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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 dates105,414Searchable applications
973Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 81,637 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,488 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- No Objection26/01672/TCA
Pear T6 - fell to ground level. Scot's Pine T7 - fell. Ash T8 - fell. Apple T12 - remove. Sycamore T18 - remove. Beech T19 - fell. Ash T22 - fell. Goat Willow T23 - fell. Sycamore T25 - fell. Ash T26 - fell. Sycamore T27 - fell.
Hillscroft , Bull's Hill, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Permitted26/01673/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 25/02700/VAR (Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 24/02232/FUL (Erection of one storey extension with undercroft)).
51 Audley Park Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XL
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01674/DEM
Demolition of 2 x industrial buildings accommodating builder's merchants
Jewson, Broadmead Lane, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1SA
Received 30 Apr 2026 - No Objection26/01675/TCA
Small Juniper T1 - fell.
The Willows , 1 Quarry Hay, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8XT
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Permitted26/01676/FUL
Provision of 4No Padel Courts with canopies over and floodlighting.
Walcot Rugby Club, Lansdown Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BJ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Consent26/01679/LBA
External work including 2 no. replacement rooflights following removal of defective roof lantern.
Abbey Precincts, Kingston Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LT
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Consent26/01680/LBA
Installation of lift
11 Hanover Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6PP
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01681/FUL
Erection of 1no dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings.
Manor Farm Cottage , 10 School Place, Claverton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BW
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01682/LBA
External works to facilitate erection of 1no dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings.
Manor Farm Cottage , 10 School Place, Claverton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7BW
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Permitted26/01683/FUL
Construction of a rear-facing dormer extension.
198 Coronation Avenue, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2JS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Permitted26/01684/FUL
Erection of a Tractor Shed and partial demolition of the stable block (retrospective)
Highacres , Bath Road, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DR
Received 1 May 2026 - Consent26/01685/AR
Fascia signage to be illuminated folded aluminium (ACM) tray with vinyl applied to face to match existing sized signage, or Fascia signage to be non illuminated folded aluminium (ACM) tray with vinyl applied to face to match existing sized signage, or Non illuminated folded aluminium tray with vinyl applied to face to match existing sized signage on existing posts, or Non illuminated folded aluminium tray with vinyl applied to face to match existing sized signage on new posts, or Fret cut vinyl letters fixed to building to replace existing.
Silva House Veterinary Clinic, 208 Whiteway Road, Whiteway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2RJ
Received 1 May 2026 - Condition Discharged26/01686/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 (Demolition works (Bespoke)) of application 24/04738/LBA (Internal and external alterations to include erection of rear extension and alterations to dwelling).
83 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Received 1 May 2026 - Condition Discharged26/01688/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Noise Assessment (Pre-occupation)) and 8 (Sustainable Travel (Pre-occupation)) of application 13/03487/FUL (Conversion of public house on ground floor to residential unit, alterations to existing first floor flat, conversion of old brewery to residential unit and erection of new residential unit following demolition of 20 Century extensions).
3 Park Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XG
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Consent26/01689/LBA
External works for stone cleaning repair
Thurston House , Weston Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XU
Received 1 May 2026 - Lawful26/01690/CLPU
Erection of a single storey detached ancillary accommodation (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
28 Eastbourne Avenue, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6EN
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Permitted26/01691/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean-to structure. Associated internal alterations.
17 Shaftesbury Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3DT
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Permitted26/01692/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension to the existing house.
40 Minster Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6RJ
Received 1 May 2026 - No Objection26/01693/TCA
two conifer trees - to remove both trees in full (fell to ground level) prior to submitting further planning permission for redevelopment of this part of the garden.
3 Audley Grove, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BS
Received 1 May 2026 - Condition Discharged26/01696/COND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Hard and soft landscaping (bespoke-trigger)), 5 (Materials (bespoke-trigger)), 9 (Rainwater harvesting (pre-occupation)) and 16 (External and internal lighting (bespoke-trigger)) of application 25/02488/VAR (Variation of condition 2 of application 22/04109/FUL allowed on appeal ref: APP/F0114/W/24/3340972 on 12th August 2024 (Conversion and extension of barn to create 1no. dwelling and replacement of all remaining buildings with 4no. dwellings together with associated hard/soft landscape works; drainage and access improvements)).
Elm Grove Farm, Lower Road, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 May 2026 - Consent26/01697/LBA
External alterations for repair, maintenance and minor alterations to existing roof structures. Replacement of defective flat roof coverings and rooflights, renewal of lead valley gutters and dormer roof coverings, new timber firrings to improve falls and drainage performance. Replacing door to turret. Temporary repairs replaced with permanent detailing. Repairs and alterations to rainwater goods, including low-level rodding eyes to cast iron downpipes, with associated repairs to flashings and roof junctions.
Oldfield Park Junior School , Lymore Terrace, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2JL
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01698/CLPU
Works to create driveway to front of property (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
19A Powlett Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6QH
Received 1 May 2026 - Consent26/01699/LBA
Internal works to relocate kitchen
Flat 3, 22 Queen Square, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2HX
Received 1 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01700/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access, for residential development, creation of a new vehicular access with footways and cycleways from Manor Road, provision of informal and formal open space, together with associated highways works, landscaping, earthworks and level changes, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, utilities provision and other associated and necessary infrastructure.
Parcel 8966, Manor Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 1 May 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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