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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71,476 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Objection26/03850/TCA
Lime T1 - fell.
58 Cedric Road, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3PB
Received 5 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03851/TCA
Silver Birch T1 - reduce lateral branches by 0.5m to leave at a length of 3m.
5 St Mary's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BR
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03852/VAR
Variation of condition 5 (Plans List) of application 24/04657/FUL (Erection of new garage following demolition of existing garage).
76 Sladebrook Road, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1LR
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03853/CLEU
Use of property as a 4 bed HMO for student letting since 2001 (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
39 Dorset Street, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3RA
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Decision26/03854/FUL
Conversion of existing rear garage to a granny annex, and to include the renewal of the flat roof structure.
Orchansy , Wells Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3UW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03855/TCA
Cherry T1 - crown reduce by approximately 1.5m.
Mayfield House , 1 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JS
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03856/FUL
Erection of a two storey detached dwelling following demolition of the existing barn, resurfacing of the existing track and change of use of the land from agricultural to residential.
Barn In Parcel 8966, North Hill Farm, The Hollow, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03857/FUL
Erection of a Maintenance / Storage Building
Land Between 1-7 Horseshoe Walk And 49-59 Sydney Buildings, Horseshoe Walk, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03858/FUL
Erection of a garden outbuilding/store
4 Beaufort Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6RP
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03859/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 13 (Method Statement - Floor, Ceiling and Walls) of application 26/01132/LBA (Internal and external works to sympathetically repair and restore commercial unit, 2 no. flats and garage and patio.)
4 Lansdown Road, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5EE
Received 5 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03860/TCA
Various pruning works to 28 trees as detailed in notification.
Play Area, Ballance Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03861/FUL
Change of use from 3 bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
23 Oldfield Lane, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3NP
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03862/TPO
Tree Line (Conifer,Yew) boarding Bathwick Hill - Crown lift all Conifers by 3.0 m above the wall to allow for acess to pedestrians. 6no. Beech trees boarding neighbours - dismantle to near ground level due to collapsing wall. Multi stemmed Holm Oak - dismantle to near ground level due to collapsing wall.
Bathwick Hill House , Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HA
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03863/CLPU
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
183 Park Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1AS
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03864/CLPU
Loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
11 Haydon Hill, Haydon, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03865/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 10 (Window Repair/Replacement) of application 24/03946/REG13 (Internal and external alterations to include re-roofing to a complex array of roof types and forms, repairs to external walls and stone heads, extensive window and door repair/ replacement, repairs to structural and timber roof members, storm water repairs/ upgrade works and upgrade and replacement of mechanical, electrical and public health services installation.)
Former Jollys Shop, 7 - 14 Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1DD
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03866/FUL
Removal of existing rear conservatory. Erection of new single storey rear extension. Erection of new single storey porch extension to front elevation.
14 Mells Close, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1XJ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03867/FUL
Proposed garage conversion & extension to provide accessible ancillary annexe
41 Russet Way, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8ST
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03868/FUL
Erection of a hay barn, as well as the erection of a separate agricultural barn (for the storage of associated agricultural vehicles and machinery) to replace existing structures on site.
Parcel 4645, Bath Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03869/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey rear extension
4 Henrietta Gardens, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LZ
Received 6 Oct 2026 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/03870/TC5
Fell 2 x dead Beech, 1 x large dead Sycamore, 1 x Beech snapped in half up trunk, 1 x dead Sycamore with uprooted Lime leaning into it, 4 x dead Sycamores in copse at end of plot.
The Old Estate Yard, Workshop Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BR
Received 6 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03873/TCA
Walnut (Juglans regia) T1 - fell to ground level. Dead Elm (Ulmus) T2 - fell to ground level. Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) T3 - fell to ground level.
Beacon Wood House , Rivers Road, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JZ
Received 6 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03874/TCA
Cherry (Prunus) T1 - reduce the crown by approximately 1-1.5m to manage crown size and cut back from the house to provide approximately 1m clearance.
Claremount , Darlington Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NL
Received 6 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/03875/TCA
Plums (Prunus) T1 - fell to ground level. Plums (Prunus) T2 - fell to ground level.
Hill House , Richmond Hill, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5QT
Received 6 Oct 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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