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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 dates105,430Searchable applications
985Recorded 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71,476 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Lawful26/03742/CLPU
Change of use to 3 Bedroom Dwelling House (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use)).
16 Cork Street, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BD
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/03743/FUL
Change of use from sui generis Large HMO to C3 Dwelling House
1 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Lawful26/03744/CLPU
Change of use to 4 Bedroom Dwelling House (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use).
39 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03745/FUL
Change of use of HMO (sui generis) to Dwelling House (Class C3)
40 Audley Avenue, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3BL
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03746/FUL
Internal and external alterations to support restaurant refurbishment and minor alterations to building fabric.
3 - 7 Milsom Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BZ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03747/LBA
Internal and external alterations to support restaurant refurbishment and minor alterations to building fabric.
3 - 7 Milsom Place, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1BZ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03748/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 25/03600/FUL (Alterations to and extension of existing roof to facilitate new habitable accommodation.)
Granville Lodge , Entry Hill Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5NJ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03749/FUL
Erection of single storey front extension to replace the existing porch, erection of single storey side extension, and proposed vehicular access after closing up the existing one.
11 Priory Close, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AL
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03750/FUL
Enlargement of existing dwelling to provide additional accommodation and associated works.
Lake View , Lansdown Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9DT
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03751/LBA
Internal work to repair modern flooring, suspended ceilings and joists following water damage.
Ground Floor Basement Maisonette, 19 Lansdown Crescent, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EX
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03752/CLEU
Confirmation that development approved by Planning Permission 23/02886/FUL, granted on 14th December 2023 has lawfully commenced prior to the expiration date through the carrying out of a material operation (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
Kilkenny Barn, Kilkenny Lane, Englishcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9DY
Received 28 Sept 2026 - No Objection26/03753/TCA
3 no. Catalpa trees-in the edge of the front garden adjacent to the garden wall. Reduce height to 3-4.5m 2 no clumps of Hazel trees in rear garden, reduce height to 4-5m
Catalpa , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QR
Received 28 Sept 2026 - No Objection26/03754/TCA
Ash-overall canopy reduction by up to approximately one third
3 Primrose Terrace , Pit Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 2US
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/03755/CLPU
Erection of a rear single storey extension with lean to roof that projects out no more than 3m and whose roof is the same as existing rear lean to extension and construction of flat roof dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
Scot Cottage , Scot Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8UN
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Condition Discharged26/03756/COND
Discharge of condition 6 of application 26/01362/FUL (Erection of 1 no. dwelling following demolition of detached garage).
2 Lansdown Cottages , Lansdown Road, Charlcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BS
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03758/LBA
Installation of 6 panel Georgian style doors, replace existing internal glazing panels with new fire rated glass and replace existing ply boxing with new fire rated plasterboard.
13 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03760/LBA
Restoration to panelled Georgian doors including installation of intumescent strips, application of a envirograf fireproof coating and replacement of existing glazing panels with new fire rated panels to match existing. Replacement of existing pboard boxing with new fire rated plasterboard boxing to match existing layout.
14 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Received 29 Sept 2026 - No Objection26/03766/TCA
Goat Willow T1 - fell to ground level. Goat willow T2 - pollard to approximately 6 metres in height.
10 Northend, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7EN
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Application Permitted26/03767/FUL
Single storey rear extension with raised deck and formation of front driveway with dropped kerb.
35 Southdown Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1HJ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03768/COND
Discharge of conditions 7 (Soft Landscaping scheme) and 10 (Rainwater Harvesting) of application 24/00010/FUL (Erection of three-bedroom detached house with on-site parking for 2 vehicles and bikes.)
The Hollow, 1A Townsend, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BH
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03769/FUL
Proposed Replacement Single Storey Side Extension & Front Porch
4 Chedworth Close, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AF
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Decline to determine26/03770/FUL
Change of use of land for vehicle storage in association with commercial vehicle sales and repairs business (Sui Generis) and vehicle washing building. (Retrospective)
Batemans Nursery, Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS14 0QL
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/03772/CLEU
Continued use as HMO (Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
7 King Edward Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3PD
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03773/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 9 dwellings.
Poplars Cottage, Redlynch Lane, Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 2SL
Received 29 Sept 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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