Land To East Of Providence Bungalow, Frome Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, Data via plota.co.uk

25/04915/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of 5 no. detached bungalows and garages Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
19 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
3 Mar 2026
Appeal
Appeal In Progress Appeal Process Written Representation

Refused on 3 Mar 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Radstock 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 ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; SSSI about 458 m away: Huish Colliery Quarry SSSI; Inside the Radstock built-up area; Open access land about 20 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Council
Bath
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BA3 3LD
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Radstock
Parish
Radstock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
3 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 49 days faster than Bath's median of 92 for new homes. Refused, as 11% of new homes here are.

28%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
63decided in the last year

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

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