mounting System) of application 24/01791/FUL (Erection of 12 direct access units, amendments to the car and cycle parking, drainage and landscaping)
Unit C, Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EP
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00970/COND
Discharge of condition 5 (Bicycle Storage) of application 24/01791/FUL (Erection of 12 direct access units, amendments to the car and cycle parking, drainage and landscaping)
Unit C, Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EP
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00971/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension
Rockingham Cottage , 21 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/00972/FUL
Installation of underfloor heating. Remodelling of internal layout including the repositioning of bathroom & kitchen and the formation of an en-suite. Install sound proofing to ceiling. Complete safety upgrade works to external stairs, including the installing of a new metal handrail and balustrading, and fixing non-slip strips to external stone stairs.
Basement Flat, 2 Catharine Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PR
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Consent25/00973/LBA
Installation of underfloor heating. Remodelling of internal layout including the repositioning of bathroom & kitchen and the formation of an en-suite. Install sound proofing to ceiling. Complete safety upgrade works to external stairs, including the installing of a new metal handrail and balustrading, and fixing non-slip strips to external stone stairs.
Basement Flat, 2 Catharine Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PR
Received 13 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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