Brocks Farm, Timsbury Road, Farmborough, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 0DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/04014/PIP - Permission in Principle Pending Consideration

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of 1no. dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 21 Jan 2027, from Bath's recent new homes.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Farmborough built-up area; Green belt about 27 m away: Bath and Bristol; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £677,500 in December 2016. Other property, freehold.

9 December 2016£677,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area161 m² (1,733 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2011, 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BA2 0DE
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Clutton And Farmborough
Parish
Farmborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tadman Planning Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Bath usually decides new homes by day 90.

Day 1377 days to the predicted decision (day 90)
30%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
73decided in the last year

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

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.