Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, Data via plota.co.uk

26/01422/COND - Discharge of Condition Decided

Proposal

Discharge of condition 11 (Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme) of application (Erection 9 no. 3 storey (third floor in the roof) student residential blocks to provide 561 bedspaces to the southern end of the campus; the erection of an energy centre and single storey Estates and Services facilities buildings, the creation of external spaces for the storage of materials and vehicles and for the storage and processing of refuse and recycling, and the relocation of Newton Annexe providing offices and storage for the Estates Team to the south of the Walled Garden; associated access, parking, external lighting, drainage, infrastructure and hard/soft landscaping works. Demolition of farm buildings to the south of Melancholy Wood; lean-to buildings to the north of the Walled Garden; Newton; Corston; and the former Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Creation of temporary car parking areas during construction. (Phase 2 of University Campus Masterplan)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Apr 2026
Split decision - check file/certificate

Split decision - check file/certificate on · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Registered park or garden: Newton Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newton St Loe built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Received
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Saltford
Parish
Newton St. Loe
Case officer
Show
Decision
Split decision - check file/certificate
Applicant
Show
Agent
CBRE

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14827169
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