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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Condition Discharged25/02147/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (b Implementation of Wildlife Scheme (Pre-occupation)) and 5 (b External Lighting) of application 22/02281/FUL (Erection of rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory. Conversion of existing garage to habitable space and erection of car port. Over cladding of existing property walls with insulated render, change of roofing material, installation of roof lights and in-filling of existing covered external canopy area. Associated external works.).
Clevedon Cottage , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TJ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02150/CLEU
Use of property as residential dwelling (Use Class C3) for a continuous period in excess of 30 years (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Rosebank , Common Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4JU
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02151/FUL
Erection of new rooftop plant
Former Debenhams , 17 Southgate Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AP
Received 2 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02152/TCA
Hornbeam G1 - reduction in height by 2-4m, trim to boundary. Eucalyptus T1 - reduction by 2-3m.
Uphill , The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02154/LBA
Internal refurbishment of the existing Upper Common Room and the conversion of the current Girls Locker Room into a new Common Room.
Kingswood School , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RG
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02155/AR
Display of 2no. externally illuminated projecting signs, 1no. halo illuminated fascia sign, vinyl advertisements and 3 no. internal lightboxes to the shopfronts.
Former Debenhams , 17 Southgate Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AP
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02157/FUL
Installation of an air source heat pump rear garden.
31 King George's Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BJ
Received 3 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02158/TCA
Group 1 of 7 trees Stone pines- Remove lower deadwood and throughout crown, formally shape crowns by 100-500 mm as necessary. Group 2 of 2 trees Italian Cypress remove broken branches, spray for cypress aphid and remove affected growth, rewire and minimal reshape 100-500mm
Dawnside , Sion Hill, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UW
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02164/FUL
Erection of a single storey timber clad garden building.
8 Copse Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3TH
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02165/CLPU
Erection of new single storey extension on rear elevation following removal of existing conservatory (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
21 Adams Close, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8TH
Received 3 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02166/CONSLT
Consultation request from Lime Down Solar Park for a Development Consent Order to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a solar photovoltaic (PV) generation station and infrastructure on land in Wiltshire (Lime Down Solar Park).
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 May 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02168/LBA
Propose to install a Fibre cable and block terminal on outside front wall next to existing copper block terminal.
1 Piccadilly Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6PL
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Approve25/02171/M6A
Modification of the Section 106 Agreement associated with Planning Permission 20/02253/FUL to Schedule 2, Plan 2 (Off-Site Highway Works) to amend the location of the approved off-site highway works (crossing and associated road markings).
Former Radstock County Infant School, Bath Old Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02172/FUL
Erection of sheds and shelters (Retrospective)
Shoscombe Ce Va Primary School , St Julian's Road, Shoscombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8NB
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02173/LBA
External work to facilitate erection of sheds and shelters (Regularisation)
Shoscombe Ce Va Primary School , St Julian's Road, Shoscombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8NB
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02174/FUL
Erection of a single storey detached dwelling following demolition of the existing barn, resurfacing of the existing track and change of use of the land from agricultural to residential.
Barn In Parcel 8966, North Hill Farm, The Hollow, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02175/TCA
T1-Yew, reduction to protect the listed buildings, after proposed work tree will be 4.6m tall, 5.4m wide
The Maltings , Mill Hill, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QJ
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02176/FUL
Minor alterations to the ground and first floor facades.
Former Debenhams , 17 Southgate Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AP
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02177/CLPU
Provision of hip to gable loft conversion and rear dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
20 Chandos Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2DB
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02178/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (Mortar Mix (Bespoke Trigger)) and 3 (Stone Cleaning Sample (Pre-commencement)) of application 23/00237/LBA (External alterations for the installation of new windows and doors, paint removal and repointing to front and rear elevations).
14 Trafalgar Road, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4EW
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02181/FUL
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and erection of double garage with home office.
Hillside Cottage , Marsh Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TT
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02183/CLEU
Use as 5no bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use).
29 Third Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NY
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02184/LBA
Installation of cabinet for public access defibrillator.
Hare & Hounds , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TJ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02185/TCA
T1 - Holm Oak - To reduce by roughly 1.5-2m raising the heavy end loaded limbs and clearing the snapped bough and re-shaping the tree. T2 - Bay - To reduce by roughly 1.5m, this will clear the branches that are overextending the public footpath, and keep the tree aesthetically pleasing. T3 - Sycamore - To reduce the bough that overextends the driveway by 1.5-2m - Clearing the major deadwood.
Barcote House , Lansdown Grove, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EN
Received 4 Jun 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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