The Inn, The Hill, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7WG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02749/LBA - Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Internal and external alterations for the installation of a telecommunications cable within a Grade II listed building to provide fibre connectivity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Bath's recent listed building consent.

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Cotswolds 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.
Freshford 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Limpley Stoke built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · 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
Listed Building Consent (Alts/exts)
Postcode
BA2 7WG
Received
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Bathavon South
Parish
Freshford
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Bath usually decides listed building consent by day 99.

Day 5346 days to the predicted decision (day 99)
10%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
240decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15102943
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