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Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases, Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RL

24/00968/VARApplication for Variation of ConditionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 (Contract for Redevelopment (Pre-commencement)), 3 (Archaeology - Historic Building Recording (Pre-commencement)), 4 (Protecting Architectural Features (Pre-commencement)), 5(Stripping Out Phase (Bespoke Trigger)), 6 (Investigation of cementitious render to wall and vaults (Pre-commencement)), 7 (Schedule of Repairs (Bespoke Trigger)), 9 (Stone Cleaning Sample (Pre-commencement)), 10 (Stone repairs and Mortar Mix (Bespoke Trigger)), 13 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)), 17 (New Service details (Bespoke Trigger)), 18 (Special Feature Details (Bespoke Trigger)) and 23 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/01753/LBA (Internal and external alterations associated with proposed conversion to hotel (Use Class C1), external alterations to East Wing roof including removal of lift room and flue, demolition and replacement of roof top plant area and extension to existing pitched roof, demolition and replacement of modern infill development to south elevation and new infill development to north elevation of the East Wing internal courtyard and new glazed roof to spa area, removal of modern external staircase to rear of West Wing and replacement infill development, demolition and replacement of third storey extension to West Wing, alterations to the roof of West Wing including new lift shaft and plant screen, and bridge link to new three storey rear extension to West Wing).

Received
14 March 2024
Decided
2 May 2024 · CONSENT
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kingsmead
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received14 Mar
  2. Validated14 Mar
  3. Consult.18 May
  4. Target13 Jun
  5. Decided2 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bath98% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to vary a condition at Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases , Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RL. Bath has handled 1,419 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Bath's median. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 350 applications across Kingsmead. We hold 2,250 applications in total for the BA1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/00968/VAR
Address
Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases , Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RL
Postcode
BA1 1RL
Local Authority
Bath
Application Type
Application for Variation of Condition
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Consent
Ward
Kingsmead

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Spaces Northgate House Upper Borough Walls High Street Bath BA1 1RG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 March 2024
Consultation Expiry
18 May 2024
Target Decision Date
13 June 2024
Date Decided
2 May 2024
Date Validated
14 March 2024
Date Submitted
14 March 2024
Consultation Start
3 May 2024
Consultation End
18 May 2024
Decision Issued
12 June 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
CONSENT
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
4 April 2024
Site Notice Start
29 March 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12884040
UPRN
100121170022
Documents
18
Coordinates
51.382260, -2.361435
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bath

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Planning history at this site

17 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of condition 22 (Basement Finishes) of application 25/04552/VARLB

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03615/CONDLB
  2. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of condition 1 of application 25/00415/VAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03638/COND
  3. 2026
    21 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 17 (Special Feature Details) and 20 (Installation of External Railings) of…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03611/CONDLB
  4. 2026
    21 Sep

    Internal alterations for the removal of ceiling finishes to enable installation of primary services…

    PendingListed building consent26/03609/LBA
  5. 2026
    14 Sep

    Discharge of condition 25 (Method Statement - Mosaics (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/00415/VAR

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03486/COND
  6. 2026
    3 Sep

    Internal alterations for the removal of repair of plaster finishes to internal masonry.

    PendingListed building consent26/03351/LBA

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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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