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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 · 81,647 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,498 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Objection26/00914/TCA
T1 - Prune back neighbours silver birch by 2m on the south side to reduce risk of failure. G2 - Prune back group of yews near parking area by 2m on the west side and reduce height by 2m.
Southlawn , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RS
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00915/CLEU
Use of the land shown on the location plan as residential land /private garden (Use Class C3) and for other ancillary domestic use in relation to the dwelling (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Court Farm , Cameley Road, Cameley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AH
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00917/FUL
Change of use of basement of 19 Rivers Street from an office (Use Class E) to a self-contained flat.
Basement Office, 19 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Consent26/00918/LBA
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use of basement from an office (Use Class E) to a self-contained flat.
Basement Office, 19 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00919/FUL
Erection of two outbuildings
13 Mount Beacon, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00920/LBA
Erection of garden annex
13 Mount Beacon, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Lawful26/00922/CLPU
Proposed attic conversion to include rear dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
3 Orchard Gardens , Orchard Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7XP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Lawful26/00923/CLEU
Use of the property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (C4) (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
18 Crandale Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3HX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00924/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension and additional room over existing flat roof to rear
Laurel Cottage , The Coombe, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Lawful26/00925/CLPU
PROPOSED CARPORT (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
16 Lansdown Crescent, Timsbury, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0JX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00926/FUL
Replacement of existing timber windows to uPVC to Blocks 1-8
The Main Office, Stanley Court, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2DU
Received 11 Mar 2026 - No Objection26/00927/TCA
T1-5- Olive trees- reduce the canopies by a third and thin
207 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00928/FUL
Vertically extend existing single storey rear extension, and install flat roof with glazed lantern.
15 Hurn Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1RN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00929/FUL
Change of use of hotel (Class C1) to 1no. residential house (Class C3)
Hill House, 25 Belvedere, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5ED
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00932/FUL
Enclosure of tyre fitting and carwash area (Revised Scheme).
Bath Road Hand Car Wash , Bath New Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3AF
Received 11 Mar 2026 - No Objection26/00934/TCA
Yew - reduce crown by 1-1.5m and remove epicormic.
42A Bloomfield Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Condition Discharged26/00935/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 5 (Scaffolding details (Bespoke Trigger)) and 7 (Mortar Mix (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03546/LBA (External work to replace/repair roof and chimneys including lead work, repointing and re-felt/batten and replace with new tiles. Repairs to dormers/windows/sill/lead parapet and repointing part of parapet wall).
21 Brock Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00939/FUL
Delivery of a water connection to the existing campus water network.
East Car Park, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00940/FUL
Delivery of an electricity connection to the existing electricity network.
Rugby Pitch, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted26/00941/FUL
Proposed infrastructure engineering works for the delivery of power, data and foul connections to the existing networks.
University Of Bath, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Condition Discharged26/00942/COND
Discharge of condition 7 (Wildlife Mitigation and Enhancement (pre-occupation)) of application 23/03037/VAR (Erection of a vehicle workshop and storage extension following demolition of existing vehicle workshop and storage extension building. Replacement of existing adjacent mobile accommodation hut with new).
Territorial Army, T A Centre, Ashmead Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1SX
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00943/LBA
External repairs and refurbishment to the front elevation
15 Morford Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RJ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00944/FUL
Change of use from residential (Class 3) to 9 bed HMO (Sui Generis) and 1 bed flat plus minor internal alterations
11 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00945/LBA
Internal works for Change of use from residential (Class 3) to 9 bed HMO (Sui Generis) and 1 bed flat plus minor internal alterations
11 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 12 Mar 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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