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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71,473 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Pending Consideration26/04061/FUL
Creation of hardstanding in rear garden (retrospective)
6 Bailbrook Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7AP
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04062/CLPU
Removal of existing rear chimney stack, infilling of 2No. South West facing windows with matching Bath stone ashlar, insertion of new North West facing window in matching material and colour, replacement of South East facing window with new window in matching material and colour, removal of existing North West facing Velux rooflight, insertion of new North West, South West and South East facing Velux rooflights, replacement of existing hip and ridge tiles with dry ventilated hip and ridge tiles (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use)
46 Greenway Lane, Lyncombe, Bath, BA2 4LW
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04063/TCA
Norway Maple T1 - reduce height and spread of crown by 3.5m Magnolia T2 - reduce height of crown by 2.5m and radial spread by 4m.
Ashton House, Park Gardens, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 2XP
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04064/FUL
Change of use of the first, second and third floors from office accommodation (Use Class E) to a self-contained four-bedroom maisonette (Use Class C3) for use as short-term holiday let accommodation and associated works.
35 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2NT
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04065/LBA
Internal works for Change of use of the first, second and third floors from office accommodation (Use Class E) to a self-contained four-bedroom maisonette (Use Class C3) for use as short-term holiday let accommodation and associated works.
35 Gay Street, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2NT
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04066/FUL
Erection of single-storey extension following demolition of existing outbuildings, window replacements, and replacement dormers
Orchard Farm, St Catherine Lane, St Catherine, Bath, BA1 8HA
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04067/LBA
Internal and external alterations for erection of single-storey kitchen extension following demolition of existing outbuildings, window replacements, internal reconfiguration and replacement dormers
Orchard Farm, St Catherine Lane, St Catherine, Bath, BA1 8HA
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04068/COND
Discharge of condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) of application 25/04093/FUL ( Erection of 3 no bed bungalow and provision of new access)
Fairwood Glen, 78 Ambleside Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 2LP
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04069/TCA
Prunus Padus - remove all of tree to ground level.
1 Chapel Walk, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0JZ
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04070/FUL
Installation of new upvc slimline sash windows
Flat 2 Ground Floor, 15 Lower Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3HL
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04071/FUL
Addition of renewable technologies including air source heatpump, solar panels and battery.
Flat 2 First Floor, 102 Queen's Drive, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5PE
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04072/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 25/02523/FUL (Erection of single storey side/rear extension, replacement windows and installation of Photovoltaic solar panels on front roof pitch).
16 Hensley Road, Moorlands, Bath, BA2 2DR
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04073/TCA
Mature Beech - fell.
17 Bennett's Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7AW
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04074/TCA
Poplar T1 - top by 8m to leave a height of 12m. Poplar T2 - top by 8m to leave a height of 12m. Poplar T3 - top by 8m to leave a height of 12m.
Avon Cottage, 22 Church Street, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7TU
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04075/FUL
Installation of replacement external windows and doors, including roof skylights.
Walcot Court, Walcot Gate, Walcot, Bath, BA1 5UB
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04076/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 3 (Scaffolding Details) of application 26/00072/LBA (External alterations for the recovering of central valley and rear parapet gutter, dormer roofs and cheeks and rear elevation flat roofs)
2 Henrietta Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6LL
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04077/CLPU
Conversion of rear of garage to dry storage area (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed).
65 Beckford Drive, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9AU
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04078/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension
7 Rotcombe Vale, High Littleton, Bristol, BS39 6JZ
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04079/FUL
Installation of solar panels
92 High Street, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7TH
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04080/COND
Discharge of conditions 10 (External and Internal Lighting) of application 24/02839/VAR (Variation of conditions 7 (BNG & Habitat Management Plan) and 14 (Plans List) of application 23/00123/FUL (Erection of a single 4 bedroom dwelling and associated works))
Upper Stoke House, Church Lane, Limpley Stoke, BA2 7GH
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04081/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 (Bicycle and refuse/recycling Storage), 3 (Hard landscaping), 4 (Implementation of Landscaping Scheme) and 10 (Plans List) of application 25/03375/FUL (Change of use from former public house (sui generis) to 7 No. residential apartments and erection of 1 No. Coach House maisonette (Use Class C3) with associated works)
Rising Sun, 3-4 Grove Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PJ
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04083/TCA
Yew - crown lift lower lateral limbs to 10-12ft above ground level, reduce back from next doors house to provide clearance of 1.5-2m. Overall shape reduction of approximately 1.5-2m ( amended description )
Highmere, 32 Upper East Hayes, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6LP
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04084/TCA
Ash - reduce the crown by up to 3 metres in height and up to 3 metres on lateral spread, which would still leave a substantial crown, reduction cuts to be made to suitable growth, retaining the tree's natural shape and balance. Privet Ligustrum Japonicum - reduce the crown by 2 metres in height and 2 metres on lateral spread, which would still leave a substantial crown, reduction cuts to be made to suitable growth points, retaining the tree's natural shape and balance.
3 Bailbrook Court, Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7AB
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04085/TCA
Magnolia - Crown thin and canopy reduction of approximately 1-1.5 m to good healthy growth points.
Thorn Barton, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RU
Received 20 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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