Grove House , Wallace Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BU Data via plota.co.uk

26/03988/CLEU - Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191 Pending Consideration
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Agricultural and environmental/sustainability educational use (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Dec 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Mendip Hills 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.
Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
SSSI about 439 m away: Harptree Combe SSSI; Inside the East Harptree built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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 area225 m² (2,422 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (89 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2007
HeatingGround source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.26 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2013, 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
Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
Postcode
BS40 6BU
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Mendip
Parish
East Harptree
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Shattock Associates

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15293494

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
The Stewartry , Wallace Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BU
Erection of single storey rear extension and replacement of windows.
23/01254/FUL
2018 Approved
Wallace, Wallace Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6BU
Erection of a rear garden room extension.
18/02394/FUL
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

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.