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Former Gulf Riverside Service Station, Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath

17/04986/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 March 2018

Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of vacant forecourt for tyre and vehicle sales.

Received
12 October 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Twerton
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided15 Mar

Decided in 154 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Gulf Riverside Service Station, Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath,. Bath has handled 2,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Twerton.

92% of full applications at Bath and North East Somerset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2017
Consultation expiry
6 March 2018
Consultation start
15 March 2018
Consultation end
6 March 2018
Neighbour consultation start
15 March 2018
Target decision date
23 March 2018
Permission expires
15 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Studio 160 3 Edgar Buildings George Street Bath BA1 2FJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
162 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 October 2017
Site notice start
31 October 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06420275
UPRN
100121176693
Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bath
  • World Heritage Site: City of Bath

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    12 Oct

    Change of use of vacant forecourt for tyre and vehicle sales.

    This applicationApprovedFull17/04986/FUL
  2. 2017
    12 Oct

    Display of 5 new non illuminated signs and retention of 3 existing non illuminated signs.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside17/04987/AR

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