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Fishponds Cottage, Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

24/03589/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Temporary change of use for Fishponds Cottage, from C3 domestic cottage to Use Class E (offices) from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2026.

Received
23 September 2024
Decided
7 January 2025 · PERMIT
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Dec
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided7 Jan

Decided in 104 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bath93% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD. Bath has handled 2,116 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 106 days, 6 weeks longer than Bath's median. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Widcombe And Lyncombe. We hold 3,348 applications in total for the BA2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/03589/FUL
Address
Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD
Postcode
BA2 6BD
Local Authority
Bath
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 September 2024
Consultation Expiry
23 December 2024
Target Decision Date
9 January 2025
Date Decided
7 January 2025
Date Validated
25 September 2024
Date Submitted
23 September 2024
Consultation Start
9 January 2025
Consultation End
23 December 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
26 September 2024
Decision Issued
9 January 2025
Permission Expires
9 January 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
PERMIT
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
106 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
3 October 2024
Site Notice Start
2 December 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13372281
UPRN
100120043993
Documents
11
Coordinates
51.369217, -2.343620
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bath

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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 (16)

flood storage areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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