215 London Road East, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02798/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of veterinary clinic (class E(e) with ancillary use as residential on first floor to dwelling house (C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Site constraints 10

18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 205-221, London Road East, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 17 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Batheaston 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape about 232 m away: Cotswolds; Flood defence about 18 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Batheaston built-up area; Green belt about 24 m away: Bath and Bristol; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
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.

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 121)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BA1 7NB
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Bathavon North
Parish
Batheaston
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Nicholas Morley Architects Ltd
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 73% of changes of use in Bath are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
91decided 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-15111692
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: 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.