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7 Castle Gardens, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AN

25/03953/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 2 February 2026

Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from a 4 bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).

Received
10 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Moorlands
  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 87 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7 Castle Gardens, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AN. Bath has handled 2,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 9 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Moorlands. We hold 3,428 applications in total for the BA2 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
BA2 2AN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2025
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 February 2026
Target decision date
3 February 2026
Permission expires
2 February 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
88 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 November 2025
Site notice start
7 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14218795
UPRN
100120004422

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.

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Source: Bath

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