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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 · 81,650 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,501 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 5 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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 Objection26/00584/TCA
Beech T1 - crown lift up to 5m above ground level. Hornbeam T2 - lift canopy up to 5m above ground level. Horse Chestnut T3 - lift canopy up to 5m above ground level. Beech T4 - lift canopy up to 5m above ground level.
The Old Vicarage , 110 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Approve26/00585/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 23/02840/FUL (Refurbishment and alterations to existing dwelling to include the addition of a deck to the rear elevation, increased size of existing rear doors, replacement of existing windows and doors, addition of roof skylights and solar panels and painting the existing roof a dark grey colour)
210 Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00587/TCA
Tree of Heaven T1 - reduce by 4-5m. Goat Willow T2 - repollard to 3m
7 Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00588/ELEC
Upgrade the transformer and associated equipment at existing substation Gravel Walk located next to 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW.
Street Record, Gravel Walk, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 12 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00590/TCA
Multi-stem Sycamore - fell.
79 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00591/TCA
Leylandii T1 - fell.
37 Church Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Lawful26/00592/CLPU
Erection of replacement outbuilding incidental to enjoyment of a dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Hazelea , Bath Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application Permitted26/00593/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension
Foxlark , Smitham's Hill, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BZ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Consent26/00594/LBA
External works to repair roof and guttering (as described in application)
8 Ainslie's Belvedere, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HT
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00595/TCA
Section Horse Chestnut T1 - fell to leave stem at around 2m above ground level.
20 Gloucester Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00596/TCA
Unidentified trees - Cutting back branches overhanging parking area and bin store. Approx 2m - 3m at their longest point. As indicated in attached photographs
Sydney Lawn, Sydney Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application Permitted26/00598/FUL
Partial Demolition of Existing Garage to increase car parking area. Provision of Electric Car Charging Point.
Barle House , 17 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Consent26/00599/LBA
External alterations Partial Demolition of Existing Garage to increase car parking area. Provision of Electric Car Charging Point.
Barle House , 17 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00600/TCA
Apple T1 - reduce back down to the old pruning cuts at 10 feet. Fig T2 - reduce to 8 feet. Maple T3 - reduce the lateral limbs by 4 feet. Yew T4 - reduce to the proposed end height of the conifer hedge (T5) Conifer T5 - reduce the hedge to 15 feet.
The Old Vicarage , 65 Prior Park Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NL
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application Permitted26/00601/FUL
Installation of awning
4 The Cedars, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8TR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application Permitted26/00602/FUL
Raising of roof line to facilitate roof light loft conversion
Larkspur Rise House , 22 Innox Grove, Englishcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Condition Discharged26/00603/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) of application 23/00323/FUL (Provision of outdoor seating area and associated works)
Francis Hotel, 6 - 11 Queen Square, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2HH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Condition Discharged26/00604/CONDLB
Didcharge of conditions 2 (Schedule of Repairs Staircase) and 3 (Schedule of Repairs Fireplace) of application 25/02831/LBA (Internal alterations for change the use from a maisonette and three flats to a single dwelling)
Courtyard Flat, 1 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4EH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00605/TCA
Acer palmatum T1 - crown reduce by 1-1.5m.
Flat 2, Meriden, Weston Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XZ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00606/TCA
A - Ornamental Prunus 01- flowering cherry, unknown variety - Remove the tree including the stump in the hedge. B - Removal of the hedge 02, mixture of Acuba japonica, Privet - Ligustrum ovalifolium, Euonymus japonicus
16 Springfield Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RA
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00607/FUL
Proposed change of use from residential (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4)
6 Hockley Court , Weston Park West, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AR
Received 17 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00608/TCA
Conifer (T1) - fell.
292 High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RA
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Condition Discharged26/00612/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 4 (Sample Repairs and Repointing) and 5 (Stone Cleaning Samples) of application 24/04343/LBA (External alterations for the repair works to improve damp issues to end gable wall to 26 Walcot Buildings.)
26 Walcot Buildings, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6AD
Received 17 Feb 2026 - No Objection26/00617/TCA
Birch - fell.
1 The Elms , Newmans Lane, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HZ
Received 17 Feb 2026
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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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