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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
967Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 81,651 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Application Permitted25/01279/FUL
Internal and external alterations for the erection of single storey infill extension and ground floor alterations.
7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NR
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Consent25/01280/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the erection of single storey infill extension and ground floor alterations.
7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NR
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01281/M6A
Modification of the Section 106 Agreement associated with Planning Permission 19/02095/FUL to secure an off-site financial contribution for affordable housing in lieu of the current requirements to provide 30% of the total number of residential units to be affordable dwellings.
Flower And Hayes Ltd, North Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 28 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/01282/TCA
Yew - crown reduction by 2m.
42 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Not published25/01283/SCREEN
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 28 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01288/FUL
Renovation and extension of existing property, to include new front gates.
Rock House , 62 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NA
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01289/FUL
Erection of front porch, installation of rear dormer, conversion of garage to office and replacement of gates to driveway.
Ridgeway , Green Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TL
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01290/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with pitched roof.
Charlwood , Vicarage Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4LA
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01291/FUL
Erection of single storey front extension to replace existing porch
75 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XD
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01292/FUL
Installation of EV charger to the rear of property.
79 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AL
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01293/FUL
Replacement of a single storey garden office.
5 Catsley Place, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6TA
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01294/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and dormer extension to existing loft conversion.
4 Longfellow Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01295/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, extension of garage at front and utility room at rear with new pitched roof over.
26 Ferenberge Close, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DH
Received 31 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/01296/TCA
Thuja T1 - fell. Lawson Cypress "Elwoodii" T2 - fell.
Stoneleigh Lodge , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01297/FUL
Part convert existing double garage into new playroom retaining a single garage.
16 Arcadius Way, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2GE
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Lawful25/01298/CLEU
Extension to existing garage to create workshop and store/gym (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
59 Norman Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3BH
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01299/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 ( Bicycle Storage (Pre-occupation)) and 5 (Rainwater Harvesting (Pre-occupation)) of application 24/01593/FUL (Erection of 1no. 2bed dwelling and associated works, following demolition of existing agricultural buildings at land to rear of Cinderlands.).
Cinderlands , Cameley Road, Cameley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AF
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01300/FUL
Provision of dormers and alterations to fenestration to existing ancillary accommodation outbuilding.
Shortwood Common Cottage , Hook Lane, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4PT
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01301/FUL
Proposed change of use from office to holiday let
4 Millbrook Place, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JY
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Consent25/01302/LBA
Internal alterations for change of use from office to holiday let and creation of shower room
4 Millbrook Place, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4JY
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01303/FUL
Change of use of lower ground floor and basement from "Work rooms" Class B1 to residential Class C3(a)
6 North Parade Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NS
Received 31 Mar 2025 - No Objection25/01306/TCA
Silver Birch - reduce canopy by 1-2m, prune branches from cables to achieve 0.5m-1m clearance, prune back narrow, extended surface roots.
48 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01307/FUL
Erection of 1no two storey dwellinghouse and detached garage/carport following demolition of existing bungalow and outbuilding.
The Bungalow, Maynard Poultry Farm, Clutton Hill, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5PJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01308/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension to end of terrace house.
7 Vernon Park, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3DD
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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