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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Withdrawn25/02363/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 24/01932/FUL (Erection of rear extension and undercroft following demolition of existing undercroft, garage store, lean-to and conservatory (Resubmission)).
Homelands , 9 Camerton Hill, Camerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0PS
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02364/LBA
Internal works for the conversion of a storage room into a shower room (Regularisation).
Flat 5, 14 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02365/FUL
Relocation of end garden wall to allow for a parking area and EV charging point.
26 Elm Place , Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AB
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02366/LBA
External works for relocation of end garden wall to create a parking area and installation of EV charging point.
26 Elm Place , Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AB
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02368/FUL
Retrospective application for replacement of outbuilding located at Home Farm House
Home Farm, Mill Lane, Inglesbatch, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DZ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02369/FUL
Proposed ground and first floor extensions and alteration
Greyhound Cottage , Dark Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TT
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Pending Consideration25/02370/LBA
Replacement of outbuilding located at Home Farm House
Home Farm, Mill Lane, Inglesbatch, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DZ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Refused25/02371/CLPU
Reconstruction of existing single storey side extension
94 Purlewent Drive, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BB
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02372/FUL
Erection of first floor extension to front and rear.
19 Bloomfield Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0LW
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02373/FUL
Re-integration of lower ground floor flat into the main house. Construction of a dormer roof and new stair to provide access to the lower ground floor area from inside the main house. Construction of a first floor infill extension and internal alterations.
212 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02374/FUL
Erection of side extension, rear fenestration modifications, driveway modifications.
6 Chantry Mead Road, Moorlands, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2DA
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02375/FUL
Change of use from sui generis (plant equipment hire) to Class B8 (self-storage) use, alterations to external elevations, installation of new barrier gate and boundary treatment, creation of new bicycle parking enclosure, making good hardstanding and creation of new parking layout.
Maidan House, Old Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7SW
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02376/FUL
Erection of 2 self-built dwellings with garages.
Greenacre , Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0QL
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02377/FUL
Erection of single storey rear family room and boot room/shower room.
Woodborough Farmhouse , Woodborough Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8LN
Received 17 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02387/TCA
Mulberry (1) - radial reduction 1.5m for the lateral branches of the crown to the south over Victoria Works lane, some branches reduced by 2m.
24 Lambridge Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RU
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02388/FUL
Construction of vehicle access with dropped kerb to existing entrance.
Cam Bridge Barn , Temple Bridge, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AA
Received 18 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02389/TC5
1 x Walnut - fell
Walnut Tree House , Fosse Way, Clandown, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3BL
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Lawful25/02390/CLPU
Use of existing outbuilding as residential annexe (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)
Tyreece , Wells Road, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4NQ
Received 18 Jun 2025 - No Objection25/02391/TCA
One Holly - fell.
Swainswick Post Office , 62 Gloucester Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AY
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Condition Discharged25/02392/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Materials - Submission of Materials Schedule (Bespoke Trigger)) and 4 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme (Pre-commencement)) of application 22/02745/FUL (Erection of 1no four bed dwelling (Resubmission)).
13 Brookside Close, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NN
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02393/FUL
External alterations to include 1no. rooflight to South East facing roof and renewal of 2no. existing rooflights.
181 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PY
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02394/LBA
Internal and external alterations to include 1no. rooflight to South East facing roof and renewal of 2no. existing rooflights. Removal of existing ceiling in dining room, installation of engineered wood flooring and underfloor heating to kitchen and dining room, reduction in height of cast iron soil vent pipe on chimney stack to South East Elevation.
181 Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PY
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Consent25/02396/LBA
External alterations for the replacement of main roof pitches (higher level only), replace all cement works and lead works (excluding shared centre gutter), to install new natural Spanish slates and 3 new Velux conservation windows.
The Grove , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LR
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Application Permitted25/02397/VAR
Variation of condition 6 (Misc Plans List) of application 24/02233/LBA (External alterations for a one storey extension.)
51 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XL
Received 18 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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