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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 · 81,618 approved or refused records
10,149Refused applications
71,469 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent26/04123/TC5
2 x moribund cypress - remove.
43 High Street, Saltford, BS31 3EJ
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04127/COND
Discharge of condition 4 of application 25/04537/FUL (Change of use of existing 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) to a large 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) with dormer extension, associated external and internal alterations, bin store and bike store).
146 Englishcombe Lane, Southdown, Bath, BA2 2EN
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04128/REG13
Restoration works to Victoria Gate in Royal Victoria Park, to include stone repairs and graffiti removal.
Street Record, Drive Through Royal Victoria Park, Lower Weston, Bath,
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Pending Decision26/04129/NMA
Non Material Amendment to application 26/00900/FUL (Erection of 2 storey, 3 bedroom dwelling in land to side of existing dwelling).
19 Tyning Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8HT
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04130/FUL
Internal and external alterations arising from design development and technical compliance relating to the West Wing Basement Floor, West Wing Southern Lightwell and Bridges, East Wing Roof, West Wing Stair Tower and Roof, West Wing Northern Parapet, and Service Building.
Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases , Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, BA1 1RL
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04131/LBA
Internal and external alterations arising from design development and technical compliance relating to the West Wing Basement Floor, West Wing Southern Lightwell and Bridges, East Wing Roof, West Wing Stair Tower and Roof, West Wing Northern Parapet, and Service Building.
Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases , Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, BA1 1RL
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04132/TCA
Eucalyptus - fell.
Moonrakers, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 6DZ
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04133/TCA
Cherry - reduce height 1.0/1.5 m, reshape sides by up to 1.0 m.
Flat 1, 94 Sydney Place, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NE
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04134/TCA
Ash - re-pollard to previous knucles.
3 The Avenue, Keynsham,
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04135/AR
Display of replacement non-illuminated external signage above the café and main entrance of a similar style and appearance to existing signage and proposed shield above café entrance to match the existing located on the north and northeast elevations.
The Salvation Army, Green Park Road, City Centre, Bath, BA1 1XE
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04136/TCA
Cherry - reduce by approximately 2 m.
The Old School House, St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PR
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04139/TCA
Viburnum - fell. Ilex - fell. Fuchsia - fell. Sambucus - fell. Spiraea - fell.
15 The Circus, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2ES
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04141/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump to front of property
3 Frome Old Road, Radstock, BA3 3QE
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04142/OUT
Outline application for the erection of two storey dwelling with access, appearance, layout and scale considered and all other matters reserved.
1 Manor Road, Keynsham, BS31 1RA
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04143/LBA
External work to repair chimney.
45 High Street, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7SZ
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04144/TCA
Yew T1 - prune back to the boundary to an appropriate pruning point, lateral reduction on branches of 2-3m on the western side only.
Sydney Gardens, Sydney Place, Bathwick, Bath,
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04145/TCA
Norway Maple T1 - reduce by 4m in height to allow more light into the sunken garden, prune in the laterals by 1-2m for a well balanced finish. Cherry T2 - reduce the height by 2m to allow more light in to the garden. Lawson Cypress (6 or 7 stems) G3 - remove to ground level. Box T4 - remove as defoliated by moth.
Box Cottage, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5EF
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04146/TPIP
Technical Details Consent for Erection of 2 No. detached dwellings and garages, pursuant to Permission in Principle reference 26/00227/PIP.
Land At Old Radstock House, Ham Hill, Radstock,
Received 23 Oct 2026 - No Objection26/04147/TCA
Laburnum - fell.
29 Upper Oldfield Park, Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3JX
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04148/CLEU
Occupation of The Swallows in breach of condition 2 of application WB 13445 (agricultural occupancy condition) for in excess of 10 years (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
The Swallows, Gloucester Road, Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8AD
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04149/FUL
Erection of scout hut following demolition of existing scout hut.
Scout Hall, Station Road, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5PF
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04150/TCA
Holly - reduce in height by approximately 1.5 metres and to have sides reduced by approximately 0.5 metre.
1 Thornbank Villas, Thornbank Place, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3HJ
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04151/LBA
Erection of new build cookery school and associated landscaping. Including external planting and forming opening within boundary wall following demolition of hut
Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RG
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/04154/COND
Discharge of conditions 3, 7, 9, 13 and 20 of application 24/03168/REG03 (Change of use of existing street cleansing depot and 24-hour car park ancillary to the adjacent VW Dealership to retained street cleansing depot with a new Recycling Centre and adjacent customer parking / drop off area with associated operational development including: alteration of vehicular access; new pedestrian / cycle access; landscaping; and drainage works).
Bath Recycling Centre, Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, BA1 3FE
Received 23 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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