Bath & West Buildings , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03567/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration
Change of useCommercial & major worksNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Part Conversion and Change of Use of existing buildings from Offices (Class E(g)) to Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) to form 29 student flats and communal amenity space. External alterations to the buildings. Retention of office use at ground floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 21 Nov 2026, from Bath's recent changes of use.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20-28, Oak Street, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 8 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 55 m away: Bath; Inside the Bath built-up area; Air quality management area about 16 m away: Bath AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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
Full Application
Postcode
BA2 3EG
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Oldfield Park
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Pegasus Group
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Bath usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1938 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15207630

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land At Rear Of 48, Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Erection of 3no. Holiday Lets (Use Class C1).
25/03796/FUL
2024 Approved
Unit 2, Newark Works, 2 Foundry Lane, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3GZ
Internal alterations to unit 2.03, including new partition walls and window security feat…
24/02759/LBA
2023 Approved
Beazer House, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Erection of a 152-bedroom hotel (Class C1) and associated works, to follow demolition of…
23/04754/FUL
2024 Approved
25 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Internal alterations to fit stairlift to existing staircase
24/01264/LBA
2024 Approved
1 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Exterior alterations for replacement of single glazed windows to double glazed windows.
24/00045/LBA
2023 Approved
34 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
External works to include replacement of all windows and doors.
23/01778/LBA
2022 Approved
Unit 3, 4 Foundry Lane, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Display of 2no internally-illuminated flag signs.
22/05016/AR
2022 Approved
Unit 3, 4 Foundry Lane, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
External alterations for the addition of exterior flag signs to retail unit
22/05013/LBA
2022 Approved
22 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Internal alterations to install toilet into existing utility room.
22/04375/LBA
2022 Approved
27 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Internal alterations for the installation of secondary glazing to 3no. windows.
22/02592/LBA
2022 Approved
1A Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Internal and external work to removal aluminium sash windows and modern external doors an…
22/00841/LBA
2022 Approved
25 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
External alterations to include removal of modern aluminium sash windows and modern exter…
22/00844/LBA
2022 Approved
23 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
External alterations to include removal of modern aluminium sash windows and modern exter…
22/00842/LBA
2021 Approved
Newark Works Unoccupied Premises, 1 - 4 Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Installation of external signage to include rooftop lettering, projecting sign, gable end…
21/05615/AR
2021 Approved
Land East Of Riverside Business Park, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Erection of bike store.
21/05412/FUL
2021 Approved
Land At Rear Of 48, Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Remove 5 lowest branches Sycamore T2, Fell Sycamore T7, Fell Sycamore T3.
21/04699/TCA
2021 Approved
25 Oak Street, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BR
Internal and external alterations for the installation of a mechanical extract fan throug…
21/03953/LBA
2021 Approved
Newark Works Unoccupied Premises, 1-4 Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Internal alterations for the repair of the existing purlins to the roof within Building 2…
21/02179/LBA
2021 Approved
Land At Rear Of 48, Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Sycamore (T7) - 2-3m crown reduction Ash (T21) - remove 2no. branches
21/02103/TCA
2020 Approved
Newark Works Unoccupied Premises, 1-4 Riverside Business Park, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Internal alterations for the removal of the existing redundant structural bracing to the…
20/04162/LBA
2016 Approved
Bath Quays Bridge, Green Park Road, City Centre, Bath,
Demolition of building (Boiler House) within curtilage of listed building (Newark Works a…
16/05349/REG13
2016 Approved
Bath Quays Bridge, Green Park Road, City Centre, Bath,
Demolition of existing building (Boiler House) and two (2) no. associated arches and prov…
16/05348/REG03
2016 Approved
The Bayer Building, 210 - 211 Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath,
Internal and external work to flood proof building
16/04587/REG13
2016 Approved
Pt First Second & Third Floors, Beazer House, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, BA2 3BA
Change of fascia frontage from Beazer House to L&C logo with trough lighting and inst…
16/03971/AR
2016 Refused
Land At Rear Of 48, Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Change of use to construct Car Parking Facility
16/02648/FUL
Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.