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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Split decision/check certificate or file25/03344/COND
Discharge of conditions 27 (Green Street Details (Bespoke Trigger)) and 28 (Landscape Design Proposals (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/02547/VAR (Variation of condition 36 (Plans List) of application 22/03224/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and decontamination/remediation of the site to facilitate redevelopment for a residential-led mixed-use development, comprising residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) and provision of Class E floorspace (Class E(b) and (f) Uses), together with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and car and cycle parking, engineering works (on site and to associated areas) and access and works to the existing river wall, infrastructure and gasholder voids).
Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 22 Aug 2025 - No Objection25/03345/TCA
Elderflower - removal of overhanging branches
14 Minster Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RH
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03346/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 6 (Roof Slate Sample (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/03643/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include removal and reuse of later hall floor, relocation of the kitchen, alterations to partitions, installation of new bathrooms, replacement of modern glazing, new external doors at lower ground floor, new limecrete slabs, renew roof finishes and insulate, new loft hatches and new terrace).
39 Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DB
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Pending Decision25/03347/FUL
Erection of 4 no. terraced dwellings (Class C3) and the conversion and extension of existing buildings to create 4 no. residential dwellings (Class C3) with associated vehicular access, associated parking and landscaping.
Ashleigh House, High Street, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7QJ
Received 25 Aug 2025 - No Objection25/03348/TCA
Magnolia T1 - prune for more clearance from the house, a light thinning action overall and a very light crown lift, by removal or shortening of 14 minor limbs with maximum diameter of 1.75 inches.
31 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XJ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - No Objection25/03349/TCA
G1- 2x Silver Maple- reduce the height of these 2 trees by 50%- ( 11m), and reshape the sides to match.
29 Dominion Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DW
Received 25 Aug 2025 - No Objection25/03350/TCA
Ash tree within group G1 that is uphill on the North side - dismantle 2x Poplar - T24 and T25 - dismantle. Poplar - T29- shorten 2 downhill low lateral limbs by 3m each.
Land South Of Perfect View, Footpaths Along Rivers Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 25 Aug 2025 - No Objection25/03351/TCA
1 x Holly - fell 1 x Yew ( two trunks) - fell.
4 Daisy Bank , Lyncombe Vale, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NB
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Application Permitted25/03352/FUL
Erection of new distribution warehouse
Optima Products, Mill Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Consent25/03353/LBA
Erection of a stud wall in the living room to create another bedroom making it a 2 bed flat (Regularisation).
Basement, 2 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NX
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Approve25/03354/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 06/04013/EFUL (Phase 1A of Bath Western Riverside Western Quarter on land at former Stothert and Pitt works, comprising of 299 residential homes and apartments (Class C3) shops (Class A1) construction of roads, footways and cycleways, associated infrastructure and facilities, accommodation works and landscaping).
Western Riverside Development Area, Midland Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Consent25/03355/LBA
Internal and external alterations for the proposed works to conservatory to include replacement of timber framed glazed roof with aluminium framed double glazed roof, replacement of timber single glazed patio doors with steel framed double glazed doors with fixed steel framed double glazed units either side, replacement of timber single glazed back door with fixed steel framed double glazed unit. Replacement of existing timber front door with similar.
55 Richmond Place, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QA
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Lawful25/03356/CLEU
Use of property as a 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use).
3 Innox Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EG
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03357/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 3 (Schedule of Repairs (bespoke trigger)), 4 (Dormers (bespoke trigger)), 6 (Sample of Slate (bespoke trigger)) and 7 (Installation of staircase (bespoke trigger)) of application 25/00536/LBA (Internal and external repair to building superstructure including re-instatement of roof and associated works following fire damage).
Rising Sun, 3 - 4 Grove Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PJ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Condition Discharged25/03358/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Schedule of Repairs (bespoke trigger)), 4 (Dormers (bespoke trigger)) and 6 (Sample of Slate (bespoke trigger)) of application 25/00535/FUL (External repair to building superstructure including re-instatement of roof and associated works following fire damage).
Rising Sun, 3 - 4 Grove Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PJ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Application Permitted25/03361/FUL
Adjust pitch of the single-storey rear extension, replacement windows to rear, removal of paint, painting cladding.
3 Beaufort Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RP
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Consent25/03362/LBA
Adjust pitch of the single-storey rear extension, replacement windows to rear, removal of paint from stonework, painting cladding, and interior alterations.
3 Beaufort Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RP
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/03363/FUL
Change of use from agricultural to a permissive path accessed by the public and installation of fence.
Parcel 0079, Mill Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Lawful25/03365/CLPU
Use of premises for purposes within Class C4 (House in Multiple Occupation) for occupation by up to 6 individuals living as separate households (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
44 Haycombe Drive, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1PG
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Consent25/03367/LBA
Internal alterations to Top Floor Flat.
Third Floor, 7 Cavendish Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UG
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Prior Approval NOT required25/03368/DEM
Demolition of 1940's dormer bungalow and garage.
79 Warminster Road, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RU
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Application Permitted25/03369/FUL
Loft conversion with rear dormer, new walls and roof to existing conservatory, new garage.
72 Greenacres, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4NR
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Application Permitted25/03370/FUL
Erection of single storey and two storey rear extension following of existing demolition of existing lean-to.
22 The Weal, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4EX
Received 26 Aug 2025 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent25/03371/TP5
Walnut - Remove the 2 limbs nearest the house and reduce the remaining crown by 2.5 metres to make it safe.
Walnut House, Midford Lane, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, BA2 7GP
Received 26 Aug 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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