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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
972Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 81,625 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,476 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Pending Consideration26/02303/FUL
Alterations to enable the extension of The Yard into 6- 8 Cotterell Court and 2 Monmouth Place, for Coaching Inn (Use Class Sui Generis). Alterations to include enclosure of the yard to the rear of 6-8 Cotterell Court, roof and second floor extension and addition of extraction equipment to rear flat roof.
The Yard , 1 Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AT
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/02304/LBA
Internal and external alterations to enable the extension of The Yard into 6- 8 Cotterell Court and 2 Monmouth Place, for Coaching Inn (Use Class Sui Generis). Alterations to include enclosure of the yard to the rear of 6-8 Cotterell Court, roof and second floor extension and addition of extraction equipment to rear flat roof.
The Yard , 1 Monmouth Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2AT
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/02305/FUL
Erection of single storey extension and alterations to dwellinghouse
Ashton House , Ashton Hill, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9EX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02306/TCA
1x Shorter Silver Birch - reduce the height by no more than 5 meters to shape. 1x Tall Silver Birch - reduce the height by no more than 6 meters to shape.
Flat 17, Gay Court, London Road West, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7QU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Condition Discharged26/02307/COND
Discharge of conditions 7 (External Lighting (Bespoke Trigger)) and 9 (Landscape Design and Heritage Interpretation (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 22/01093/REG03 (Demolition of redundant gas pipeline bridge and associated public realm and landscaping works).
Windsor Bridge, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 16 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02308/TCA
Yew T1 and T2 - prune back 2m to the boundary wall.
The Grove, Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LR
Received 16 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02309/TCA
Sycamore T2 - prune back by 3m. Goat Willow G6 - remove to ground level. Lime T7 - raise the canopy to 3m. Cedar T8 - raise the canopy to 3m. Skinny Cedar T9 - remove to ground level.
Cambridge Lodge , Hatfield Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AF
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Consent26/02310/LBA
Replacement of existing timber glazed link with a heritage aluminium, and restoration to damaged sash window in barn.
189 High Street, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Condition Discharged26/02311/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (Roofing Materials (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 26/00647/FUL (External building alterations to include replacement of the existing roofing and guttering/downpipes, covering of existing fascia and soffit boards and installation of rooftop walkway and stone cleaning for 1-9 Saracen Street).
1 Saracen Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BR
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/02313/FUL
Erection of first floor side extension
5 Robin Close, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4NJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/02314/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 4 (Dormers (bespoke trigger)), 5 (Roof Covering (Compliance)) and 8 (Schedule of Interior Finishes (bespoke trigger)) of application 25/00536/LBA (Internal and external repair to building superstructure including re-instatement of roof and associated works following fire damage).
Rising Sun, 3 - 4 Grove Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Consent26/02315/TPO
Sycamore T1- reduce limbs towards house by 3 metres, and reduce limbs over car parking spaces by 3 metres.
Parcel 7527, Greensbrook, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending Decision26/02317/VARLB
26/02317/VARLB - Variation of conditions, 4 (Joinery Details), 5 (Engineers Details), 6 (Engineers Details), 7 (Materials- Submission of Schedule and Samples), 8 (Mortar Mix) and 9 (Plan List) of application 23/00780/LBA (Internal and external alterations for the change of use from agricultural to a dwelling, with associated works).
Barton Meade House, 126 Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QS
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/02318/FUL
Erection of two dwellings with associated works.
Charlcombe Grange , Charlcombe Lane, Larkhall, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DL
Received 17 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02319/TCA
Atlas Cedar T1 - reduce height by up to 3m, prune in laterals for form. Horse Chestnut T2 - overall canopy reduction by approximately 2m. Sycamore T3 - reduce height by approximately 3m, prune in laterals for form. Sycamore T4 - reduce height by approximately 3m, prune in laterals for form.
Mallen House , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending Decision26/02320/LBA
External works for Repoint East and North external walls of Tatters and Reroof External Utility Room.
Tatters , Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02321/AGRN
Erection of argicultural barn and static caravan for welfare facilities and office.
Parcel 3277, East Harptree Road, West Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02322/TCA
Acer saccharinum - Cut back from street light (clear light splay & sensor). Acer campestre - Crown lift tree to 4m (include epicormics to branch break). Tilia cordata - Crown lift tree to 6m (include epicormics to branch break), remove lowest hanging limbs back into the stem. Prunus avium - Cut back from street light (clear light splay & sensor). Tilia cordata - Crown lift tree to 6m (include epicormics to branch break) and remove lowest hanging limbs back into the stem.
Inman House, Snow Hill, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted26/02323/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to provide accessible accommodation on the ground floor
2 Overdale, Tunley, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DW
Received 16 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02324/CONSLT
Notice of Caravan Temporary Site Notification under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 at Field adjacent to Downside Nurseries at Brassknocker Basin, Limpley Stoke, nr Bath. BA2 7JD.
Brassknocker Basin, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7JD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02325/FUL
Erection of 1 no. dwelling following demolition of existing barn with a previously approved change of use to dwelling under Class Q (ref. 26/00195/ADCOU)
Vine House , Sutton Hill Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UW
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/02326/FUL
Roofing over 2 No. feed areas
Sycamore Farm, Smitham's Hill, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BZ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - No Objection26/02327/TCA
Robinia - fell.
5 Sunnybank , Lyncombe Vale, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4NA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Consent26/02328/LBA
Essential maintenance and repainting the building
Mcdonalds, Weston Lock Retail Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1EP
Received 17 Jun 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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