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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02553/TC5
T1 Apple Tree - remove failed limb
Woodlands , The Street, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JA
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02554/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of application 25/01061/FUL (Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer).
17 Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RB
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Approve25/02555/M6A
Modification of the Section 106 Agreement associated with Planning Permission 18/00201/FUL (Schedule 1, Part 2) to amend the requirement for the provision of affordable housing following the submission of a Viability Assessment as part of this application
Site Of Food Machinery 2000 Ltd Depot, Comfortable Place, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02556/FUL
Installation of stainless steel extract ducting and roof mounted stainless steel extraction fan with stainless steel discharge stack. (Retrospective)
Block 1S, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BT
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02557/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 24/03684/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include insulation and fenestration upgrade and repairs to the existing property).
4 Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AZ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02558/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 23/02658/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension and two storey side extension.)
4 Charlton Park, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4BN
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Pending Decision25/02559/ELEC
Proposed upgrade to electricity substation
Electricity Substation, Lytton Gardens, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1LW
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02560/CLPU
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
39 Warminster Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6XJ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02561/TCA
Gingko - Reduce height by 2.5m, Reduce sides by 1-2m to shape.
St Christopher , Belmont Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JR
Received 1 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02563/TCA
Holly T1 - fell. Conifer T2 - fell.
Greenacres , Innox Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DB
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02564/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (Details (Bespoke Trigger)), 4 (Secondary Glazing Details (Bespoke Trigger)) and 5 (Ventilation Details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/04176/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include conversion of existing office and studio area into 2 No. residential apartments with associated ancillary work. Internal alterations to existing residential flat with associated ancillary work).
14 George Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02565/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 24/04175/FUL (Conversion of existing office and studio area into 2 No. residential apartments with associated ancillary work and works to existing residential apartment).
14 George Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02566/LBA
External works replacement of FD30S door leaf to entrance.
Flat 2, 9 - 10 High Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AQ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02567/FUL
Erection of single storey extension and internal alterations following demolition of existing flat roofed extension (amendments to 24/00602/FUL).
Sleight Farm , Hayeswood Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HN
Received 1 Jul 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02568/TC5
Cherry (dead) - Fell
Grove Lodge, 11 Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BJ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02569/FUL
Erection of single storey side orangery extension.
Tuross, 174 Midford Road, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5SF
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02570/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension
70 Hansford Square, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LL
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02571/LBA
External alterations for the part rebuilding and part repair of front boundary wall to the North East corner of the site.
Kelso Villa , Kelso Place, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3AU
Received 1 Jul 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02572/TC5
Reduce Ash tree in height by approximately 4 m (to bring just below the tear out), thus removing all of the damaged top. Remove the hanging branch. Reduce lower branches by approximately 2 m to bring back into shape.
Tower House, Kelston Road, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AF
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02575/REG13
Alterations to upgrade the internal features to meet current fire regulations.
10 Broad Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5LJ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02576/TCA
T1, T2, T3-Elder,Sympathetic thinning, the size of each tree will be appropriately reduced, with arising lengths not exceeding 1.2 metres. Ivy removed, leaving some for habitat.
144 North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DL
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02577/FUL
Erection of platform deck with safety balustrade to rear of property, following removal of unsafe and defective decking/ steps (Retrospective)
8 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AZ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02578/TCA
T1 Prunus 'Kanzan' and T2 Butula pubescens - Remove epicormic. T3 Betula pendula - Crown lift to 4m. Reduce back from property to give 2-2.5m clearance. T4 Cotoneaster frigidus - Reduce canopy by 1-2m. T5 Crataegus monogyna - Top tree to bring inline with fagus hedge, sever ivy. T6 Salix - Re-pollard to old pruning points at 1.5/2m.
Bath Foyer , 80 Dominion Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DF
Received 2 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02580/TCA
T1 Staghorn sumac - Fell
35 Forester Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QE
Received 2 Jul 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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