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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Application Permitted25/02243/FUL
Interior remodel with window alterations, and creation of new front porch.
Croftlands , Southstoke Lane, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5SH
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02244/FUL
External alterations to include erection of metal gates with stone piers at existing vehicle access to private dwelling
Glenavon Lodge , 8 Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SG
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02245/CLPU
Siting of a caravan within the curtilage of a dwelling house at Flat 7, 26 Grosvenor Place, Bath, BA1 6BA (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
26 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02246/TCA
T(A) - Old Fruit - fell. T(B) - Ash - fell. ( amended description ) T(C) - Hawthorn - lower the crown by approximately 3 metres in height or up to 4 metres.
Land At Rear Of The Limes, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02247/TCA
Holly tree (T1) - To be fully removed, tree branches and stump to be felled to low level, grind stump down to ground, and epsom salt (or similar) applied to prevent regrowth.
10 Hawarden Terrace, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RE
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02248/TCA
Mature Bay Laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) (Height 4m) - Fell and remove from property.
2 Vineyards, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NA
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02249/FUL
Erection of an agricultural livestock building, and new access and field track (Part-retrospective).
Parcel 0047, Ferney Leaze Lane, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02250/FUL
Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer
31 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4JZ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Approve25/02252/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 22/00655/FUL (Installation of external flood protection to Bridgemead Care Home).
Bridgemead House Residential Home , 81 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Not published25/02254/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion in relation to the construction and operation of the Bath to Bristol Sustainable Corridor (BBSC).
Street Record, Keynsham Bypass, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02257/FUL
Erection of 3 bedroom Dwelling with 2 car parking spaces
Brookside, The Street, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0AL
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02258/TCA
Holly tree - Halve the height of the crown (reduction of 2.5m) and trim the sides to produce a modest size tree.
Ground Floor, 24 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02259/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans (Pre-commencement)) of application 23/02927/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension to existing sales building following removal of Jet wash bay. Installation of new EV Chargers and Canopy).
Elm Tree Filling Station , Wells Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3UR
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02260/TCA
Small Cypress - fell to ground level. Bay and Viburnum group - fell to ground level. Hornbeam - fell to ground level.
Clairefontaine , 3 Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SB
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02261/TCA
Beech Tree (Fagus Sylvatica) - Localised branches to be reduced by up to 2m to provide a clearance of up to 1.5m from neighbouring building.
14 Tyning End, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AN
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/02262/TCA
Pollard the Yew. Alternatively hard prune the Yew to include cut back Ivy at base of tree, cut out dead and broken branches, remove branches to bring light into the Yew, reshape the Yew and reduce by a third or up to a half.
Powswood , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02263/FUL
Reclad of residential apartment block
The Mill Spring Wharf, Roseberry Road, Twerton, Bath,
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02264/FUL
Change the use of the space from an International Groceries Shop to a Restaurant following several internal alterations.
40 Monmouth Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AN
Received 9 Jun 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/02265/TC5
Acer - remove dangerous hanging branch located in tree hanging over neighbouring property and impacting car port structure.
Vulcan House, St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PS
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02266/CLEU
An ancillary building within the curtilage of The Stores (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Development).
The Stores , Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EJ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Split decision/check certificate or file25/02267/COND
Discharge of conditions 8 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (Pre-commencement of landscape works to the Paddock)) and 10 ( Ecological Compliance Statement (Pre-occupation)) of application 22/02231/FUL (as amended by NMA 24/03752/NMA)
Combe Royal , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02268/FUL
First floor extension over garage, extension to front porch and single storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey stores
15 Medway Drive, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RZ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02269/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP): Biodiversity (Bespoke)) and 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (Pre-commencement of landscape)) of application 22/02232/LBA (as amended by 24/03751/VAR)
Combe Royal , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EQ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02270/TPO
T1-Ash, beginnings of Ash Dieback. Elongated heavy branches hanging over car parking area of Monkton School. Prune back by 2m over car parking area to minimise chance of property damage.
Attwood Apartments, 3 Rockery Park, North Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5DN
Received 9 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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