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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71,441 approved · 10,150 refused · 6,437 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Cedar Drive, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2TY
Received 13 Oct 19992 Boundary Close, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 4XB
Received 13 Oct 19992 Orwell Drive, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1QB
Received 14 Oct 1999Radio And Television Relay Station, Golf Course Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6JG
Received 14 Oct 1999Garlicks, Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AA
Received 14 Oct 1999Greyfield Sports & Social Club, Bristol Road, Paulton, BS39 7NX
Received 14 Oct 199911 Manor Terrace, Radstock, BA3 3NF
Received 14 Oct 1999Avondale Coach House, London Road East, Batheaston, Bath, BA1 7RB
Received 15 Oct 199923 St Ladoc Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DR
Received 15 Oct 19999 Venus Lane, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5SP
Received 18 Oct 1999Dormers, Stowey Bottom, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, BS39 5TL
Received 18 Oct 1999Whistley Farm, Whistley Lane, West Harptree, BS40 6HD
Received 18 Oct 1999Ivy Cottage, Rectory Lane, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JJ
Received 18 Oct 1999Grove Bungalow, Welton Grove, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2TS
Received 11 Oct 1999Kemlyn House, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2ND
Received 4 Oct 199973 St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2EA
Received 18 Oct 1999Parcel 2676, Howgrove Hill Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol,
Received 19 Oct 1999Bethbarah, Stowey Road, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5TG
Received 25 Oct 199957 Valley View Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7PZ
Received 19 Oct 199935 Somerset Way, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7YX
Received 19 Oct 1999Manor House, Main Street, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, BS39 6UB
Received 19 Oct 1999Coombe Cottage, Folly Lane, Stowey, BS39 4DW
Received 20 Oct 1999High Littleton Recreation Ground, Timsbury Road, High Littleton, Bristol, BS39 6HH
Received 19 Oct 1999Manor House, Main Street, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, BS39 6UB
Received 19 Oct 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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