Planning application
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level
As published by the council, reference 25/03177/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03177/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA1 1RJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02557/VARLB Awaiting decision
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/02335/CONDLB Awaiting decision
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 6 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/02133/CONDLB Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 7 (Full Schedule of Works and Repairs) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level)
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26/01845/COND Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of conditions 6 (Specification for kitchen extract (Bespoke Trigger)) and 7 (Details of soundproofing, fire safety measures or insulation (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03177/FUL (Conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/01336/CONDLB Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 11 (Internal partition details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/01039/CONDLB Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 8 (External Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/00351/COND Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/03177/FUL (Conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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25/03178/LBA Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: PERMIT
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01845/COND Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of conditions 6 (Specification for kitchen extract (Bespoke Trigger)) and 7 (Details of soundproofing, fire safety measures or insulation (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03177/FUL (Conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
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26/00351/COND Granted
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/03177/FUL (Conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
Documents
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18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level.
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18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 8 (External Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
Granted Conditions Loft or dormer -
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
97% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug
Discharge of condition 6 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
Awaiting decision Conditions Loft or dormer -
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 11 (Internal partition details (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
Granted Conditions Loft or dormer -
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
97% historically approved · decision due ~31 Aug
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level).
Awaiting decision Conditions Loft or dormer -
18 Upper Borough Walls, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1RJ
Discharge of condition 7 (Full Schedule of Works and Repairs) of application 25/03178/LBA (Internal and external alterations for conversion to mixed-use development, comprising commercial space on ground floor and 6 No. Boutique Hotel style rooms on upper floors, new mansard roof level and introduction of speakeasy at basement level)
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