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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71,473 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration26/04090/TCA
Elm T4 - prune back growth over the bridge house by 4m and remove any deadwood. Elm T5 - remove deadwood. Elm T6 - prune back the leaders and branches leaning towards Horton House by 4-6m, remove deadwood.
Horton House, Forester Avenue, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Decision26/04091/HPD
Prior approval request for single storey rear conservatory that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, 2) have a maximum height of 3.20 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.30 metres high.
184 Charlton Park, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4BR
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04092/COND
Discharge of conditions 6 (Wildlife Mitigation and Enhancement Scheme), 9 (Affordable Housing Scheme) and 10 (Site Specific Targeted Recruitment and Training) of application 24/01168/REG03 (The erection of 16 no. supported living units (Use Class C3(b)) with associated communal hub (to include ancillary carers accommodation), access, landscaping and ancillary works) Condition 6 - Wildlife Mitigation and Enhancement Scheme (B26_022_Cond 6_WMES_Englishcombe_Lane_Rev03) Condition 6 - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (B26_022_Englishcombe_Lane_HMMP_REV02) Condition 9 - Affordable Housing Scheme (Cond 9 AHS - Englishcombe Lane 13.10.2026) Condition 10 - Scheme for Site Specific Targeted Recruitment and Training (ECL Planning Condition 10 Submittal Proposal)
Land To The Rear Of 89 To123, Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath,
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04093/TCA
Ash T012 - fell to 4m monolith. Ash T013 - fell to 4m monolith. Ash T014 - fell. Ash T016 - fell. Viburnum T021 - fell. Cherry T029 - fell. Holly T041 - fell. Holly T055 - fell. Cotoneaster T056 - fell.
Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RG
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04094/DEM
Demolition of 2 x industrial buildings accommodating builder's merchants
Jewson, Broadmead Lane, Keynsham, BS31 1SA
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04095/TCA
Mixed Hedge G1 - remove and grind. Cypress T1 - fell. Leylandii row G2 remove select limbs overhanging play equipment.
40 Westfield Close, Bloomfield, Bath, BA2 2EB
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04098/LBA
Internal alterations to floors, roofs, walls, doors, partitions and back-of house accommodation across the East Wing, West Wing and Lodge.
Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases , Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, BA1 1RL
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04099/TCA
Poplar - fell.
Church Farm, High Street, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QS
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04100/TCA
Turkey Oak T1 - 1 x competing limb - reduce by 6m; 1 x competing limb - reduce by 3m Due to split at main union to reduce failure
Magna House, Battle Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8PX
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04103/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 25/04759/FUL (Provision of loft conversion with rear dormer).
Livingstone Lodge, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5EF
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04105/COND
Discharge of conditions 14 (Verification Report), 22 (Acoustic assessment) and 24 (Sample panel) of application 20/02673/OUT (Residential and related development comprising approximately 213 dwellings, replacement sports pitch to facilitate expanded primary school, means of access thereto, associated open space, landscaping, access roads, footways/cycleways and infrastructure works).
Land Parcel 0005, Bath Road, Keynsham,
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Condition Discharged26/04106/COND
Discharge of conditions 1 (Cycle Storage) and 3 (Boundary treatments) of application 24/00155/RES (Reserved Matters for the development of 208 homes, replacement sports pitch to facilitate expanded primary school, open space, landscaping and all associated infrastructure pursuant to planning permission ref: 20/02673/OUT)
Land Parcel 0005, Bath Road, Keynsham,
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04107/CLPU
Proposed garden room/outbuilding within permitted development regulations (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
25 Marshfield Way, Fairfield Park, Bath, BA1 6HD
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04108/CONDLB
Discharge of condition 3 (Schedule of Repairs) of application 26/01949/LBA (Internal works for Removal of failed cementitious tanking system and replacement with cavity drain system)
Basement, 24 Royal Crescent, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2LT
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04109/COND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan), 4 (Landscape Design Proposals), 5 (Operational Statement) and 7 (Flood Risk and Drainage) of application 24/01566/FUL (Reprofiling of land for the purposes of agricultural improvement, biodiversity benefits and landscape screening)
Parcel 7512, Fosseway, Englishcombe, Bath,
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04110/LBA
Installation of solar panels to inner slopes of main roof and roof of south elevation of single storey roof.
The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Compton Martin, Bristol, BS40 6JP
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04111/TPO
Alder - prune back the epicormic growth at the base of the tree trunk.
11 Symes Park, Upper Weston, Bath, BA1 4PA
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04112/FUL
Change of use from a shop (Use Class E(a)) to 3 no. maisonettes (Use Class C3). Demolition of workshop and construction of new single storey extensions to the rear.
Mickleburgh Pianos, Canton Place, London Road, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6AA
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04113/LBA
Internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use from a shop (Use Class E(a)) to 3 no. maisonettes (Use Class C3). Demolition of workshop and construction of new single storey extensions to the rear.
Mickleburgh Pianos, Canton Place, London Road, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6AA
Received 22 Oct 2026 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/04114/TP5
T1 - Silver Birch (dead): Fell T2 - Ash: Crown lift to 3m over parking bays and remove dead wood. T3 - London Plane: Crown lift to 3m over parking bays.
Bath N H S House, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3QE
Received 20 Oct 2026 - TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/04115/TP5
T1 Cypress (dead) - Fell T2 & T3 Larch (dead) - Fell T4 Ash (Ash Dieback) - Fell
Hillview Lodge, Royal United Hospital, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3NG
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04120/TCA
T1 Beech - crown lift to 3m T2 Beech - crown lift to 2m
Church Farm House, High Street, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QS
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04121/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 26/01784/FUL (Alterations to fenestration to include additional rooflights and re roofing the property).
The Cottage, Northfields, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5TN
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Condition Discharged26/04122/COND
Discharge of condition 2 (EPC Certificate) of application 25/04500/FUL (Change of use of house C3 to house of multiple occupation C4)
42 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2SX
Received 22 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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