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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71,502 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No Objection25/04224/TCA
Cypress Early Mature T1 - remove close to ground level. Sycamore T2 - remove close to ground level.
118B Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SD
Received 30 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04225/CONSLT
Consultation request from Lime Down Solar Park for a Development Consent Order to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a solar photovoltaic (PV) generation station and infrastructure on land in Wiltshire (Lime Down Solar Park).
Planning Applications Outside BANES, Planning, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Condition Discharged25/04226/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2 (Schedule of Repairs (Bespoke Trigger)), 4 (Service Infrastructure Details (Bespoke Trigger)) and 5 (Damp-proofing (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/01480/LBA (Internal alterations for the internal refurbishment of the basement flat to include relocation of the kitchen, new bathroom, removal of modern stud partition in the sitting room to return the room to its former proportions, reinstatement of fireplaces and shutters (if discovered), and full decoration throughout).
Flat 1, 103 Sydney Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NE
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04227/FUL
Erection of a single storey building for Class E(a) / E(b) uses, with parking, landscaping, access, and other associated works.
Walcot Service Station, Dover Terrace, London Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6PF
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04228/FUL
Proposed ground floor exterior works comprising new timber beading to match existing, new shopfront sash work, new external travertine tiles and new double-door entry, with the remainder of the shopfront to be repaired and enhanced. New façade sign and hanging sign.
12 Stall Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1QE
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Consent25/04229/AR
Display of new non-illuminated façade sign and non-illuminated hanging sign.
12 Stall Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1QE
Received 30 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04230/TCA
Birch - Reduce by 1-1.5m
4 The Firs, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5ED
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Tree Consent not required25/04231/TCA
11 Italian Cypress - in decline remove.
Dower House , Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AD
Received 31 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04232/TCA
Silver Birch - reduce the weight by 25%.
Cross Acres, Belmont Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JR
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Refused25/04233/FUL
Installation of a new vehicle access across an existing grass verge. Reposition an existing pedestrian path and steps. Convert part of the front garden to parking.
121 Eastfield Avenue, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4HW
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Lawful25/04234/CLPU
Conversion of existing garage to living space connected to existing dwelling (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
1 Lynwood Close, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2UA
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04235/FUL
Change of use from a 6 bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3) to a 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
101A Southdown Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HL
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04236/FUL
Erection of new bay style first floor extension to rear elevation over ground floor WC.
Springfield House Care Home , 21 Entry Hill Park, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5ND
Received 31 Oct 2025 - No Objection25/04237/TCA
Pyracantha - reduce height by 2.5m. Bay - reduce height by 3.5m and sides by 2.5m to reduce size.
Garden Flat , 11A Cavendish Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04238/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension to create open plan kitchen/dining room.
11 Riverside Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2NY
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04239/FUL
Proposed upgrade of existing rooftop telecommunications equipment including the installation of 2no. rooftop antenna support poles with radio antennas to replace existing, along with the installation of a small GPS Node and ancillary development.
Beechen Cliff School, Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04240/FUL
Erection of new front porch building, new access steps with handrails and driveway following demolition of existing front access and low brick wall to frontage.
8 Milward Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2DS
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Application Permitted25/04241/FUL
Proposed domestic outbuilding (Retrospective)
Lake View , Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XJ
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application Permitted25/04242/FUL
Demolition of existing two-storey dwelling, and replacement with a contemporary two-storey self-build dwelling.
The Coach House , Midford Road, Midford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BX
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application Refused25/04243/FUL
Change of Use from a 6-bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) to a 7-bed HMO (Use Class Sui Generis) by means of erection of a first-floor rear extension.
47 Lymore Avenue, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1BB
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application Permitted25/04244/FUL
Enlargement of existing window opening and installation of new double glazed french doors.
9 Coronation Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BH
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application Permitted25/04245/FUL
Erection of 1No dwelling attached to end terrace.
15 Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8JB
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application Refused25/04246/CLPU
Extension of an existing 1.8 m high wooden fence across the remaining length of the rear boundary facing Meadow Park and the installation of a matching 1.8 m high wooden gate to enclose the driveway area. (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
4 Meadow Park, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7PX
Received 3 Nov 2025 - No Objection25/04247/TCA
Black alder tree - reduction 1.5 - 2m height and approx 1.5 in lateral (side growth).
River Bank, Chatham Row, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 3 Nov 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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