Planning in Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset Council has 35 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.
Conservation areas
35
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
–
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Bath and North East Somerset and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Bathdesignated 1 January 1968
- Bathamptondesignated 16 May 1984
- Batheastondesignated 7 February 1979
- Bathforddesignated 30 September 1981
- Charlcombedesignated 16 December 1981
- Chew Magnadesignated 12 July 1978
- Chew Stokedesignated 13 December 1989
- Clavertondesignated 4 November 1981
- Combe Haydesignated 4 November 1981
- Compton Martindesignated 22 September 1993
- Corstondesignated 15 June 1983
- East Harptreedesignated 17 May 1978
- Englishcombedesignated 8 January 1986
- Freshforddesignated 5 November 1975
- Hinton Blewettdesignated 22 April 1992
- Hinton Charterhousedesignated 14 December 1983
- Kelstondesignated 4 November 1981
- Keynshamdesignated 17 July 1997
- Midsomer Norton and Weltondesignated 14 April 2004
- Monkton Combedesignated 22 February 1978
- Newton St Loedesignated 1 March 1990
- North Stokedesignated 15 September 1982
- Paultondesignated 16 October 2003
- Pensforddesignated 11 May 1988
- Queen Charltondesignated 2 October 1985
- Radstockdesignated 25 March 1999
- Saltforddesignated 28 April 1977
- Southstokedesignated 21 July 1982
- Stanton Drewdesignated 31 January 1990
- Timsburydesignated 22 February 1978
- Ubleydesignated 12 December 1990
- Upper Swainswickdesignated 12 January 1983
- Wellowdesignated 14 September 1983
- West Harptreedesignated 2 December 1992
- Woollarddesignated 25 July 1990
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Bath and North East Somerset?
Bath and North East Somerset Council has designated 35 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Bath and North East Somerset has 0 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Bath and North East Somerset Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09