4 Osborne Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/03115/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use from a dwellinghouse for not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents (Use Class C3b) to a small dwellinghouse in multiple occupation (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
26 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
8 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Oct 2026 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Public footpath about 15 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.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 266 m away: Carrs Woodland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £295,000 in September 2020. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

3 September 2020£295,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 March 2001£110,000

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

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2018, 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 3JR
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Newbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Bath's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 9% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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:
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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.