Alpine Cottage , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01635/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterationsSolar & renewables

Proposal

External alterations including window replacements, roof repairs and addition of solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
6 Sept 2026

Approved on 6 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Weymouth House and Nelson House, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
World heritage site: City of Bath
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 ↗
Bath 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 ↗
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 ↗
Public footpath about 28 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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
Full Application
Postcode
BA2 4QS
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
6 Sept 2026
Agent
Western Building Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 131 days from validation, 76 days slower than Bath's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
644decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14889323

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Sunnymead , 16 Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QR
Conversion of existing garage to office/gym.
25/03157/FUL
2025 Approved
Powswood , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Yew Tree - crown height reduction by up to 5 metres, selective limb removal (east aspect)…
25/03430/TCA
2025 Withdrawn
Powswood , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Pollard the Yew. Alternatively hard prune the Yew to include cut back Ivy at base of tree…
25/02262/TCA
2024 Approved
Caunterbury , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Western Red Cedar (boundary hedge/trees- pink circle) - re-trim to previously trimmed hei…
24/03566/TCA
2024 Approved
Shirley Villa , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
Partial demolition, underpinning and rebuild of 1960s Bath stone side wall for safety rea…
24/00226/FUL
2024 Approved
Shirley Villa , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
Partial demolition, underpinning and rebuild of 1960s Bath stone side wall for safety rea…
24/00227/LBA
2024 Approved
Beech Lodge , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Internal and external alterations including window and door refurbishment, and replacemen…
24/00917/FUL
2024 Approved
Beech Lodge , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Internal and external alterations including window and door refurbishment, and replacemen…
24/00918/LBA
2024 Approved
Blakeleys , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Holly tree (T1) - Section fell as too close to wall.
24/00838/TCA
2023 Approved
Shirley Cottage , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
Erection of kitchen area using footprint of existing outbuildings, utility room, yard and…
23/04263/FUL
2023 Approved
Shirley Cottage , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
Internal and external alterations to include erection of kitchen area using footprint of…
23/04264/LBA
2024 Approved
Beech Lodge , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Crab Apple tree (T1) - Reduce by approx. 2-2.5m (30%) to leave a natural shape.
24/00837/TCA
2024 Approved
Esher Lodge , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Ash - Reduce height and spread by 4m London Plane - Re-Pollard down to old points by 3-5m
24/00234/TCA
2024 Approved
Powswood , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Yew tree- To prune up to 1.5m. Remove dead branches.
24/00102/TCA
2023 Approved
Catalpa , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QR
T1-Catalpa, reduce height by 2.5m. T2-Catalpa, reduce height by 2.1m, upper branches are…
23/04275/TCA
2023 Approved
Esher Lodge , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
MIXED TREES - Ash and Walnut cut back to fence line by 1-3m
23/04094/TCA
2023 Approved
Nelson House , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
Replacement of sash windows with 6-pane sash windows.
23/02492/FUL
2023 Approved
Nelson House , Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QS
External alterations for the replacement of sash windows with 6-pane sash windows.
23/02493/LBA
2023 Approved
Esher Lodge , Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
London Plane Tree - Prune the branches that overhang boundary of Powswood.
23/03044/TCA
2023 Approved
Tresco Cottage, Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
External alterations to replace existing painted timber single-glazed sash windows with p…
23/02851/LBA
2016 Approved
Beech Lodge, Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
1x Silver Birch - cut down
16/03224/TCA
2016 Approved
Beech Lodge, Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
External alterations to facilitate erection of orangery with lantern light following demo…
16/01942/LBA
2016 Approved
Beech Lodge, Beechen Cliff Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QT
Erection of orangery with lantern light following demolition of existing conservatory and…
16/01939/FUL
2016 Approved
Powswood, Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
2x Taxus baccata - reduce the height of the trees by 2m and a proportional reduction of t…
16/00490/TCA
2016 Approved
Esher Lodge, Chaucer Road, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4QY
Pollarded ash - re-pollard to remove all recent small branches; Cupressus - thin by remov…
16/00179/TCA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings