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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71,496 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Application Permitted25/01405/VAR
Variation of condition 6 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 24/00958/FUL (Erection of single storey front and rear extensions, internal refurbishment works, new corner windows to the master bedroom and sitting room, new detached garage and workshop building, external landscaping works and detached gatehouse).
Rosemere , Homefield Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3EQ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Prior Approval NOT required25/01406/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.08 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.54 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.54 metres high.
9 Justice Avenue, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DR
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Consent25/01407/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include redecoration of windows and painted metalwork, repair of rotten timberwork to windows and erection of scaffolding to facilitate works, replacement of water damaged ceilings and redecoration of common parts hallways to 5 Bath Street.
Santander, 6 Bath Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SA
Received 7 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01408/TCA
Trees 1 - 7 - remove - 1 - dead, 2 and 3 - plum trees - not fruiting, 4 - pear - not fruiting, possibly diseased, 5 - not growing well due to over growing apple, 6 - apple - out grown space, 7 - apple - outgrown space.
Bloomfield Road Allotments, Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01409/TCA
T1 - Blue cedar. Fell. Replacement tree to be planted in a more suitable location
20 Chilton Road, Fairfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6DR
Received 8 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01410/TCA
Conifer G1 - reduce by approximately 4 meters, side prune lower overhanging branches back to main stem from property side.
The Rectory , 1 The Park, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2BL
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01411/FUL
Erection of conservatory following demolition of existing.
The Byre, Clearbrook Farm, Midford Hill, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DE
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Approve25/01413/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 244 dwellings (Use Class C3) and 1,485.2 square metres (GIA) flexible employment space (Use Class B1), basement car park, substation, associated landscaping and access).
Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01415/FUL
Removal of existing rear flat roofed extension and erection of single storey pitched roof extension. Removal of front porch and replacement with an oak framed side porch. Erection of single storey garden study to rear of existing garage. Replacement of all UPVC windows with aluminium framed windows. Existing dwelling to be clad in insulated render and insulated timber cladding. Removal of existing stone chimney.
Huckleberry , Undertown Lane, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6ND
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Lawful25/01416/CLEU
Use of dwelling as 5no. bedroom HMO (House in Multiple Occupancy) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
20 Argyle Terrace, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DF
Received 8 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01417/TCA
Hornbeam (T1) - Reduce to hedge height Sycamore (T2) - reduce height to hedge height.
Lych Gate , Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AX
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01418/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan (Pre-commencement)) of appliction 25/00097/FUL (Erection of garage following demolition of existing garage).
7 Cranhill Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2YF
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Consent25/01419/TPO
Sycamore (T1) - fell. Sycamore (T2) - fell.
Tytherly , Perrymead, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AX
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Application Refused25/01420/CLEU
Use of dwellinghouse as a 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
28 King George's Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BJ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01421/FUL
Partial demolition of single storey bay window and ground floor rear wall. Construction of a single-storey rear extension with projecting canopy to form a new open-plan kitchen/dining /living area.
129 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EH
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Consent25/01422/TPO
T1 - Ash remove to ground level - signs of dieback and large snapped limbs overhanging field shelter. T2 - Ash remove to ground level - signs of dieback and heavy lean towards field. T3- Ash remove to ground level - signs of dieback and heavy lean towards field. T4 - Ash remove to ground level - signs of dieback, partially uprooted and leaning towards field. T5 - Pine remove to ground level - partially dead, has uprooted and is hung up in neighbouring tree. T6 - Pine remove to ground level - Dead/Dying.
Site Of Camerton Colliery, Red Hill, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Application Refused25/01423/VAR
Variation of condition 24/03190/FUL (Erection of a garage and landscape works).
7 Beech Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3BE
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01425/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Sustainable Construction (Pre-occupation)) of application 19/00592/FUL (Erection of a two storey four bedroom dwelling with attached double garage & associated landscaping).
Five Acres, Bath Old Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3HF
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Consent25/01426/LBA
External alterations to include erection of conservatory following demolition of existing.
The Byre, Clearbrook Farm, Midford Hill, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DE
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01427/FUL
Erection of a single storey detached curtilage outbuilding following demolition of an existing garage building.
Springfield , Bristol Road, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UB
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01431/TCA
Beech T1 - fell to ground level. Sycamore T2 - fell to ground level.
31 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Lawful25/01440/CLEU
Use of dwelling as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
11 Lyndhurst Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JH
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Lawful25/01441/CLEU
Use of dwelling as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
30 Herbert Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PR
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Lawful25/01442/CLEU
Use of property as a 7 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
50 Beckhampton Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3LL
Received 9 Apr 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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