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Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QH

26/01912/VARApplication for Variation of ConditionAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Variation of condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) of application 23/04801/FUL (Refurbishment and alterations in support of visitor experience and continued events use. Works include: access improvements including new public stair and lift adjacent to principal entrance. Single storey extension to north east corner to accommodate new escape stair and lift. Installation of improved services and sustainable infrastructure, including external air source heat pump units. Removal and alteration of 20th century internal partitions, including reordered interior, improved WC provision, acoustic and fire separation to floors. Improvements to environmental performance, including slimline double glazing and ceiling insulation.)

Received
19 May 2026
Decision due
14 July 2026
Ward
Kingsmead
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.19 Jun
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Assembly Rooms , Bennett Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2QH. Bath has handled 50 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 354 applications across Kingsmead. We hold 2,335 applications in total for the BA1 postcode area.

96% of application for variation of condition 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
BA1 2QH
Application type
Application for Variation of Condition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2026
Consultation expiry
19 June 2026
Consultation end
19 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/o Mr Matthew Somerville Unit 59, Spike Island Arts Centre 133 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 May 2026
Site notice start
28 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14939401
UPRN
100121171034

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 May

    Variation of condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) of application 23/04801/FUL

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01912/VAR
  2. 2025
    27 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Noise Impact Assessment) and 5 (Construction Management Plan) of application…

    Condition Discharged/ObligationDischarge of conditions25/00775/COND
  3. 2025
    19 Feb

    Variation of condition 4 (Odour Impact Assessment (Pre-Commencement) of application 23/04801/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/00658/VAR
  4. 2023
    22 Dec

    Refurbishment and alterations in support of visitor experience and continued events use. Works include…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationPart of23/04801/FUL
  5. 2023
    22 Dec

    Refurbishment and alterations in support of visitor experience and continued events use. Works include…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside23/04802/LBA

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    30 Jan

    External works to transform the exterior spaces into welcoming landscaped spaces including planted areas…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00378/LBA
  2. 2025
    20 Nov

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Mortar Mix) of application 22/05055/REG13

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/04491/CONDLB
  3. 2025
    13 Aug

    Graphic treatment to temporary hoardings and in 3 no. doorways for duration of construction works

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/03206/AR
  4. 2024
    12 Jul

    Internal and external alterations to include alterations to main entrance lobby and elevation, updated design…

    ApprovedListed building consent24/02632/LBA
  5. 2024
    12 Jul

    Internal and external alterations to include alterations to main entrance lobby and elevation, updated design…

    ApprovedFull Application24/02631/FUL
  6. 2024
    29 Jan

    Discharge of condition 3 of application 23/03135/LBA

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions24/00350/CONDLB

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