Bath Tourism Bureau, Abbey Chambers, Kingston Parade, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1LY Data via plota.co.uk
26/02250/REG03 - Regulation 3 Application
Approved
Proposal
Temporary change of use of the highways and various public open spaces within Bath city centre for an annual Christmas Market in November and December each year. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bath Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026.
Approved by 7 votes to 1
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised permission because the market’s economic, social and cultural benefits outweighed temporary heritage harm, with impacts controlled by conditions.
- Supporters cited economic benefits, while objectors raised concerns about traffic, public transport, accessibility, noise, heritage and disruption.
- The committee voted seven to one, with one abstention, and permitted the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Bath's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.
Site constraints 8
134 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 11 and 12, Abbey Church Yard, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 15 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 108 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 134 with distances
- 4 m11 and 12, Abbey Church YardGrade II
- 9 m15-20, Cheap StreetGrade II
- 14 m10, Abbey Church YardGrade II
- 16 m13, Abbey Church YardGrade II
- 23 m21, Cheap StreetGrade II
- 23 m6-9, Abbey Church YardGrade II
- 23 mGeneral Wade's HouseGrade I
- 29 m3-6 Cheap StreetGrade II
- 31 mNos. 1 and 2 the RoundhouseGrade II
- 32 m14, Cheap StreetGrade II
- 32 m15, Abbey Church YardGrade II*
- 33 m3, Stall StreetGrade II
- 36 m7 and 8 Cheap StreetGrade II
- 37 mNorth Colonnade at Grand Pump RoomGrade I
- 38 mNo. 13 CHEAP STREET and No. 16 ABBEY CHURCHYARDGrade II
- 43 m3, Union PassageGrade II
- 43 m25, Union PassageGrade II
- 43 mGrand Pump RoomGrade I
- 44 m9-10 Cheap StreetGrade II
- 44 mMuseum Shop, Formerly Concert RoomGrade II*
- 50 mKing's BathGrade I
- 54 m1 and 2, Union StreetGrade II
- 56 mRebekah FountainGrade II
- 57 m4 and 5, Union PassageGrade II
- 57 m20-24, Union PassageGrade II
- 59 m20, 21 and 22, Union StreetGrade II
- 62 m3, 4 and 5, Union StreetGrade II
- 62 mSouth Colonnade at Grand Pump RoomGrade I
- 66 mThe Rat and ParrotGrade II
- 66 mRoman Baths MuseumGrade I
- 71 mThe Old BankGrade II
- 71 m36 and 37, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 72 m1-11, the CorridorGrade II
- 73 mAbbey Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 75 m6, 6a and 7, Union PassageGrade II
- 76 m37 Stall Street and Arlington House flats 10, 11, 21, 22, 32, 33 and public areas onlyGrade I
- 76 mPart of Queen's Bath, Including `bridge' Spanning York StreetGrade II
- 77 m11a and 12a, the CorridorGrade II
- 80 m12-22, the CorridorGrade II
- 83 m16-19, Union StreetGrade II
- 86 m9 and 10, Union PassageGrade II
- 87 m19, Union PassageGrade II
- 87 m5-8, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 88 m18 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 89 m33, 34 and 35, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 89 mNo. 4 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 90 m8, 9 and 10, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 90 m9-16, Bath StreetGrade I
- 90 mAbbey ChambersGrade II
- 91 m6-11, Union StreetGrade II
- 92 m9, York StreetGrade II
- 93 mNos. 34, 35 and 36, STALL STREETGrade I
- 94 m5 and 6, Stall StreetGrade II
- 96 mFormer Bath City LaundryGrade II
- 97 mHarington House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 98 m13-19, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 99 m11 and 12, Northumberland PlaceGrade II
- 100 m20, 21 and 22, High StreetGrade II
- 100 m1, Abbey GreenGrade II
- 102 m7 and 8, Stall StreetGrade II
- 102 m7, York StreetGrade II
- 104 m5, Church StreetGrade II
- 105 m11, 11a and 12, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 105 m1-8, Bath StreetGrade I
- 106 m12, Union PassageGrade II
- 107 mGuildhallGrade I
- 107 mElton HouseGrade II*
- 107 mAbbey HouseGrade II
- 107 m9-13, Kingston ParadeGrade II
- 109 mNo. 33 Stall StreetGrade II
- 109 m2, Church StreetGrade II
- 111 m14, Union PassageGrade II
- 111 m4, Church StreetGrade II
- 112 m9, Stall StreetGrade II
- 112 m11a and 12-15, York StreetGrade II
- 114 mPiers, Walls and Railings Flanking the Advent ChurchGrade II
- 114 mFriends Meeting HouseGrade II
- 114 mThe Ralph Allen Town HouseGrade I
- 115 mArchway to Guildhall Car ParkGrade II
- 116 m12a and 13, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 116 m3, Church StreetGrade II
- 119 m10 and 11, Stall StreetGrade II
- 120 mSt Catherine's HospitalGrade II
- 121 mCrystal Palace Public HouseGrade II
- 121 m1 North Parade PassageGrade II
- 122 mAdvent Church (Orange Grove Hall)Grade II
- 123 mRear of Nos. 30-31 Stall Street (Formerly Nos. 1 and 2 Beau Street), front of Nos. 30-31 not includedGrade II
- 124 m2 North Parade PassageGrade II*
- 126 m12, UNION STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 126 mThe Old Police StationGrade II
- 130 m27, 28 and 29, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 130 mObeliskGrade II*
- 130 m2 and 2a, Abbey GreenGrade II*
- 130 m3, North Parade PassageGrade II
- 132 m9, Abbey GreenGrade II
- 132 m16, 17 AND 18, YORK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 134 mNos. 14 and 15 the Grapes (No. 14)Grade II*
- 134 mK6 Telephone Box Outside Old Police StationGrade II
- 134 m1-7, Orange GroveGrade II
- 135 m4 and 5, Beau StreetGrade II
- 135 m2 and 2a, York StreetGrade II
- 136 mThe Cross BathGrade I
- 136 mSally Lunn's HouseGrade II*
- 137 m27, 28 and 29, Stall StreetGrade II
- 137 m8, Abbey GreenGrade II
- 138 mRoyal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Royal Mineral Water Hospital, With RailingsGrade II*
- 138 m3, Beau StreetGrade II
- 139 m1, St Michael's PlaceGrade II
- 139 m5, North Parade PassageGrade II
- 141 mHamilton House, including 1, 2 and 3 Lilliput CourtGrade II
- 141 m3, Abbey GreenGrade II
- 141 m4 and 5, Terrace WalkGrade II
- 142 m11 and 12, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 142 m5, Burton StreetGrade II
- 142 m6, Terrace WalkGrade II
- 143 mSam WellersGrade II
- 143 mOld Royal BathsGrade II*
- 143 mThe Ale HouseGrade II
- 144 m10, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 144 mGuildhall MarketGrade II
- 144 m25 and 26, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 144 mThe Little Theatre and Attached Chandos BuildingsGrade II
- 144 mBellott'sGrade II
- 144 m7 and 8, Terrace WalkGrade II
- 145 m16, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 146 mFormer St John's Hospital (including Chapel Court House)Grade I
- 147 m26, Stall StreetGrade II
- 147 m4, Abbey GreenGrade II
- 147 mThe Huntsman Public HouseGrade II*
- 147 m9, Terrace WalkGrade II
- 148 mBridgwater HouseGrade II
- 149 m2-6, Upper Borough WallsGrade II
- 149 mGala Bingo ClubGrade II
- 149 m5, Abbey GreenGrade 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.
Public footpath about 9 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.
Scheduled monument about 6 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.
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.
Cotswold Way about 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 13 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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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.
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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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