Homefield , Whitehouse Lane, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 4PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00666/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of Single storey extension to building known as Shortwood Barn. The advice stated 'Overall it is considered that a single storey extension would be considered as an acceptable addition at application stage. Draft sketches have been submitted which are helpful in showing the location of the extension, and whilst not to scale, the extension is shown in the site context. The site plan shows a footprint which would be proportionate to the existing dwelling. Being single storey, there would be limited impact upon the character as the extension would remain subservient. Materials indicated would match the dwelling, utilising cladding and stone which is welcomed.' This planning application is an exact replica of that pre-application, with the additional of requisite scaled drawings… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Feb 2026
Approved

Approved on · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Mendip Hills 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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BA3 4PS
Received
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Mendip
Parish
Hinton Blewett
Case officer
Show
Decision
PERMIT
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14195620
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