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Dorset Villa, 14 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JX

23/03499/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 21 November 2023

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Guest House (Use Class C1) to a commercial holiday let accommodation for a maximum of 24 people (Use Class Sui Generis).

Received
19 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newbridge
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated19 Sep
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Dorset Villa , 14 Newbridge Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3JX. Bath has handled 2,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Newbridge. We hold 2,335 applications in total for the BA1 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BA1 3JX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 September 2023
Consultation expiry
14 November 2023
Consultation start
19 October 2023
Consultation end
14 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
21 November 2023
Target decision date
21 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/O Mr John Rooney 1 The Lodge Spillmans Court Stroud GL5 3RU

Planning decision

Statutory period
63 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 October 2023
Site notice start
24 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12465840
UPRN
100120020854
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bath
  • World Heritage Site: City of Bath
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    21 Oct

    Change of use from nil use to HMO for up to 14 occupants (Sui Generis)

    PendingFull Application25/04089/FUL

Source: Bath

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