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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 · 81,622 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,473 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Pending Consideration26/03388/FUL
Change of use of land to rear of 36 Eveleigh Avenue from Agricultural to Residential (garden)
36 Eveleigh Avenue, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7DH
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03389/FUL
Erection of a single building, comprising 4no flats over two floors.
Land At Rear Of Thornbank Place, Thornbank Gardens, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Sept 2026 - No Objection26/03390/TCA
T6: Pine, H:10m - to fell. G1: Hazel x3 - to coppice. T9: Yew, H:7m - Prune back from utility cables by 2.5m. T12: Robinia, H:10m - removal of deadwood. T14: Holly, H:3m - fell. T16: Lime, H:11m - removal of deadwood. G3:Yew x4, H:8m - Reduce the extension of growth by 4m in the vertical, 2-3m in the horizontal. T35: Beech, H:9m - fell. T36: Beech, H:8m - fell. T38: Beech, H:10m - fell. T42: Willow, H:2m - fell. T43: Indian Beean Tree, H:4m - Prune lightly from roof.
Stradling House , Backy Hill, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03391/LBA
External alterations for the removal of Welsh slate and stone hip and ridge tiles to all pitches, setting aside for re use. Stripping old felt and battens and replacing with new breathable felt and wood battens. Installation of integrated (flush) solar photo voltaic panels and relaying existing slates and stone tiles, complete with nee and replacement lead flashings. Installation of a traditional style metal gate to the pedestrian access in the front boundary wall.
3 Stanley Villas , Camden Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - No Objection26/03392/TCA
3 Lawson Cypress stems growing in The Grove, 2 Madams Paddock, are overhanging the neighbour's side alley and also shading the garden. Cut to height of roof apex as shown in photograph.
The Grove , 2 Madams Paddock, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/03395/COND
Discharge of conditions 7 (Structural Landscaping - phasing), 8 (Structural landscaping - approved details), 13 (Drainage), 23 (Tree Protection) and 29 (Construction Noise) of application 25/02114/LDO (Amendment to condition 5 (supporting documents) and condition 12 (highways approved plans) of the approved LDO (23/00076/LDO) for the development of an employment-led Enterprise Zone with related highways works including a new roundabout on the A362 and associated development).
Parcel 0006, Old Mills, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Not published26/03397/SCREEN
Request for Screening Opinion to confirm whether the Proposed Scheme constitutes development that will require Environmental Impact Assessment.
Street Record, Keynsham Bypass, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04000/LBA
Internal alterations for ceiling repair and reinstatement works to the third floor, comprising retention of the existing lath-and-plaster ceiling in Room 305 with plasterboard reinstatement beneath, plasterboard ceiling reinstatement in Room 308, retention and decoration of the Room 309 en suite ceiling, and retention of the replacement plasterboard ceiling installed within the third-floor hall as emergency safety works.
Royal Hotel , Manvers Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1JP
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04001/TCA
706500 Hawthorn- Raise Canopy over footpath by 3m 706505 Sycamore - Raise canopy by 4 m - Prune back from streetlamp. 723260 - Cherry - To prune back from overhead cables. 707810 - Mountain Ash - To Dismantle to near ground level.
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04002/LBA
Internal and external alterations to provide new Ethernet fibre optic connection to GND floor office comms room.
Boots, 34 - 35 Westgate Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1EL
Received 14 Oct 2026 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/04003/TP5
T1682-Horse Chestnut, remove
Street Record, Claudius Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04004/TCA
Yew - remove all overhanging branches back to the boundary line, longest of these would be about 1.5 metres in length.
20 St Michael's Court, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7ES
Received 14 Oct 2026 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/04005/TP5
T1744-Sycamore, remove
Street Record, Augustus Avenue, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04008/FUL
Proposed hipped to gable loft conversion, incorporating a rear dormer.
137 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2EL
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04009/FUL
Erection of new dwelling (amendment to planning permission 24/02995/FUL)
Crossway Stables , Bath Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0HJ
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04010/TCA
Lime T1 - repollard the tree, managed on a 2 year rotation, removing 1-2m growth back to the knuckles. Field Maple T2 - prune back to the previous pruning points and remove epicormic (1-2m all over).
33 Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3JX
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04011/FUL
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space.
63 St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6PZ
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04012/TCA
3no. Maples (T1-T3) - Re pollard to original points. Conifer hedge - Remove all growth on Cam Engineering hedge side back to main stem to allow space for strengthening work on retaining wall. Reduce remaining hedge in height by up to 1m and trim face on No. 6 Frome Road side.
Camtyre Welding , Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3PY
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04014/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of 1no. dwelling
Brocks Farm, Timsbury Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DE
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04015/COND
Discharge of conditions 5 (Wildlife Mitigation and Enhancement) of application 25/00614/VAR (Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) and Removal of Condition 3 (Scope of Works (Compliance)) of application 24/00371/FUL (Proposed external refurbishment works to the John Wood Complex with retrofit energy efficiency measures including replacement windows, doors, spandrel panels, roof coverings, roof top PVs and plant)).
John Wood Court , Avon Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1AL
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04016/CONSLT
Consultation request from Club Social Camping for a Temporary Holiday Site No. THS2626/2027 at Brass Knocker Basin, Limpley Stoke, Bath, BA2 7JD
Brassknocker Basin, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7JD
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04021/FUL
Erection of 2 no. storey 3 no. bedroom dwelling in land to side of existing dwelling 19 Tyning Road.
19 Tyning Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8HT
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04022/FUL
Single Storey Rear Extension
112 Broadmoor Lane, Upper Weston, Bath, BA1 4LB
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04024/COND
Discharge of conditions 2 (Supervision and monitoring) of application 26/02159/FUL (External works including removal and replacement of western extension, replacement of concrete roof with standing seam zinc roof, replacement of UPVC windows and doors with Crittall style, introduction of Bath stone coloured render, Bath rubble stone, and timber cladding to walls, installation of solar panels, landscaping, and associated works; internal works including reconfiguration of layout).
19 Summerhill Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2UP
Received 16 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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