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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused25/02640/CLEU
Use of land and buildings as equestrian (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Parcel 5085, Bloomfield Road, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02642/FUL
Erection of 4 new bedroom self-build dwelling and associated works.
12 Severn Way, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1NU
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02643/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials - Sample of Render (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/00147/FUL (Erection of two-storey rear extension).
10 Chandos Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2DB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Lawful25/02644/CLPU
Repair works to existing shed (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Rock Cottage , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02645/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - lift canopy up to 4 metres, reduce canopy on the east side of tree by approximately 3m, bringing the canopy back to natural line.
Tynemore Farmhouse , Stowey Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TG
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02646/FUL
Erection of garden office.
Garden Flat, 70 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HP
Received 7 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02647/TCA
T1 Ash - Fell
West Lodge , Fox Hill, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AS
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02650/FUL
Replace artificial slates with natural slate. and replace concrete tiles replace with clay double roman tiles.
17 Edward Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DU
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02651/LBA
External alterations to replace artificial slates with natural slate. and replace concrete tiles replace with clay double roman tiles.
17 Edward Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DU
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02652/LBA
Replacement Fire Alarm system
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Received 7 Jul 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02653/TP5
Remove dead tree.
Bath N H S House, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QE
Received 7 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02654/TCA
Magnolia - pruning back by 2-3 feet on top and at sides.
61 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PH
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02655/FUL
Proposed extension and alterations
Stretton , West Harptree Road, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BQ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02657/TCA
T1- Betula pendula - Crown lift to 4m T2 - Acer negundo - Reduce southern historic failed limb by 2m as decaying over neighbouring property. Retain cavity at 3m for habitat T3 - Acer negundo - Crown clean and deadwood T4 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Reduce lower southern limb over phone lines down to 2.5m with cut over fusing branches to prevent future tear out T5 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Crown lift to 3m T6 - Thuja plicata - Crown lift to 2m T7 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Crown lift to 4m
Vulcan House , St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PS
Received 7 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02658/TCA
T1 - Prunus Kanzan - Remove small branch growing over bin store T2 - Prunus Kanzan - Remove epicormic T3 - Sorbus aucuparia - Crown lift to 3m including epicormics T4 - Crataegus sp. - Remove basal growth, lift to 2m, Prune crown to provide 1m clearance from property
Minerva Court , 54 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PL
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02659/FUL
Conversion of an agricultural barn to a self-build residential dwelling (C3 Use Class), extension and associated works.
Upper Tunnel Farm, Browney Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8RD
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02660/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, and formation of a new mono-pitch sloping roof over existing side ground floor extension.
1 Southville Terrace, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LZ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02661/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension.
3 The Cottages , Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5XH
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02662/FUL
Erection of annexe to provide ancillary accommodation.
451 Bath Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3AZ
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Consent25/02665/LBA
Minor internal alterations to the Second Floor Flat including the removal of unsympathetic C20 additions and new central heating system.
Second Floor, 3 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LR
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02666/FUL
Creation of driveway with dropped kerb and removal of existing cracked boundary block wall and replaced with new finished with render.
22 Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QN
Received 8 Jul 2025 - No Objection25/02667/TCA
T1 - Sycamore - Epicormic and deadwood removal on one stem nearest house
Combe Royal Crescent, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02668/FUL
External alterations and extension to existing dwellings, construction of a car port, and associated alterations to ancillary buildings.
Mary Paddock Farm, Greenhouse Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8YL
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Application Permitted25/02671/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension following removal of existing lean-to conservatory
56 Triangle West, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JA
Received 8 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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