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England · Local authority
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
71,473 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Radstock Methodist Church, The Street, Radstock, BA3 3PL
Received 16 Oct 20261 Cotswold Road, Moorlands, Bath, BA2 2DJ
Received 16 Oct 2026Trevone, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6JL
Received 16 Oct 2026Tythe Barn, Gibbet Lane, Norton Malreward, Bristol, BS14 0BX
Received 16 Oct 2026Keynsham Tandoori Limited, 45 High Street, Keynsham, BS31 1DS
Received 16 Oct 2026Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath,
Received 16 Oct 202622 Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, BA2 4QX
Received 16 Oct 2026The Maples, 28 College Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RR
Received 16 Oct 2026Lower Lock, Tow Path Kennet And Avon Canal, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 16 Oct 2026St Matthew's Church, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, BA2 6AA
Received 16 Oct 2026The Thatch, 31 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8PR
Received 16 Oct 2026Warners Farm, Chewton Road, Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, BS31 2SS
Received 19 Oct 20264 Percival Terrace, Church Lane, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, BS39 6TZ
Received 19 Oct 2026Applewick, Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4ER
Received 19 Oct 2026Brantwood, Southstoke Lane, South Stoke, Bath, BA2 7DN
Received 19 Oct 2026Court Farm, Church Lane, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EP
Received 16 Oct 2026Bewdley House, Bewdley Road, Widcombe, Bath, BA2 4FF
Received 19 Oct 2026Parcel 7259, Hayeswood Road, Farmborough, Bath,
Received 19 Oct 2026Wispers, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath,
Received 19 Oct 2026Street Record, Mill Road, Radstock,
Received 16 Oct 20265 Sulis Manor Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 2AL
Received 19 Oct 2026Woodborough Farmhouse, Woodborough Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8LN
Received 19 Oct 2026Mulberry House, 8 Mount Road, Beacon Hill, Bath, BA1 5PW
Received 19 Oct 2026Garages To West Of Wedmore Road Car Park, Kelston Close, Saltford,
Received 19 Oct 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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