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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
972Recorded 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71,497 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Lawful25/01930/CLPU
Block up the garage entrance and install window (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
7 Wellow Mead, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8SA
Received 19 May 2025 - No Objection25/01931/TCA
Gleditsia- Fell
14 Clarence Place, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3EW
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Refused25/01932/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear extension that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 4.00 metres and 3) have eaves that are 3.80 metres high.
190 Redland Park, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1SQ
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01933/FUL
Change of use of Commercial Unit 02, Building 2 from business and commercial use (Use Class E) to a private gym ancillary to the residential development at Signal Box Yard (Use Class C3).
Signal Box Yard Block 2, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 May 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01934/D6A
Discharge of planning obligations in regard to Late Stage Viability Review of S106 agreement attached to planning permission 20/02921/FUL
Site Of Former Ministry Of Defence Offices, Warminster Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01935/FUL
Change of use of the building and outbuilding from mixed use C3 Dwellinghouse and Bed and Breakfast use to C3 dwellinghouse.
Webbs Cottage, 140 - 142 New Buildings, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8LB
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01936/FUL
Conversion and extension of the loft space, including rear dormer and alterations to the front of the house and alterations to the existing rear extension.
Finches , Summerfield Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QB
Received 19 May 2025 - No Objection25/01937/TCA
Ash - reduce crown by 4-5m, remove lower branches below 4m.
38 Waterloo Road, Radstock, BA3 3ER
Received 19 May 2025 - Consent25/01938/LBA
Internal and external works to include removal of old boiler and installation of new boiler and flue to rear elevation.
8 Miles's Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QS
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01939/FUL
Erection of new garage/workshop following demolition of existing garage.
122 North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DJ
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Refused25/01940/FUL
Demolition of single storey structure, construction of replacement boundary wall and installation of electrical services container.
Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd, Unnamed Or Numbered Building, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EE
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01941/FUL
Erection of a first floor extension and associated works.
Crossview , Pilgrims Way, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XB
Received 19 May 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01942/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 5 (Ecological and Biodiversity Net Gain Compliance Report (Bespoke trigger)) of application 24/03565/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 3 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (Details of Green Roofs) of application 23/04763/LBA (External alterations for the erection of a level base and new tea shed incorporating storage and ticket sales. Visitor access improvements from Church Lane gate access; including installation of a metal estate rail alongside access track, gates for maintenance access and provision of visitor cycle parking hoops, installation of a new visitor footpath, associated signage. Removal of existing timber visitor tea shed and associated decking and external storage sheds and removal of existing ticket hut installed under planning consent ref 18/00647/FUL).
Picnic Area, Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Received 19 May 2025 - No Objection25/01944/TCA
Hornbeam T1 - thin by 20% and lift to 3m
Radnor Lodge , 71 High Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7SZ
Received 19 May 2025 - Consent25/01945/TPO
2 x Lime trees (Tilia)- in front of Centurion house by steps- to remove epidermic/overhanging growth on both trees, overhanging the steps leading to centurion house up to 5m, dead limb to be removed. 1 x Lime tree (Tilla) - by steps down to car park below- Shorten back/remove limbs over hanging stems and railings up to 5 m from railings.
Bath Cricket Club , North Parade Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EX
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01946/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 22/01885/FUL (Conversion of existing barn and workshop to residential).
The Mount , Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5DQ
Received 19 May 2025 - No Objection25/01948/TCA
Poplar (T1) - Pollard at 4m. Poplar (T2) - For two of the lateral limbs on the east side of the canopy, reduce spread over farm track by 4m. Ash (T3) - Fell. Poor form, and advanced ash dieback.
Primrose Hill Farm , Primrose Hill, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UT
Received 20 May 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01949/COND
Discharge of condition 5 (Ecological and Biodiversity Net Gain Compliance Report (Bespoke trigger)) of application 24/03609/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (Details of Green Roofs) of application 23/04762/FUL (Erection of a level base and new tea shed incorporating storage and ticket sales. Visitor access improvements from Church Lane gate access; including installation of a metal estate rail alongside access track, gates for maintenance access and provision of visitor cycle parking hoops, installation of a new visitor footpath, associated signage. Removal of existing timber visitor tea shed and associated decking and external storage sheds and removal of existing ticket hut installed under planning consent ref 18/00647/FUL).)
Picnic Area, Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Received 20 May 2025 - Approve25/01950/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 24/03297/VAR (Erection of 5no self contained flats adjacent to 21 Coombend).
21 Coombend, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AR
Received 20 May 2025 - Application Refused25/01953/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and kitchen.
87 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 20 May 2025 - Application Refused25/01954/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the erection of two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and kitchen.
87 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 20 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01956/FUL
Install new front glazing and centralized double door following removal of existing facade stall riser.
Vision Express, 54 Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1TG
Received 20 May 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01957/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials - Submission of Materials Schedule (Bespoke Trigger)) and 5 (Lighting Strategy (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/00398/FUL (Erection of 350sqm vertical extension to an existing school block providing an SEND Student Resource Base to accommodate up to 20 pupils with ASD, developed in accordance with BB104 Area Guidelines for SEND and Alternative Provision).
Ralph Allen School , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AD
Received 20 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01959/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear ground floor extension, changes to doors and windows at ground floor level and enclosing the existing porch area
North Elm House, Norton Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RW
Received 31 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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