Old Station House , Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01019/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
5 May 2026

Approved on 5 May 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 9

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rose Cottage, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Freshford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Limpley Stoke built-up area; Priority habitat about 45 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £295,000 in August 1998. Detached house, freehold.

21 August 1998£295,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area216 m² (2,325 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2012, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BA2 7WQ
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Bathavon South
Parish
Freshford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
5 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Enspace Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Bath's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
725decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14784880

Historical activity at this location

18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
The Grove , Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Erection of extension and conversion of existing detached double garage to create an acce…
25/04018/FUL
2025 Approved
Land At Rear Of The Limes, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
T(A) - Old Fruit - fell. T(B) - Ash - fell. ( amended description ) T(C) - Hawthorn - low…
25/02246/TCA
2025 Approved
Land To North East Of The Limes, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Chestnut tree north of Ridgeway House - reduce the crown by removing two boughs ( amended…
25/01773/TCA
2025 Approved
Avonlea, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Erection of garden room
25/00914/FUL
2024 Approved
Land At Rear Of The Limes, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
A1- Three dead trees, fell. A2-Three dead trees, fell. A3- Dead tree, cut away branches n…
24/00340/TC5
2022 Approved
Studio Cottage , Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
T1 - C - Hawthorn - Reduce height to 3m and crown lift to 2m.
22/03393/TCA
2020 Approved
Freshford Manor, Church Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WF
Lime tree (T1-T5) - pollard no.5 trees down to 20ft Lime tree (T6-T7) - fell no.2 trees
20/04416/TCA
2019 Approved
Avonlea House, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Discharge of condition 2 of application 17/05969/FUL (Erection of single-storey side exte…
19/04824/COND
2018 Approved
Land At Rear Of The Limes, Station Road, Freshford, Bath,
A. Chestnut. Crown raise to a height of 5m. B. Elder. Fell. C. Hawthorn. Reduce height to…
18/04269/TCA
2018 Approved
Studio Cottage, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
1 x cherry tree - fell.
18/03951/TC5
2018 Approved
Laurel House, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Cherry Tree - Trim Crown Laurel Hedge - Remove
18/01166/TCA
2017 Approved
Avonlea House, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Erection of single-storey side extension (Resubmission).
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2017 Approved
Freshford Manor, Church Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WF
T1 Holm oak- reduce height to by 3m to previous reduction points; T2 Avenue of Lime trees…
17/04919/TCA
2017 Approved
Hillview, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
T1 Palm to rear of house, fell.
17/04968/TCA
2017 Refused
Avonlea House, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Erection of single storey side extension
17/01208/FUL
2016 Approved
Beech Cottage, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
Discharge of condition 4 and 5 of application 16/01875/FUL (Erection of single storey ext…
16/03625/COND
2016 Approved
Beech Cottage, Station Road, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WQ
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16/01875/FUL
2016 Approved
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Fell Beech
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Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bath is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #236 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #17 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #26 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #236 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #199 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
172 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,817
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.