Planning Applications in
Bath & North East Somerset
Bath & North East Somerset is part of the South West region. Search any postcode in Bath & North East Somerset to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
Search Bath & North East Somerset Planning Applications
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Planning Application Types in Bath & North East Somerset
Based on 2023 applications tracked between 2026-02-11 and 2026-10-26.
Full Application
28% of all applications
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
22% of all applications
Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts)
13% of all applications
Discharge of Condition
10% of all applications
LB Discharge of Condition
4% of all applications
Cert of Lawfulness (Proposed) 192
3% of all applications
Bath & North East Somerset Planning Statistics
Data period: 2026-02-11 to 2026-10-26 · Updated 28 October 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in Bath & North East Somerset
PlanWatch currently holds 2,023 Bath & North East Somerset planning records across 1,105 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2026-02-11 to 2026-10-26. The most common categories in this dataset are Full Application (567), Tree Works Notification in Con Area (454), Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts) (265).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Recent Planning Applications in Bath & North East Somerset
Latest applications submitted to Bath & North East Somerset council.
Creation of hardstanding in rear garden (retrospective)
6 Bailbrook Grove, Lower Swainswick, Bath, BA1 7AP
Discharge of condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) of application 25/04093/FUL ( Erection of 3 no bed bungalow and provision of new access)
Fairwood Glen, 78 Ambleside Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 2LP
Silver Birch T1 - fell. Maple and Portugese Laurel T2 - fell. Horse Chestnut T3 - reduce 1 x leaning limb to neighbours by 4m and crown lift to 5m.
Magna House, Battle Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8PX
Erection of one dwelling (Permission in principle)
Parcel 7259, Hayeswood Road, Farmborough, Bath,
Erection of first floor extension to Kiki Cottage and Rosie Cottage following demolition of existing garage, installation of first floor balconies and installation of solar panels and green roof.
Kiki Cottage, The Shallows, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3DA
Official Planning Portal
View and search planning applications directly on the Bath & North East Somerset council website.
Visit Bath & North East Somerset planning portal →Objecting to a Planning Application in Bath & North East Somerset
Bath & North East Somerset Council can only weigh objections that raise a material planning consideration. Personal disputes, loss of a view and property value are not material and are set aside. These are the grounds that do count, with what Bath & North East Somerset's planning officers will expect you to evidence for each.
Then write the objection letter, or check what counts as a material consideration before you start. Objections normally have to reach Bath & North East Somerset Council inside the 21-day consultation window.
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Data Sources
- Planning application data: planning.data.gov.uk
- Bath & North East Somerset council planning portal — app.bathnes.gov.uk
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions
- Data last refreshed: 28 October 2026
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