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Bath Rugby Club, Bath Recreation Ground, Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS

Awaiting decision Bath and North East Somerset 23/01618/SCOPE Pre-App - EIA Scoping Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Request for Scoping Opinion for the construction of a new sporting, cultural and leisure stadium with a capacity to seat up to 18,000 spectators, a sports pitch and ancillary structures incorporating retail, conference/function/banqueting/hospitality rooms, assembly and leisure uses and flexible multi-use areas for community/charity/education uses and ancillary uses.

As published by the council, reference 23/01618/SCOPE

Application record

Reference
23/01618/SCOPE
Type
Pre-App - EIA Scoping Opinion
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
2 May 2023
Validated
9 May 2023
Ward
Bathwick
Postcode
BA2 4DS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02382/TCA Granted

    Bath Rugby Club, Bath Recreation Ground, Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS

    Row of 12/13 Tulip - crown lifted to give approximately 4/5 feet clearance from pathway.

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01400/AR Granted

    Bath Rugby Club, Bath Recreation Ground, Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS

    Display of internally illuminated digital perimeter signage.

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2023

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 9 May 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 July 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bath and North East Somerset took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

57 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bath and North East Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bath and North East Somerset decided outline applications in a median of 32 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Bath Rugby Club, Bath Recreation Ground, Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS

    26/02382/TCA Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Row of 12/13 Tulip - crown lifted to give approximately 4/5 feet clearance from pathway.

    Granted Trees
  • Bath Recreation Ground , Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4DS

    25/03801/TCA Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees
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