Parcel 0014, Charlton Road, Keynsham, Bath And North East Somerset, Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline planning application for the development of up to 200no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), Class E floorspace (Use Class E), open space, strategic landscaping and earthworks, surface water drainage and all other ancillary infrastructure and enabling works with access from Charlton Road. All matters reserved except for access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 268.
Planning committee
Decided by Bath Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved by 5 votes to 4
- Officers advised permission because the benefits, including housing and affordable homes, would not be substantially outweighed by identified harms.
- Residents and councillors raised concerns about traffic, drainage, infrastructure, landscape, ecology and the Local Plan process.
- Members voted 5–4 to delegate permission, subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Bath's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 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 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
Decision outlook
Day 268, past the statutory target. 69% of commercial and major works in Bath are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14568539
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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