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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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
71,459 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 6 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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44 Paulmont Rise, Temple Cloud, Bristol, BS39 5DZ
Received 16 Sept 1996Street Record, High Street, Keynsham
Received 13 Sept 199639A Uplands Road, Saltford, Bristol, BS31 3JQ
Received 12 Sept 1996Church House, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, BA2 7UA
Received 12 Sept 1996Church House, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, BA2 7UA
Received 12 Sept 1996Keynsham Hardware, 28 High Street, Keynsham, BS31 1DQ
Received 13 Sept 1996Pizza Magic, 28A High Street, Keynsham, BS31 1DQ
Received 13 Sept 1996Nor West Bowling Club, Fosseway, Westfield, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4AY
Received 17 Sept 199611 Charlton Park, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4BN
Received 17 Sept 199619 Vivien Avenue, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2EQ
Received 18 Sept 199681 Albert Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1AE
Received 19 Sept 1996Springwells, 29 Upper Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5TE
Received 19 Sept 199612 Edinburgh Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1AJ
Received 19 Sept 1996Parcel 0050, Main Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol,
Received 19 Sept 19966 Devonshire Road, Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6UB
Received 20 Sept 1996Cheriton Cottage, Springfield, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8HW
Received 20 Sept 1996Church View, Court Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, BS39 4JZ
Received 12 Jul 1996Parcel 0079, Mill Lane, Bathampton, Bath,
Received 20 Sept 19964 Chestnut Walk, Saltford, Bristol, BS31 3BG
Received 23 Sept 1996Agricultural Buildings And Yard, Gloucester Road, Swainswick, Bath,
Received 23 Sept 199616 Rowan Walk, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2RE
Received 23 Sept 1996Manor Farm House Nursing Home, Church Street, Radstock, BA3 3QG
Received 24 Sept 1996Radstock Working Mens Club, Radstock House, The Street, Radstock, BA3 3PR
Received 24 Sept 199672 Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2AR
Received 24 Sept 1996Records 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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