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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71,497 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No Objection25/01960/TCA
Sycamores (1), (8), (11) and (12) - crown lift to 4m.
Flat 13, The Tramshed, Beehive Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BB
Received 20 May 2025 - Lawful25/01962/LBCLPU
Addition of 10 new manholes on Platform 1 and 5 on Platform 2 (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed works to a Listed Building).
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Received 20 May 2025 - Not published25/01963/SCOPE
Request for Screening Opinion in relation to the proposed delivery of 8 blocks of student residences and associated access/internal highways, drainage, open space, and landscaping within the existing Eastern Playing Fields and Eastern Car park extensions at the east of the Universitys Claverton Down Campus.
Eastern Sports Field, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 20 May 2025 - No Objection25/01964/TCA
Silver Birch T1 - fell to ground level.
1 St Stephen's Court, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5PG
Received 20 May 2025 - Consent25/01965/LBA
Internal works to bring the original Georgian kitchen back to use.
8 Coombend, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01966/FUL
Erection of replacement conservatory
14 Oakhill Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5PH
Received 21 May 2025 - No Objection25/01967/TCA
Mixed species hedge line of Cherry laurel, photinia, viburnum and apple H1 - remove to ground level,
16 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PU
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01969/LBA
Replacement of internal doors and internal glazing. Upgrading internal doors.
17 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AX
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01970/LBA
Replacement of internal doors and internal glazing. Upgrading internal doors and replacement of service ducting with fire rated products. Form new electrical cupboard.
25 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LP
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01971/LBA
Replacement of internal doors. Upgrading internal doors and replacement of service ducting with fire rated products.
1 Johnstone Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01972/FUL
Erection of 4no bed dwellinghouse following demolition of existing and creation of access.
15 Seven Acre Lane, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7HJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01973/LBA
Internal alterations for the replacement of internal doors. Replacement of service ducting with fire rated products.
133 High Street, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01974/LBA
Replacement of internal doors. Upgrading internal doors and replacement of service ducting with fire rated products. Form new electrical cupboard.
13 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01975/LBA
Internal alterations to upgrade doors and replacement of service ducting with fire rated products.
9 Laura Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Approve25/01976/EODPA
Application for prior approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey.
Hedgerows , Parkway Lane, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0NJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01977/LBA
External alterations for the repairs to window lintels, replacement of 1no damaged lintel. Repoint/replace aspects of the cornice/stone guttering (for rainwater) at the top of the rear of the building. Repairs to, and re-rendering of rear chimney stack and repoint any open joints on left side of the stack. Repair and repainting of downpipe at rear.
31 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01978/FUL
Conversion from 9no flats into 5no flats and regularisation to some aspects of unauthorised works (interior and exterior). Proposed interior alterations. Maintenance and other repair works.
31 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LY
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01979/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the conversion from 9no flats into 5no flats and regularisation to some aspects of unauthorised works (interior and exterior). Proposed interior alterations. Maintenance and other repair works.
31 Marlborough Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LY
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01980/FUL
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
20 Shakespeare Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RF
Received 21 May 2025 - Lawful25/01981/CLPU
Erection of single storey rear extension following removal of existing rear extension.
Fernside , Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DE
Received 21 May 2025 - Consent25/01982/AR
Display of 1no internally illuminated fascia and 1no internally illuminated hanging sign.
Boots, 40 High Street, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1DX
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01983/LBA
Internal and external alterations for installation of new prestressed concrete lintel to structural door opening to basement level
31 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LR
Received 21 May 2025 - No Objection25/01984/TCA
T1 silver birch - cut back the lateral branches by 1m.
14 North Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AJ
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/01985/FUL
Erection of pergola to side of property.
2 Rhymes Place, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AG
Received 21 May 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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