5 Bridge Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4AS Data via plota.co.uk
25/04601/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Alterations to the Fascia of No 5 and to the shop front of No 6. Forming a new opening between Nos 5 and 6. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Feb 2026
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Appeal dismissed
28 Jul 2026
Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Site constraints 8
80 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 8, Bridge Street, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 69 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 80 with distances
- 6 m8, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 11 mUnnamed
- 15 m2-7, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 17 m12 Northgate Street and 9 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 25 mVictoria Art Gallery and LibraryGrade II*
- 37 m15 and 16, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 37 m1, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 39 mNo. 13 Northgate StreetGrade II
- 40 m14, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 42 m17, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 45 mShops Nos 1 to 8 (Consec)Grade I
- 54 mGuildhall MarketGrade II
- 54 mPulteney BridgeGrade I
- 55 mShops Nos 9 to 17 (Consec)Grade I
- 58 m1, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 60 mNewmarket RowGrade II
- 75 m2-6, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 75 mEast GateGrade II*
- 79 mGuildhallGrade I
- 83 m20, 21 and 22, High StreetGrade II
- 84 m1-5, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 91 m1-9, New Bond StreetGrade II
- 94 m18 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 97 m25-27 Including Post OfficeGrade II
- 97 mEmpire HotelGrade II
- 103 m13-19, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 103 mThe Old Police StationGrade II
- 107 m8-17, Argyle StreetGrade II*
- 111 m5-8, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 111 mThe Old BankGrade II
- 112 m6, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 112 mK6 Telephone Box Outside Old Police StationGrade II
- 115 mChurch of St MichaelGrade II*
- 115 m12-22, the CorridorGrade II
- 116 m10, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 116 mArchway to Guildhall Car ParkGrade II
- 119 m10 and 11, Green StretGrade II
- 120 m1-11, the CorridorGrade II
- 122 m1-9, New Bond Street PlaceGrade II
- 123 m11 and 12, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 124 mThe Old Green Tree Public HouseGrade II
- 124 m10, New Bond StreetGrade II
- 127 mArgyle Congregational ChapelGrade II
- 128 m11 and 12, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 128 m19, Union PassageGrade II
- 129 m13, Green StreetGrade II
- 130 m1, Walcot StreetGrade II
- 131 mThe Oliver Public HouseGrade II
- 132 m14, Green StreetGrade II
- 132 m15-24, New Bond StreetGrade II
- 135 m14, Union PassageGrade II
- 135 m7, Argyle StreetGrade II
- 136 m15, Green StreetGrade II
- 136 m12, Union PassageGrade II
- 137 m11a and 12a, the CorridorGrade II
- 138 mSam WellersGrade II
- 138 mRising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- 139 mSaracen's Head InnGrade II
- 140 m9-10 Cheap StreetGrade II
- 141 m7, 8 and 8a, Green StreetGrade II
- 141 m16 and 17, Green StreetGrade II
- 142 m3, Walcot StreetGrade II
- 143 m9 and 10, Union PassageGrade II
- 144 m11-14, New Bond StreetGrade II
- 144 m12, UNION STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 144 m5 and 6, Grove StreetGrade II
- 145 m41 and 41a, Broad StreetGrade II
- 145 m7 and 8 Cheap StreetGrade II
- 146 m2, Burton StreetGrade II
- 146 m5, Burton StreetGrade II
- 147 m3, 4 and 4a, Burton StreetGrade II
- 147 m6, 6a and 7, Union PassageGrade II
- 147 mNOS. 1, 2 AND 3Grade I
- 147 mPillar BoxGrade II
- 147 mObeliskGrade II*
- 148 m3, Broad StreetGrade II
- 148 m18, Green StreetGrade II
- 148 m20-24, Union PassageGrade II
- 148 mColonnades, Balustrading, Steps and Kiosk at Parade GardensGrade II
- 149 m5 and 7, Walcot StreetGrade II
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.
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.
Air quality management area: Bath AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Scheduled monument about 63 m away: The Eastgate, 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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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.
Also on the record
Flood defence about 30 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Bath
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- BA2 4AS
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decision
- PERMIT
- Decision date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 28 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007866 ↗
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Slade, Smith And Winrow
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days slower than Bath's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.
This one69d
Council56d
UK56d
54%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,021decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14531949
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
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