42 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX Data via plota.co.uk

25/04500/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of house C3 to house of multiple occupation C4. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
5 May 2026

Approved on 5 May 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 ↗
61 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20, Northampton Street, Grade II, about 43 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 59 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 61 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 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 area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 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 2SX
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Lansdown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
5 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
John Mullen Building Surveying

How this decision compares

Decided in 138 days from validation, 82 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-14507601

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
31 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TT
Internal and external alterations including replacing the artificial slate roof coverings…
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2025 Approved
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Internal alterations for secondary glazing in second floor flat 12 Great Bedford Street
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2025
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Internal alterations to the building and external alterations and additions to three open…
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2025 Approved
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Weeping Cherry tree - dismantle to near ground and remove all spoil.
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2025 Approved
20 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
T1 - Laburnum, fell. Allow more light onto both house and front garden.
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2025 Approved
30 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TT
Internal work for replacement of internal doors, internal glazing and replacement of serv…
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2025 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
Eucalyptus tree - full removal and replacement with more suitable variety for the area.
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2025 Approved
24 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TT
External work to replace roof tiles. Lead work to be replaced within gutters.
25/01450/LBA
2025 Approved
2 - 4 Park Street Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SZ
Yew - Overall prune by 2-3m all round, reducing the canopy by an equivalent of 30% size.
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2025 Approved
25 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
External alterations to reconstruct chimney in Bath stone. Existing chimney is in deterio…
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2024 Approved
20 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TS
Minor modification to consented approval 23/01781/LBA involving adjustments of Victorian…
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2024 Approved
20 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TS
Internal alterations to include emergency engineering works to existing fabric at basemen…
24/04087/LBA
2024 Approved
One The Butty Piece , 8 Park Street Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SZ
Erection of single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
24/04094/FUL
2024 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
External alterations to include roofing and guttering repairs and minor repairs to dormer…
24/03376/LBA
2024 Approved
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T5- London plane - prune small overhanging branches which are below head height G4 - 2no…
24/03003/TCA
2024 Approved
Ground Floor, 21 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TS
Internal alterations including the removal and relocation of partition walls and installa…
24/01137/LBA
2024 Withdrawn
Ground Floor, 21 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TS
Internal alterations including the removal and relocation of partition walls and installa…
24/01136/FUL
2024 Approved
25 St James's Square, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TT
Holly (T1) - Reduce to a final height of 3m in line with other trees/shrubs in the group.
24/02289/TCA
2016 Approved
55 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Erection of single storey rear extension.
16/01542/FUL
2016 Approved
1 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SS
Erection of proposed summerhouse on new concrete hard standing within boundary of existin…
16/01810/CLPU
2016 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
1x Rowan - fell
16/02220/TCA
2016 Approved
48 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Conversion of existing dwelling into 2no. self contained apartments and erection of rear…
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2016 Approved
21 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Erection of single storey side extension and construction of forecourt parking area.
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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

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.