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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/04135/FUL
Change of mono-pitched single storey extension to double pitch roof to create usable roof space for ensuite bathroom, re-erection of previously removed chimney stack and replacement doors and windows on extension, addition of lable moulds to existing windows on garden elevations and new chimney pots to existing chimney (renewal of planning permission 21/04883/FUL)
Old Hayhurst House , Stoneage Lane, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8AS
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04136/FUL
Installation of first floor window
The Industrial Quarter , 10 Foxcote Avenue, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8SF
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Approve25/04137/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 23/01057/FUL (Change of use from hotel to dwelling (Class C3), rear single storey extension and construction of detached home office to rear garden).
11 Marlborough Lane, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2NQ
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04138/FUL
Erection of new single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
1 Crocombe, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0JS
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04139/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension.
5 Windrush Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1QL
Received 24 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04140/TCA
Rowan T1 - reduce by 2 metres. Maple T2 - reduce back to previous points.
Cheam House , Maggs Hill, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0LX
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Consent25/04144/LBA
External alterations for replacement of double hung sash window units
First Floor Flat, 32 Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AA
Received 24 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04146/TCA
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) - Re-pollard - to previous prune points. Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple) - lift northern crown to provide 1m clearance over fence. Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) x2 - remove suckers. Sambucus nigra (Common Elder) - stool to 1m above ground. also ensure all bramble growth along edge also down to ground. Mixed hedge - Clear a 0.5m cannel and sever any Ivy growing along boundary wall.
162 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AT
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04147/FUL
Loft conversion with rear dormer.
41 St John's Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BW
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04148/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/02637/FUL (Proposed loft and garage conversion and associated alteration works).
5 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Consent25/04149/TPO
T 020030-HOLLY, OPEN CAVITY AT 2 METRES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL - REDUCE BOTH STEMS BY 4 METRES IN HEIGHT(11METRES DOWN TO 7 METRES) T 0069-NORWAY SPRUCE , TREE IS CURRENTLY OUTGROWING ITS POSITION AND WILL CAUSE FUTURE PROBLEMS - FELL TO GROUND LEVEL AND REPLANT WITH A YEW TREE. T 020012-HORSE CHESTNUT , END WEIGHT REDUCTION BY 3 METRES OF THE LOWEST LIMB FOLLOWING A CLIMBING INSPECTION OF THE MAIN FORKS - REPORT IS ATTACHED AS A SEPERATE DOCUMENT
Clan House, Sydney Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Consent25/04150/REG13
Re-roofing to townhouse including timber repairs, new access hatch and lead vents, and repairs to first floor.
Paperchase, 31 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DG
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Consent25/04151/REG13
Internal fire safety improvement works to include the upgrade of internal features to meet current fire regulations.
Jolly's, 7 - 14 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DD
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Agricultural Prior Approval NOT Required25/04152/AGRN
Erection of new hay barn, plus associated concrete yard and track
Church Farm, Church Lane, Stanton Prior, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9HT
Received 24 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04153/TCA
Mature Copper Beech T1 - thin crown/canopy by no more than 20%.
14 Woodlands Park, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BQ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Condition Discharged25/04154/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme (Pre-commencement)) of application 24/01537/FUL (Erection of two storey rear extension, erection of garage/carport, ground mounted solar array and refurbishment of existing dwelling).
Croxbottom Cottage , 48 Claysend, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DD
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Lawful25/04155/CLPU
Erection of single storey, lean-to extension following demolition of existing extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Croxbottom Cottage , 48 Claysend, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DD
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Lawful25/04156/CLPU
Use of workshop attached to the house as small business (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
43 Sladebrook Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2LB
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04157/FUL
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer and rooflights
11 Rockliffe Avenue, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QP
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04158/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and double story side extension, extension to driveway and driveway entrance enlarged.
9 Uplands Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3JQ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Condition Discharged25/04159/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 22/01538/FUL allowed on appeal 7th February 2023 (Erection of a single storey stepped bungalow).
Landscaped Verge West Of Valley View Close, Valley View Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Condition Discharged25/04160/COND
Discharge of condition 8 of application 22/01538/FUL allowed on appeal 7th February 2023 (Erection of a single storey stepped bungalow).
Landscaped Verge West Of Valley View Close, Valley View Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 27 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04161/TCA
T1 Sorbus- Reduce the crown sensitively, aiming for 2m off the height, replicating previous work. Lightly reshape the sides, keeping adequate growth points all over.
123 High Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4DF
Received 27 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04162/TCA
T1-Copper Beech, crown lift 2m plus reduce 3m T2-Norway Maple, reduce 4m T3-Small Beech, reduce 3m to hedge height
Fishers Lodge , Tunbridge Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SX
Received 27 Oct 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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