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White Hart, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AA

26/02839/VARLBApplication for Variation of LB ConditioApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 27 October 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 of application 25/01226/LBA (Interior and exterior works of restoration, remodelling, extension, landscaping and associated works at The White Hart Public House. Change of use of the residential unit, former gin distillery and retail unit at 1a Prior Park Road to provide the C21 evolution of The White Hart, including an enlarged pub and bar area, separate dining and private dining, new kitchen with back of house areas, provision of new toilets, staff changing facilities, internal bin store and 10 No. guest rooms)

Received
27 July 2026
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.27 Aug
  4. Target21 Sep
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 92 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at White Hart, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AA. Bath has handled 14 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 212 applications across Widcombe And Lyncombe. We hold 3,428 applications in total for the BA2 postcode area.

97% of all 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 6AA
Application type
Application for Variation of LB Conditio
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Consultation expiry
27 August 2026
Consultation end
27 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 July 2026
Target decision date
21 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/o Mr Mark Lord 3 Queen Square Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA1 2HA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 August 2026
Site notice start
5 August 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15110244
UPRN
100120051560

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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