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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/03629/FUL
Erection of double storey front gable extension and internal alterations to allow for disability lift.
3 Lansdown Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TG
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Application Permitted25/03630/FUL
Erection of single storey dwelling
Garden Bungalow , Cobblers Way, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3BX
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Application Permitted25/03631/FUL
Installation of external stair and gates.
Kingswood School , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RG
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Consent25/03632/LBA
External alterations for the installation of external stair and gates.
Kingswood School , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RG
Received 16 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03633/TCA
Lime (T1) - end weight reduction to co-dominant leader. Remove regrowth (approx. 8m in length). Sycamore (T2) - Reduction by 5m and installation of brace. Included bark/co-dominant stems.
Chew Court , Stanton Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SF
Received 16 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03634/TCA
T1 ash- fell due to significant basal decay and presence of bracket fungus (cerioporus squamosus)
Wellsworth , Harford Square, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RA
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Application Permitted25/03635/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 25/01325/FUL (Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to small house in multiple occupation (C4) including the erection of a single-storey rear extension and provision of bi-cycle store).
57 Poolemead Road, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1QP
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Consent25/03636/LBA
Internal alterations for removal of modern internal partitions and conversion of kitchen to bathroom including alterations to modern partitions (regularisation)
Basement, 3 Alfred Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QU
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03637/D6A
Discharge of obligations at Schedule 1, Part 8 (Employment Space), Clause 4(a) relating to submission of Employment Space Marketing and Delivery Strategy of the s106 Agreement dated 13 September 2016 associated with planning permission reference 15/02162/EFUL (as amended) for development comprising demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 244 dwellings (Use Class C3) and 1,485.2 square metres (GIA) flexible employment space (Use Class B1), basement car park, substation, associated landscaping and access.
Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03642/TCA
Eucalyptus tree - 50% reduction (8m) and pruning of dead wood.
34 Brooklyn Road, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6TE
Received 16 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03644/TCA
2 no Hazelnut, coppice T2-Cherry, fell. Tree is diseased and dying
37 Richmond Place, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QA
Received 16 Sept 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/03645/TC5
Maple in rear garden of property - Fell to approximately 1.2m above ground level due to structural split in trunk.
6 Oakfield Close, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XR
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Lawful25/03646/CLEU
Use of property as 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
17 Ashley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DS
Received 16 Sept 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/03647/TC5
Fallen Plum tree (T1) - Fell.
The Magpies , Mill Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3PX
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Application Permitted25/03648/FUL
External alteration and renovation to include new external windows and doors, rebuilding chimneys.
13 Clarence Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NS
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Consent25/03649/LBA
Internal and external alteration and renovation to include new external windows and doors, rebuilding chimneys, removing the existing tanking system and applying new lime plaster.
13 Clarence Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NS
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Application Permitted25/03650/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 24/03981/FUL (Erection of rear extensions).
Lake View , Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XJ
Received 17 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03653/TCA
Beech (T1) - Crown reduce by 2m to clear from overhead structures and historic building. Cherry (T2) - Fell to ground level ruined structure and decay and disease from repeated utility pruning.
The Old Station , Station Road, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QB
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Consent25/03655/TPO
T01- Oak tree. Crown clean to remove deadwood, snapped and damaged branch and ivy growth through canopy, reduce western limb extending towards dwelling by 1m
Former Railway Line, The Sidings, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03656/TCA
T1-European Lime, remove right hand rotten stem, reduce remaining two stem crowns, by 4m (back to previous work) thus leaving them at 10m.
152 London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DD
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03657/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers).
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03658/COND
Discharge of conditions 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers)
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Pending Consideration25/03659/CONSLT
Consultation request from Natural England regarding WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991, SECTION 156 LAND DISPOSAL
3 Walley Court Cottages, Walley Court Road, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XS
Received 17 Sept 2025 - No Objection25/03661/TCA
Holly T1 - remove.
First Floor, 6 Margaret's Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LP
Received 17 Sept 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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