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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02186/TC5
Horse Chestnut 'Hazard Beam' split in substantial limb - End-weight the two limbs above the split by up to 5m.
198 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02188/FUL
Change of use from commercial premises to residential dwelling with erection of 2 no storey rear extension to create additional bedroom and kitchen.
Midland House , 30 James Street West, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BT
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02189/FUL
Erection of detached 4no bed dwelling on land adjacent to Sunnyvere.
Sunnyvere, Tunley Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DZ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02190/TCA
T-1 Large Bay, 40-50% reduction and re-shape T-2 Ash, re-coppice. T-3 Medium Ash, fell.
50 Entry Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5LU
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02191/REM
Removal of condition 3 of application 14/00707/LBA (Internal and external work including general refurbishment and minor alterations).
Chesterfield House , 11 Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4BR
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02192/FUL
Alterations to existing external dining area including replacement totem menu board
Nandos , 5 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02193/AR
Display of 1no non-illuminated freestanding menu totem.
Nandos , 5 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02194/LBA
External works for the refurbishment of existing dining area including seating and planters and replacement signage.
Nandos , 5 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02195/LBA
Internal alterations for the installation of replacement advertisement
Nandos , 5 Brunel Square, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Pending Decision25/02196/OUT
Outline permission for the erection of a care home (Use Class C2), access, car parking, servicing and other associated works, with consideration of layout, scale, and access.
Parcel 5378, Hallatrow Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02197/LBA
External alterations for sash window frames fitted with slim-profile double glazing to replace existing sash windows at rear and secondary double glazing to windows at front of property (Regularisation)
7 Berkeley Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02198/LBA
Installation of secondary glazing to existing single glazed windows and patio doors
11 Darlington Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BX
Received 4 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02200/TCA
Holly - fell. 4x Bay - trimming main trunks back to around 3 meters in height.
1 The Batch, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3EN
Received 5 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02201/TCA
T2 T3 and T4 Lawsons Cypress - reduce overall height by 3m.
41 Oldfield Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NA
Received 5 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02202/TCA
T1 - Catalpa bignonioides (Indian Bean Tree) - remove tree.
27 Combe Park, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NR
Received 5 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02203/TCA
T1 SILVER LINDEN - Raise canopy to approx 8 - 10ft from ground level. T2 DEAD TREE - Fell. T3 ASH - Raise canopy to approx 8 - 10ft from ground level. T4 BEECH - Raise canopy to approx 8 - 10ft from ground level. T5 SILVER LINDEN - Reduce length of lower branches by approx 4 - 6 ft to remove the width overhang and complete this task to a height of around 8ft . T6 BOX ELDER - 50% crown reduction. T7 WILLOW - Prune to previous pruning point. ( Amended description )
St Chads Surgery , Gullock Tyning, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2UH
Received 5 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02204/TCA
Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) (T1) - Crown lift to approx. 6-7m by removing the lowest branch back to the main stem. Remove the smaller lateral branch encroaching over neighbours property on the southern aspect of the tree.
Belvoir Lodge , Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JX
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02205/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 13 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 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 5 Jun 2025 - Application Refused25/02206/LBA
Internal door opening between two ground floor rooms.
22 Thomas Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NN
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02207/FUL
Change of use of Post Office and Post Office Outbuilding (Use class E) to Residential Use Class C3. These proposals are to change the post office space back into C3 residential use, to align with the rest of the property.
Post Office Stores, Post Office, The Street, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JA
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02208/LBA
Internal and external alterations for recovering and insulating existing roof, removal of ground floor kitchenette and toilet for installation of cloakroom and reinstatement of ground floor room proportions
15 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TR
Received 5 Jun 2025 - No Comment25/02209/CONSLT
Consultation request for Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (Scoping Opinion from the Planning Inspectorate)
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02210/FUL
Erection of garden room following demolition of existing greenhouse.
Devon Cottage , North Stoke Lane, North Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AS
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02211/FUL
Conversion of ground and first floor flats into a maisonette.
Flat 1 Ground Floor, 14 New King Street, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BL
Received 5 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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