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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71,476 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending Consideration26/03032/LBA
Internal alterations for the replacement of selected internal doors and associated works.
1 Alfred Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03033/LBA
Internal alterations for the replacement of selected internal doors and associated works.
2 Alfred Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03034/LBA
Internal alterations for the replacement of selected internal doors and associated works.
2 Fountain Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03035/LBA
Internal alterations for the replacement of selected internal doors and associated works.
4 Fountain Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5DU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03036/LBA
Internal works for Replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
9 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Application Permitted26/03037/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of appication 25/03445/FUL (Erection of a rear extension (part single and part two storey) to replace existing rear lean to, new entrance porch, external wall insulation.)
24 Montague Road, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3LA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03038/LBA
Internal works for replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
10 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2PH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/03039/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) and 3 (Archaeology - Watching Brief) of application 25/03684/REG03 (Provision of a new pedestrian entrance into the existing pavilion building, erection of extension to house new gym with associated external functional training area, re-organisation of car park and EV charging point, replacement of existing 3G pitch floodlights with LED-based lights and addition of new LED lights to adjacent grass rugby pitch, site wide landscaping to include provision of an accessible nature trail, tree planting and biodiversity enhancements, play equipment, areas of interest, enhancement of connections into the site, provision of cycle paddock to support existing cycling infrastructure and relocation of existing cycle hoops, erection of timber structure within landscaped areas and provision of mini cycle track.)
Odd Down Sports Pavilion , Chelwood Drive, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2PR
Received 12 Aug 2026 - No Objection26/03040/TCA
Silver Birch - fell.
Wellington House , Tunbridge Road, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8SP
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03041/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
6 Nelson Place West, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2TH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03042/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
8 Nelson Place West, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SP
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03043/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
12 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03044/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
13 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - No Objection26/03045/TCA
T1- Cypress - fell/reduce to a height of 2m.
118B Wellsway, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SD
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03046/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
18 Norfolk Crescent, Kingsmead, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03047/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
22 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03048/LBA
Internal alteration to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
38 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03049/LBA
Internal alterations to include replacement of selected internal doors and associated works
40 Rivers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03050/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 4 (Ecological Compliance Report (Bespoke)) of application 25/00847/LBA (External alterations to include recovering of existing roof, dormers and associated thermal/ventilation upgrades).
5 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03051/FUL
Demolition of existing upper garage. Erection of 3no. bed end of terrace house on land adjacent to No. 43 Belgrave Crescent, including conversion of existing garage under croft into habitable space. Infill of existing first floor recess to the existing no. 43 Belgrave Crescent end of terrace.
43 Belgrave Crescent, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - No Objection26/03052/TCA
Copper Beech - cut back to 2 metres.
Wisteria House , High Street, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8QE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Consent26/03054/TPO
66 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - crown lift to 5 metres. 73 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - crown lift to 5 metres - Lift over the roundabout/entrance to the secondary car park. 74 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - crown lift to 5 metres - Lift over the roundabout/entrance to the secondary car park. 76 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - crown lift to 5 metres to lift over the roundabout/entrance to the secondary car park.
Sainsbury's, Green Park Station, Green Park Road, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2DR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03057/LBA
Formation of new pedestrian access onto Ringswell Gardens, partial rebuilding of flanking boundary wall with 30 Grosvenor Place and South boundary wall.
Land To Rear Of No 31, Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/03058/TCA
Sycamore T1 - fell.
31 Grosvenor Place, Lambridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 6BA
Received 13 Aug 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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