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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 · 81,645 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,496 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/00225/FUL
Door replacement works
25 Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NR
Received 17 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00226/TCA
3 x lime tree - re pollard to original points at 35ft. ( amended from 2 Limes ) Bay tree - reduce to around 4ft.
Ground Floor, 25 The Circus, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2EU
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00227/FUL
Erection of garden studio and garden structures
51 Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NS
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00228/FUL
Erection of side extension, internal alterations, adjusted opening to provide rear access to the garden, landscaping, erection of pergola on the front elevation and replacement of garage roof to a green roof.
Lynmount , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LP
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Lawful25/00229/CLPU
Conversion of garage including replacing garage doors with windows and timber cladding to front and rear elevations. Erection of rear canopy.
5 Court Gardens, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7PH
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00230/FUL
Internal and external alterations to an existing annexe within the curtilage of a Grade II Listed dwelling.
Annexe, Church Farm, High Street, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HT
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00231/LBA
Internal and external alterations to an existing annexe within the curtilage of a Grade II Listed dwelling.
Annexe, Church Farm, High Street, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HT
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Refused25/00232/CLEU
Certificate of lawfulness for existing mixed use of the land as a tour business, horse transport and operator business, vehicle storage area, retail, vehicle workshop, food bank, Christmas tree sales, non-specialised wholesale of food, storage business, car repairs, scaffolding yard and residents parking.
Agricultural Buildings Rear Of 142B, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00233/FUL
Replacement of existing deteriorated wooden sash window with a double glazed UPVC sash window.
Top Floor Flat, 12 St George's Place, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3AA
Received 20 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00234/TCA
T1 Bay Tree - Remove
4 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT PD25/00235/AGRN
Erection of a barn to keep livestock
Parcel 3263, Deanhill Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00236/VAR
Variation of condition 1 of application 11/03198/VAR (Variation of condition 2 of application 05/02402/VAR to enable the existing Safestore to operate for an additional half hour in the morning Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm (Variation of No 2 of planning permission 97/00994/FUL to allow use for 'self storage' (falling within class B8) by any operator)).
Spaces Personal Storage, Bellotts House, Bellotts Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RT
Received 20 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00237/TCA
1- 1 x Ash, remove. 2- 1 x Ash, pollard. 3- 1 x Poplar, reduce height and cut back branches that are leaning over the road. The tree will be pollarded to a height of 18-20 metres above ground level (roughly the same height as the remaining conifers), and all the branches overhanging the road will be cut back following best practice (BS 3998:2010) 4 - 6 x poplars - to be reduced to a height of 18-20 metres above ground level, again roughly the same height as the remaining conifers (Amended works description)
Rohannon Farm , Weston Farm Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4EY
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Approve25/00243/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 24/03132/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (Bat and Wildlife Protection and Mitigation Scheme (Pre-commencement), 3 (Ecological Management Plan (EMP) (Pre-occupation)), 6 (Parking (Pre-occupation), 7 (Turning Space (Pre-occupation)), 8 (Bicycle Storage (Pre-occupation)), 9 (Travel Plan (Pre-occupation)), 12 (Implementation of Landscaping Scheme (Bespoke Trigger), 13 (Sustainable Construction (Pre-occupation)) and 16 (Plans List (Compliance) of application 21/04590/FUL (Erection of rear, side and front extension to existing spa, 6no new guest suites, new meeting / events space, admin office and ancillary accommodation following demolition of existing stables, garage and other outbuildings. Provision of additional on-site car parking, soft landscaping and associated external works, drainage and services provision)).
Homewood Park Hotel , Homewood, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TB
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00244/COND
Discharge of conditions 13(Ecological and Biodiversity Net Gain Compliance Report (Pre-Occupation)),16 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points (Pre-occupation)), 19 (Landscape Management Plan (Pre-occupation)), 20 SCR7 Non-Residential Properties (Pre-occupation)), 21 (SCR8 Embodied Carbon (Pre-occupation)), and 25 (Travel Plan Statement (Pre-occupation)) of application 22/04431/FUL (Redevelopment of the former laundry services site to provide three storey building plus inset mansard roof comprising self-storage units (Use Class B8) with ancillary Business Centre Facility, signage and associated works)
Vanguard Self Storage, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NS
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT Required25/00245/AGRN
Erection of polytunnel.
Southleigh Farm , Birchwood Lane, Publow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NF
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00246/TPO
T4 and T5 of TPO - Ash ( within cluster 1 of application )- Fell.
Rock House , 62 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NA
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00247/FUL
Removal of the existing outbuilding corrugated low pitched sheet roof, and re-roof using traditional trusses and tiled roof.
15 The Crescent, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4DG
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Lawful25/00248/CLPU
Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer
40 Rodney Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3HP
Received 20 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00249/TCA
T1 - Willow. Repollard, cutting 1m below previous pollard nodes to further reduce size slightly.
59 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00250/FUL
Extension and renovation of a single storey ground floor flat
Flat 2, Faulkland House, Faulkland Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LS
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Condition Discharged25/00251/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Mortar Mix) and 4 (Schedule of Stone repairs) of application 23/04668/LBA (External alterations to include replacement of non original plate glazing with Fineo vacuum glazing, repair existing fixed window and casement windows, remove secondary glazing, repair works to damaged stone within ground floor porch, replace existing doors to match existing, remove concrete surround, replace 2 windows at ground floor to match existing, and repair stonework and pointing)
School House, School Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UY
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00252/LBA
Internal alterations to include relocating kitchen to living room, remove current kitchen to create a bedroom
Flat 5, 10 Darlington Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EA
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Lawful25/00253/CLPU
Building a Garden Building/Shed in rear garden of property (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
The Freddery , 12A Bennett's Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AW
Received 21 Jan 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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