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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71,441 approved · 10,150 refused · 6,437 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Sunnyside, Bath Hill, Wellow, Bath, BA2 8QZ
Received 29 Mar 199955 St Marys Close, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0HX
Received 29 Mar 19994 Orchard Close, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, BS39 5XJ
Received 30 Mar 1999Glencoe, Fosseway, Clandown, Radstock, BA3 3BL
Received 30 Mar 1999Wick House, Upper Radford, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 5PD
Received 30 Mar 199927 Tennis Court Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7LX
Received 30 Mar 1999Three Gables, Church Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5UP
Received 30 Mar 1999Church Bank, Church Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BD
Received 31 Mar 199927 Laxton Way, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8TA
Received 31 Mar 1999Orchard House, 26 Laxton Way, Peasedown St. John, Bath, BA2 8TB
Received 31 Mar 19997 Meadgate West, Camerton, BA2 0NL
Received 31 Mar 1999Homewood Farm, Pipehouse Lane, Freshford, Bath
Received 31 Mar 19993 Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8JB
Received 31 Mar 1999Tennis Courts Adj To, Sports Pavilion, Cross Street, Keynsham, BS31 2AU
Received 31 Mar 199920 Ferenberge Close, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0DH
Received 31 Mar 19991 Church Cottages, Monkton Combe, Bath, BA2 7HB
Received 1 Apr 1999(formerly The Old Brewery), 34 Ashley Road, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7TT
Received 30 Mar 1999The Bungalow, Radford Hill, Timsbury, Bath, BA2 0QQ
Received 31 Mar 1999Latchets Boarding Kennels And Cattery, Redlynch Lane, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2SN
Received 1 Apr 1999The Old Vicarage, Harford Square, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8RA
Received 1 Apr 199971 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2QE
Received 1 Apr 199971 North Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2QE
Received 6 Apr 199955 Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7UD
Received 1 Apr 1999Whitehaven, Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7SP
Received 30 Mar 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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