Thermae Bath Spa , Hot Bath Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02243/LBA - Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts) Approved

Proposal

External alterations to repair and restore seven exterior columns. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

60 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 22, Westgate Buildings, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 10 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 47 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 60 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 13 m away: The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath
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 ↗
Public footpath about 19 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area; Air quality management area about 48 m away: Bath AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts)
Postcode
BA1 1SJ
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Kingsmead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
CONSENT
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wessex Water

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 16 days slower than Bath's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
557decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14987731
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