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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Application Permitted25/01309/FUL
External alterations to infill rear lightwell and associated works.
6 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Consent25/01310/LBA
External alterations to infill rear lightwell and associated works.
6 Lansdown Place East, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ET
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01311/FUL
Erection of 3 Bay open garage and 2 bay enclosed workshop with storage above. Creation of swimming pond and patio.
Rock House , 62 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NA
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/01312/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 - Lawful25/01313/CLPU
Altering access gate width and extent of parking space front garden (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Park Pool, Church Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BD
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Permitted25/01314/FUL
Erection of detached garage and garden store.
Swallows Nest , Broom Hill Lane, High Littleton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6JT
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Split decision/check certificate or file25/01315/COND
Discharge of conditions 9 (Tree Bat Roosts - Protection / Mitigation and Compensation Scheme (Pre-commencement)), 10 (Ecological Mitigation Compensation and Enhancement Plan (Pre-commencement)), 11 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)), 12 (Contaminated Land - Investigation and Risk Assessment (Pre-commencement)), 13 Contaminated Land - Remediation Scheme (Pre-commencement), 16 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (Pre-commencement)), 17 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (Pre-occupation)), 20 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan (Pre-commencement)), 22 (Acoustic Assessment (Pre-occupation)), 23 (Air Quality (Pre-commencement)), 28 (Road safety audit (Pre-commencement)), 29 (Provision for detailed design for SUDS (Pre-commencement)) and 30 (Phasing Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 20/02673/OUT (Residential and related development comprising approximately 213 dwellings, replacement sports pitch to facilitate expanded primary school, means of access thereto, associated open space, landscaping, access roads, footways/cycleways and infrastructure works).
Land Parcel 0005, Bath Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01317/AGRN
Erection of extension to garage agricultural machinery.
Under Hayes, White Ox Mead, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PN
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Consent25/01318/REG13
External alterations involving the installation of a grille vent to the external face of the building.
2 Church Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1NL
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Consent25/01319/LBA
Erection of new dwelling following demolition of existing 2-storey dwelling.
106 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LS
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Split decision/check certificate or file25/01320/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 1 (Bat and Wildlife Mitigation Scheme), condition 9 (Porch Repairs), condition 10 (Sample Panels), and condition 11 (Roof Sample) of application 24/02214/VAR (Variation of condition 16 (Plans List) of application 10/01306/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the refurbishment and extension of farmhouse and conversion of a single outbuilding to garage)).
Thrubwell Farmhouse, Thrubwell Farm, Thrubwell Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 5AW
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01323/COND
Discharge of conditions 1 (Sample Panels) and 5 (Bat and Wildlife Mitigation Scheme) of application 24/02234/VAR (Variation of condition 9 (Plans List) of application 10/01305/FUL (Refurbishment and extension of farmhouse and conversion of a single outbuilding to garage))
Thrubwell Farmhouse, Thrubwell Farm, Thrubwell Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 5AW
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01324/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 2 (Joinery) of application 24/03409/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include replacement of flooring, doors, windows, refurbishment and reinstatement of original room usage, creation of a green roof over the utility, removal of paint, and addition of solar panels to the house)
Clarendon House , Prospect Place, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QP
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01325/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to small house in multiple occupation (C4) including the erection of a single-storey rear extension and provision of bi-cycle store.
57 Poolemead Road, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QP
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01326/COND
Discharge of conditions 3,7 and 8 of application 21/02175/FUL (Demolition of existing post-war garage and erection of two storey building incorporating garage on ground floor and a single maisonette on the upper floor ancillary to the principal dwelling).
Chesterfield House , 11 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BR
Received 1 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01327/TCA
Apple (6m in height) - Prune overgrown branches (reduce by approx 1.5m) and cut back branch to prevent breakage. Cherry - Remove.
75 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PR
Received 1 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01328/TCA
Yew (T1) - Balance crown by lifting south side of crown to 3.5m. Cypress (T2) - Previously reduced tree. Reduce height by 3m. Reduce spread by 1.5m. Douglas Fir (T3) - Reduce height by 3m. Reduce crown spread by 1m. Mulberry (T4) - Crown lift west side of crown to 3.5m.
81 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NF
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01329/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (External Lighting) of application 22/04549/FUL (Erection of extension to existing single 3 bed detached dwelling and sub division into two 2 bed dwellings)
Bramley , Chew Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UE
Received 1 Apr 2025 - No Objection25/01330/TC5
Mulberry - fell.
Mulberry House, 114 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SD
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Condition Discharged25/01331/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (mortar mix) and 5 (Large scale details of replacement roof and external steps to roof terrace) of 23/03531/LBA Internal and external alterations to include demolition and replacement of front wall of south west side extension, dropped level to existing roof terrace, and internal alterations
1 Belgrave Lodge, Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JA
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Consent25/01333/LBA
External alterations for the cleaning of stonework (paint removal).
First Floor Flat, 248 High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RA
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01334/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension.
7 St George's Hill, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RN
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01336/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans list) of application 24/00851/FUL (Demolition of existing side conservatory and construction of replacement side extension. Internal alterations to the lower and ground floor areas including new window and door openings to rear elevation. Removal of existing raised terrace structure).
12 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DE
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Application Permitted25/01337/FUL
Provision of timber decking to the rear of the property.
25 Ambleside Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LR
Received 2 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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