Grog, 16 Margaret's Buildings, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2LP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03288/AR - Advertisement Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Display of one non-illuminated, surface-mounted aged brass projecting sign to the timber fascia of the ground-floor shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Bath's recent advertisement consent.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BA1 2LP
Received
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Kingsmead
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Bath usually decides advertisement consent by day 69.

Day 1653 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
33%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
36decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15170069
Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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