Sainsbury's Supermarket , 170 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5RF Data via plota.co.uk

26/03261/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a new retail concession pod and associated signage. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Sainsbury's Premises licence · in force since 3 Feb 2011 Alcohol, late-night hot food and drink
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 10 Apr 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 83 m away: Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
National landscape about 105 m away: Cotswolds
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area; Heritage at risk about 83 m away: Wansdyke: section 1230 yards (1120 metres) eastwards from Burnt House Inn, Southstoke.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 5RF
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Odd Down
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 27 days faster than Bath's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15172504
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