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Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset

25/04496/CONDDischarge of ConditionPending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Discharge of condition 6 of 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
21 November 2025
Target decision date
16 January 2026
Ward
Westmoreland
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received21 Nov
  2. Validated21 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target16 Jan
  5. Decided
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This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,. Bath has handled 1,418 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 21 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 20 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Westmoreland.

Application Details

Reference
25/04496/COND
Address
Former Bath Press Premises, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Local Authority
Bath
Application Type
Discharge of Condition
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
244
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Westmoreland

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 November 2025
Consultation Expiry
6 June 2026
Target Decision Date
16 January 2026
Date Validated
21 November 2025
Date Submitted
21 November 2025
Consultation Start
15 May 2026
Consultation End
6 June 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14471686
UPRN
100121174387
Coordinates
51.381640, -2.379864
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bath

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Oct

    Discharge of condition 41 of application 15/02162/EFUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03832/COND
  2. 2026
    24 Mar

    Discharge of condition 4 (details of the roof garden planters) of application 15/02162/EFUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01151/COND
  3. 2025
    3 Dec

    Non Material Amendment to application 15/02162/EFUL

    PendingNon-material amendment25/04656/NMA
  4. 2025
    6 Oct

    Display of digital LCD advertisement screen behind glass panel on roof of Sales Suite serving the Former Bath…

    RefusedAdvertisement consent25/03878/AR
  5. 2025
    16 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
  6. 2025
    21 Aug

    Non- Material Amendment to 15/02162/EFUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment25/03312/NMA

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • World Heritage Site: City of Bath
  • 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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