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Cramer House, The Square, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BH

25/04893/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 3 September 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted29 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use and conversion of existing building from offices (Use Class E) to student accommodation (Sui Generis) comprising cluster flats of up to 103 no. bed spaces, with external alterations, reconfiguration of car parking, and associated hard and soft landscaping.

Received
19 December 2025
Ward
Oldfield Park
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 253 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Cramer House , The Square, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3BH. Bath has handled 2,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 258 days, 30 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Oldfield Park. 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 3BH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
17 March 2026
Consultation end
9 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2026
Target decision date
25 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/o Alison Lugsden 23A Sydney Buildings Bathwick Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 6BZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2026
Site notice start
22 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14504262
UPRN
010001126962

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (21)

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, 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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