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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 dates105,402Searchable applications
971Recorded 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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Consent25/02029/LBA
Internal and external work to replace single air vent with 2 no. air vents and a dMEV fan.
260 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AZ
Received 26 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/02030/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side extensions
85 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4LD
Received 27 May 2025 - Lawful25/02031/CLPU
Creation of patio area
Oakley Lodge , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DZ
Received 26 May 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02032/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 3 (Schedule of Repairs) of application 23/03733/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the installation of emergency lighting and wireless fire alarm system, and repairs to front porch).
22 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AX
Received 26 May 2025 - Application Refused25/02033/CLPU
Change of use from C3 (Residential) to C2 (Residential Institution - children's care home) (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)
138 Old Fosse Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2ST
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02034/TCA
2no. Cedar - Remove major deadwood. Photinia- Reduce height to approx 2m, and reshape remainder. Plum (wind damaged)- Remove major leader (wind damaged), and tidy snag. Reduce height of remainder of crown by approx 2.5m, and reshape to maintain shape.
Granville House, Hayesfield Park, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QE
Received 26 May 2025 - No Objection25/02035/TCA
Various works to trees 5348, 5355, 5356, 5364, 5365, 0176, 0178 and 0192 as identified in tree survey.
Old Colliery Tip, Woodborough Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 May 2025 - No Objection25/02036/TCA
T1 Robinia - Fell
14 Morford Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RL
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02037/TCA
Trees along southern boundary: 2no. Sycamore trees (T2 and T3) - Fell. Sycamore tree (T1) - Pollard. Reduce overall height by approx. 3.5m. Holly tree at front of property - Gradual reduction (approx 2m), shaping of crown and improvement over a period. Removal of dead wood and hanging loose branches.
Rookehill Farmhouse, 34 Wellsway, Keynsham, BS31 1HT
Received 27 May 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02039/TC5
Ash tree leaning over the back of the house showing considerable signs of Ash dieback, dead Ash tree which is in between the house and the road and dead Lawson Cypress tree which overextends the lower driveway - Fell all.
Smallcombe House, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EJ
Received 27 May 2025 - Consent25/02040/LBA
Internal works for removal of floating floor and modern door and frame from vault B04 and infilling of opening between vaults B03 and B04.
Flat 2, 2 Russell Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QF
Received 27 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/02041/FUL
Conversion of existing vacant school lodge to school run cafe.
Beaconfield Lodge, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RT
Received 27 May 2025 - Consent25/02042/LBA
Internal and external works for the conversion of existing vacant school lodge to school run cafe.
Beaconfield Lodge, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RT
Received 27 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/02043/FUL
Removal of existing timber storage shed and erection of a garden room and combined storage.
16 The Batch, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DR
Received 27 May 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02044/TC5
2x Ash - fell. Lawson Cypress - fell.
Smallcombe House, Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EJ
Received 27 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/02045/FUL
Installation of solar panels to roof and land behind building
Vale House, Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EU
Received 27 May 2025 - Consent25/02046/LBA
External alterations to include installation of solar panels to roof and land behind building
Vale House, Loves Hill, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0EU
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02047/TCA
Holly T1 - remove.
Welton Lodge, Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NW
Received 27 May 2025 - Consent25/02048/LBA
Removal of paint to dressed stone window and door surrounds and stone cills
Fitzroy House, Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02049/TCA
Small Fir - remove, removal of limb over hanging footpath and removal of second limb overhanging footpath.
Oldfields Hotel , 102 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AL
Received 27 May 2025 - Lawful25/02051/CLPU
Removal and replacement of existing garage door with double glazed window unit to match existing. Create new opening through existing wall from living room (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
21 Herbert Gardens, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0FE
Received 27 May 2025 - Application Permitted25/02052/FUL
Erection of dormer to existing loft conversion in HMO
15 Claude Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1AE
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02053/TCA
Liquidambar T1 - crown reduction by up to 1.5m.
Greenacres , 4A Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NB
Received 27 May 2025 - No Objection25/02054/TCA
Horse Chestnut - reduce by 4 metres height and 1.5 metres spread all round. 3x Beech - reduce by by up to 4 metres height. Maple - reduce by by up to 4 metres height.
Blantyre House , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Received 27 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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