Former Purnell Factory North View Development Site, Oxleaze Way, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, Data via plota.co.uk

26/01589/COND - Discharge of Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of condition 4 (Ground Investigation and Risk Assessment (Pre-commencement)), 5 (Remediation Scheme (Pre-commencement)) and 6 (Highway Works (Pre-commencement)) of application (Residential development of 72 no. dwellings (Use Class C3); vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access from Oxleaze Way, pedestrian access from Caxton Close; landscaping and other associated ancillary works). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Target date was 19 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 19 Jun 2026.

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area about 90 m away: Paulton; Inside the Paulton built-up area; Heritage at risk about 90 m away: Paulton (including Paulton Basin); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
BS39 7NX
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Paulton
Parish
Paulton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14865947
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