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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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
71,448 approved · 10,150 refused · 6,437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 12 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Red Post Inn, Bath Road, Peasedown St. John, BA2 8JH
Received 26 Jun 1998Islett, Pagans Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QJ
Received 26 Jun 199843 Temple Inn Lane, Temple Cloud, Bristol, BS18 5DB
Received 26 Jun 1998Radstock Cooperative Society, 1 Elm Tree Avenue, Radstock, BA3 3SX
Received 25 Jun 1998The Cott, Norton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0BT
Received 25 Jun 1998Vibroplant Plc, Starling House, Ashmead Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1SX
Received 25 Jun 1998Warleigh Manor House, Warleigh, Bathford, Bath, BA1 8EE
Received 23 Jun 1998Warleigh Manor House, Warleigh, Bathford, Bath, BA1 8EE
Received 23 Jun 1998Limeburn Nurseries, Limeburn Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QW
Received 29 Jun 199819 Lincombe Road, Radstock, BA3 3YJ
Received 29 Jun 1998New Farm, Denny Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SZ
Received 22 Jun 1998Land Adj Wellsway Works, Wellsway Works, Wells Road, Westfield, Radstock,
Received 29 Jun 199854 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, BS18 1DX
Received 29 Jun 199854 High Street, Keynsham, Bristol, BS18 1DX
Received 29 Jun 1998Network Communications, Unit 2 Burnett Business Park, Gypsy Lane, Burnett, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2ED
Received 26 Jun 199899 Station Road, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5RA
Received 26 Jun 1998Old Stables, Belluton, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4JJ
Received 29 Jun 199816 St Mary's Rise, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3PD
Received 30 Jun 199873 Hantone Hill, Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6XD
Received 29 Jun 1998Stakles Adjoining Hammerhill Wood, Church Road, Norton Malreward, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset
Received 29 Jun 199847/49, High Street, Keynsham, Bristol
Received 29 Jun 1998Ashton Hill Farm, Ashton Hill, Corston, Bath, BA2 9EY
Received 29 Jun 1998The Old Station, Wells Road, Hallatrow, BS39 6EN
Received 2 Jul 1998Red Gables, Silver Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8RE
Received 1 Jul 1998Records 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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