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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71,496 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Approve25/00348/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 23/04581/VAR (Variation of condition 12 of application 22/00364/FUL (Installation of solar farm with associated infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping and means of access)).
Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00349/FUL
Erection of side porch
10 Lime Grove, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HF
Received 27 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00350/TCA
T1 Leylandii- Fell
6 Chew Cottages , Dapps Hill, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1EU
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00351/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and replacement of windows
2 St Winifred's Drive, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HR
Received 27 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00352/CONSLT
Consultation request from Lime Down Solar Park for a Development Consent Order to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a solar photovoltaic (PV) generation station and infrastructure on land in Wiltshire.
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00353/FUL
Installation of timber frame glazed doors and casement windows to front elevation, replacement of window with door and reinstatement of door to rear elevation, repair works to rear façade, replacement of non-original concrete roof tiles with slate tiles, replacement of existing skylights with 4 no. conservation skylights, and installation of solar panels. (Amendment to previously approved scheme 23/04326/FUL)
93A Sydney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4ED
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00354/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include alterations to interior layout, installation of timber frame glazed doors and casement windows to front elevation, replacement of window with door and reinstatement of door to rear elevation, repair works to rear façade, replacement of non-original concrete roof tiles with slate tiles, replacement of existing skylights with 4 no. conservation skylights, and installation of solar panels.
93A Sydney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4ED
Received 27 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00355/TCA
T1, T2, T3 and T4 leylandii - Fell. T5, T6 and T7 leylandii - Reduce height by 4m. T8 leylandii - Fell.
Eastfield, Lynbrook Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NB
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00356/FUL
Change of use from 3 bedroom dwelling house (Class C3) to 3 bedroom HMO (Class C4)
216 The Hollow, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1NG
Received 28 Jan 2025 - No Objection25/00357/TCA
2 x Ash trees - fell, 1 x Christmas tree - fell.
Elm Farm , Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RQ
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00358/FUL
Erection of larger porch with pitched roof following demolition of existing porch, replacement of all facade windows
45 Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7UD
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00359/REG13
Internal alterations to upgrade internal features to meet current fire regulations.
13 Northgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AS
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00361/TPO
Ash tree - remove.
Beech Heights, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TD
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Refused25/00362/CLPU
Create a hardstanding driveway (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
18 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HL
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00363/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension.
10 Long Hay Close, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EL
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00364/FUL
Change of use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (C4) with rear extension and provision of bike store.
30 Sedgemoor Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5PL
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00365/FUL
Erection of 4 no shed huts following partial demolition of existing outbuilding, a pergola which will cover a stage area, covered booth seating, additional loose and fixed seating, storage shed and general garden refurbishment, decoration and lighting
The Keynsham Courtyard, 19 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DP
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00367/FUL
The erection of 7 no. industrial units (Class E) and associated development
Vehicle Storage Yard, Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00368/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and associated landscaping.
Springville , Tennis Court Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LU
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Consent25/00369/LBA
External alterations to include addition of steel bands around columns in order to provide bracing around the fracture gusset plate where the cast iron column meets the wrought iron members
Skew Bridge, Rossiter Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00370/FUL
Installation of front and side facing pitched roof dormers.
15 Evelyn Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QF
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00371/FUL
Creation of off-road parking space to front and side of property by widening gate posts and extending the current pennant slabbed path. For further detail see my Design & Access Statement and accompanying plan and elevation drawings 755:1 and 755:2.
7 Henrietta Villas, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LX
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Application Permitted25/00372/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension
1 Torridge Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1QG
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Lawful25/00373/CLPU
Removal of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
13 Broadmoor Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4JW
Received 28 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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