Prior Park College , Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH Data via plota.co.uk

25/04041/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of new lift to provide access between basement, ground, and first floor. Alterations to lower ground floor door at the rear to provide level access to the rear garden from school dining hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Oct 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Prior Park College: the Mansion With Link Arcades, Grade I, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 2 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 ↗
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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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 5AH
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Applicant
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Agent
NVB Architects
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 56 days slower than Bath's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,021decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14417912

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Internal and external works for Installation of new lift to provide access between baseme…
25/04042/LBA
2024 Approved
Fir 091 - fell Willow 300 -fell Ash 301 - fell Beech 302 - fell Beech 303 - reduce height…
24/03968/TCA
2023 Approved
Proposed observatory to south east grounds of Prior Park College.
23/01012/FUL
2023 Approved
G01-no3 Poplar, fell as part of works to improve student outdoor open space. G02-no 2 Pop…
23/03692/TCA
2023 Approved
T097- Lime - remove dead limb. T090 - Robinia - reduce height from 22m to 18m to reduce l…
23/02037/TCA
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 3 (Lime Mortar Stone Repair Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) and 5 (Ext…
23/01052/CONDLB
2022 Approved
External alterations for the creation of a New Founders Garden near the main Mansion Hous…
22/02194/LBA
2022 Approved
External alterations for the creation of a New Founders Garden near the main Mansion Hous…
22/02193/FUL
2022 Approved
601- Beech - reduce the height from 23 metres to 18 metres and reduce extended west facin…
22/02083/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Chapel, Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Alterations to include accessibility improvements to Prior Park's Chapel including a resu…
21/04141/FUL
2021 Approved
Chapel, Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Internal and external alterations to include accessibility improvements to Prior Park's C…
21/04142/LBA
2021 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 of application 19/03611/LBA (External works for the…
21/03090/CONDLB
2020 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
T03321 Beech - 4m reduction of limbs, 2m height reduction.
20/00816/TCA
2019 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
External works for the general repairs and maintenance of the Cupola and Clock Tower
19/03611/LBA
2019 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Proposed tree work as detailed in Tree Hazard Assessment.
19/02827/TCA
2019 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
T3321. Beech- 4m reduction of major scaffold limbs. T478. Beech-Fell. TN2. Spruce-Sever I…
19/00455/TCA
2019 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Mature Horse Chestnut (T1) - prune to allow access to manhole as detailed in notification.
19/00077/TCA
2017 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
See submitted schedule of works
17/04830/TCA
2017 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
1x Laurel - remove. 1x Holly - remove. 2x Yew - reduce the crown by 3 m on the north side…
17/03309/TCA
2017 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Please see attached Tree Report
17/01111/TCA
2016 Approved
Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
T1: Robinia - fell. T2 - Laburnum - fell. T3 - Catalpa - prune as detailed. T4 - Cherry…
16/00358/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

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