Bath and North East Somerset Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Bath and North East Somerset Council decided more than 3,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Bath and North East Somerset Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 September 2026 · Approved
Cramer House , The Square, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BH · 25/04893/FUL
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10 August 2026 · Refused
Parcel 7800, Grove Wood Road, Haydon, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, · 25/03155/OUT
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Eastern Sports Field, Sports Training Village, University Of Bath Campus, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, · 25/03757/EFUL
Figures for Bath and North East Somerset Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 180 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2024 |
| Local Plan policies held | 66plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Bath and North East Somerset Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: (i) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies; (ii) The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues are: 1) the effect of the proposal, on the landscape character; and 2) whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies; and 3) the effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issues raised in respect of this appeal are: - a. Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework); b. Whether the site is suitable for…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; - • The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.