Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Proposal
Installation of ground mounted solar array and ground source heat pump closed loop underground borehole array, with landscaping
- Received
- 14 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 January 2026
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
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- ReceivedSubmitted14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated24 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Jan
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX. Bath has handled 2,116 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. It was submitted on 14 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bath
- Green belt: Bath and North East Somerset
- National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 1.2 miBathRTPI
- 1.3 miBathRICS Regulated
- 12.3 miBristolRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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