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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
71,441 approved · 10,150 refused · 6,437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 12 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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3 (formerly The Post Office), Chapel Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, BS40 8XD
Received 27 Aug 1999Manor Cottages, Main Street, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6UB
Received 1 Sept 1999Bathampton Timber Yard, Tyning Road, Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6TQ
Received 11 Aug 1999199 Wellsway, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1JJ
Received 1 Sept 1999Parcel 5026, South Road, Timsbury, Bath,
Received 1 Sept 19999 Morris Lane, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7PP
Received 31 Aug 199948 St Georges Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2HT
Received 31 Aug 1999The Manor House, Upper Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8DA
Received 1 Sept 1999The Manor House, Upper Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8DA
Received 1 Sept 1999Hareclive Garage 36 Bristol Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2BQ
Received 27 Aug 199910 Eckweek Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8PW
Received 2 Sept 1999Howgrove Farm, Howgrove Hill Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 7UY
Received 2 Sept 1999Garages And Parking Area Behind Shops, Ashleigh Close, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7QD
Received 3 Sept 1999The Stables, Pipehouse, Freshford, BA2 7UJ
Received 3 Sept 199938 Bath Road, Peasedown St. John, BA2 8DL
Received 31 Aug 1999Four Acres, Green Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, BA2 7TL
Received 31 Aug 1999Beechwood, The Avenue, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0HU
Received 3 Sept 1999Waterway, Tow Path Kennett And Avon Canal, Bathampton, BA2 6TR
Received 3 Sept 1999Candy's Bridge, Meadow Lane, Bathampton, Bath
Received 3 Sept 1999The George Inn, Mill Lane, Bathampton, Bath, BA2 6TR
Received 3 Sept 1999Bathampton Bridge, High Street, Bathampton, Bath
Received 3 Sept 1999New Chapter Farm, Coley, East Harptree, Bristol, BS40 6AW
Received 6 Sept 1999Fry Club, Somerdale, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2AU
Received 6 Sept 1999River View, Mead Lane, Saltford, Bristol, BS31 3EP
Received 6 Sept 1999Records 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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