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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 dates
105,467Searchable applications
1,000Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 81,608 approved or refused records
10,150Refused applications

71,458 approved · 10,150 refused · 6,437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 12 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation 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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted97/01019/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the Southgate area for residential (Class C3); retailing (Class A1, A2 and A3); indoor leisure (Class D2(excluding cinema)); offices(Class B1); bus station/public transport interchange and related facilities; public conveniences; car parking; servicing; works to Dorchester Street and Manvers Street and related access and highway works; streets and public spaces and landscaping; works to Bath Spa Railway Station and forecourts to north and south, including the installation of lifts and alterations to the station vaults; works to the electricity transformer; works to the Argyll Hotel building, relocation of listed telephone boxes; and related engineering and landscape works

    Southgate Development, Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath,

    Received 28 Nov 1997
  2. Application Withdrawn97/01020/LBA

    Works to Bath Spa railway station and forecourt including demolition of car park and ramp; works to the viaduct arches; relocation of listed telephone boxes and related engineering and landscaping works

    Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, BA1 1SU

    Received 28 Nov 1997
  3. Application Withdrawn97/01021/CA

    Demolition of existing buildings and structures

    Southgate Development, Southgate Street, City Centre, Bath,

    Received 5 Dec 1997
  4. Application Refused97/01022/LBA

    Internal and external alterations to include installation of a new spiral staircase, repositioning of ATM machine, associated works and alteration to entrance to provide ramp

    Nationwide Building Society, 21 Old Bond Street, Bath, BA1 1BP

    Received 5 Dec 1997
  5. Application Refused97/01023/FUL

    Repositioning of ATM machine, associated works and alterations to entrance to provide a ramp

    Nationwide Building Society, 21 Old Bond Street, Bath, BA1 1BP

    Received 5 Dec 1997
  6. Application Permitted97/01024/FUL

    Erection of a single storey extension after demolition of existing annex

    17 Lyme Road, Bath, BA1 3LN

    Received 5 Dec 1997
  7. Application Refused97/01025/FUL

    Change of use from general practise surgery to two dwelling houses

    109 Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 1LL

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  8. Application Permitted97/01026/FUL

    Change of use and conversion from Art College (Use Class D1) to 2 no. self contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3)

    101 Sydney Place, Bath, BA2 6NE

    Received 4 Dec 1997
  9. Consent97/01027/LBA

    Internal and external alterations to convert from Art College to 2 no. self-contained residential dwellings

    101 Sydney Place, Bath, BA2 6NE

    Received 4 Dec 1997
  10. Application Permitted97/01028/FUL

    Construction of a new front lightwell and revised rear extension

    4 Johnstone Street, Bath, BA2 4DH

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  11. Application Permitted97/01030/FUL

    Alterations to shopfront

    Woods Restaurant, 9-13 Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QX

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  12. Consent97/01031/LBA

    External alterations to shopfront and internal alterations to restaurant and bar at 9 Alfred Street

    Woods Restaurant, 9-13 Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QX

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  13. Application Permitted97/01032/FUL

    Erection of a double garage after removal of existing concrete garage

    13 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EH

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  14. Consent97/01033/LBA

    Erection of a double garage after removal of existing concrete garage

    13 Raby Place, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EH

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  15. Application Permitted97/01034/FUL

    Relocation of existing, and new provision of temporary accommodation

    Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG

    Received 3 Dec 1997
  16. Consent97/01035/AR

    Display of a banner across Milsom Street advertising Antiques Fair from 28th February to 7th March 1998

    Street Record, Milsom Street, City Centre, Bath

    Received 10 Dec 1997
  17. Consent97/01036/LBA

    External alterations to replace basement area door

    5 Trim Street, Bath, BA1 1HB

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  18. Application Permitted97/01038/FUL

    Consolidation of hospital complex to include demolition, conversion, extension and new building to provide centralised hospital facilities, alterations to access and internal roads and car parks and landscaping of site

    Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG

    Received 11 Dec 1997
  19. Application Permitted97/01039/FUL

    Renovation of Royal York Hotel to provide 72 guest bedrooms, improvements to Royal York Tavern and conversion of Boiler House to offices

    Royal York Hotel, 1 York Buildings, George Street, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2EB

    Received 9 Dec 1997
  20. Consent97/01040/LBA

    Renovation and refurbishment of Royal York Hotel and Royal York Tavern and conversion of Boiler House to offices

    Royal York Hotel, 1 York Buildings, George Street, City Centre, Bath, BA1 2EB

    Received 9 Dec 1997
  21. Application Permitted97/01041/FUL

    Erection of a conservatory and double garage and conversion of existing garage to a study

    Goblin Combe, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6HW

    Received 12 Dec 1997
  22. Application Withdrawn97/01042/FUL

    Erection of restaurant, with associated access, car parking, landscaping, lighting and new boundary walls

    The Harvester, Gloucester Road, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7BW

    Received 3 Dec 1997
  23. Application Permitted97/01043/FUL

    Erection of trellis to boundary wall at the rear

    12 Henrietta Villas, Bath, BA2 6LX

    Received 10 Dec 1997
  24. Lawful97/01044/CLEU

    Use for house let to no more than 7 students living together as a single household, each having thier own room and sharing the kitchen, bathroom and living room with one common tenancy agreement

    60 Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3BE

    Received 12 Dec 1997

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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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