Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 244 dwellings (Use Class C3) and 1,485.2 square metres (GIA) flexible employment space (Use Class B1), basement car park, substation, associated landscaping and access.)
- Received
- 20 August 2025
- Decided
- 17 September 2025 · APPROVE
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Westmoreland
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- ReceivedReceived20 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Sep
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,. Bath has handled 480 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 28 days, 8 days quicker than Bath's median. There have been 20 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Westmoreland.
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Associated applications
- 202521 Aug
Non- Material Amendment to 15/02162/EFUL
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Discharge of conditions 17 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) and 24 (New Resident's Welcome Packs) of…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/03259/COND
Planning history at this site
19 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Oct
Discharge of condition 41 of application 15/02162/EFUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/03832/COND - 202624 Mar
Discharge of condition 4 (details of the roof garden planters) of application 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01151/COND - 20253 Dec
Non Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL
PendingNon-material amendment25/04656/NMA - 202521 Nov
Discharge of condition 6 of application 15/02162/EFUL
PendingDischarge of conditions25/04496/COND - 20256 Oct
Display of digital LCD advertisement screen behind glass panel on roof of Sales Suite serving the Former Bath…
RefusedAdvertisement consent25/03878/AR - 202516 Sep
Discharge of obligations at Schedule 1, Part 8 (Employment Space), Clause 4(a) relating to submission of…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions25/03637/D6A - 202516 Jun
Display of 2no freestanding board signs on metal posts, 1no totem sign outside marketing suite, 1no flag and…
Split decision - check file/certificateAdvertisement consent25/02359/AR - 20258 Apr
Non Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/01413/NMA - 202524 Mar
Request a formal Screening Opinion for redevelopment of the western end of the former Bath Press site to…
PendingPre-App - EIA Screening Opinion25/01195/SCREEN - 20256 Jan
Discharge of planning obligations in Schedule 1, Clause 2(a) of parts 5 (Public Access Area) and 6…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions25/00190/D6A - 202423 Dec
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 6 (part 4) of application 15/02162/EFUL
Split decision - check file/certificateDischarge of conditions24/04740/COND - 202418 Dec
Discharge of planning obligations in Schedule 1, Part 8 (Employment Space Scheme) of the S.106 Agreement…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions25/00022/D6A - 202411 Dec
Discharge of conditions 15 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 34 (Hard and soft landscape scheme)…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions24/04579/COND - 20244 Dec
Discharge of affordable housing scheme planning obligation secured by Part 7, Clause 2 of s106 Agreement…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions24/04695/D6A - 202419 Nov
Discharge of conditions 12 (Part ii, construction of the approved buildings and their foundations) and 19…
Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions24/04320/COND - 202431 Oct
Non-Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/04097/NMA - 202422 Jul
Non Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/02785/NMA - 202430 May
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/02086/NMA - 202430 Apr
Non-Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/01583/NMA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: Bath Press, BathRegister site at or near this address
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, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.
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