Planning application
Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 9 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/05626/FUL (Five glass reinforced plastic kiosks containing control equipment for wastewater treatment plant on Saltford Water Recycling Centre. Creation of a landscaping bund on an existing agricultural field adjacent to Saltford Water Recycling Centre to mitigate the visual impact of proposed new wastewater treatment plant).
As published by the council, reference 25/03284/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03284/VAR
- Type
- Application for Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Saltford
- Parish
- Saltford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BS31 3ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01887/COND Split decision
Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Discharge of conditions 4 (Ecological Compliance Statement (Pre-occupation)) and 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (pre-occupation)) of application 25/03284/VAR (Variation of condition 9 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/05626/FUL (Five glass reinforced plastic kiosks containing control equipment for wastewater treatment plant on Saltford Water Recycling Centre. Creation of a landscaping bund on an existing agricultural field adjacent to Saltford Water Recycling Centre to mitigate the visual impact of proposed new wastewater treatment plant)).
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25/02955/COND Granted
Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Discharge of condition 16 (External Lighting) of application 21/02322/FUL (Construction of a new private single lane vehicular access road, including a bridge across the River Avon, to Saltford Water Recycling Centre from the A431. The proposal includes landscape planting, flood compensation storage, a new permissive footpath and a wetland scrape.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01887/COND Split decision
Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Discharge of conditions 4 (Ecological Compliance Statement (Pre-occupation)) and 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (pre-occupation)) of application 25/03284/VAR (Variation of condition 9 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/05626/FUL (Five glass reinforced plastic kiosks containing control equipment for wastewater treatment plant on Saltford Water Recycling Centre. Creation of a landscaping bund on an existing agricultural field adjacent to Saltford Water Recycling Centre to mitigate the visual impact of proposed new wastewater treatment plant)).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 6 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER
Discharge of conditions 4 (Ecological Compliance Statement (Pre-occupation)) and 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (pre-occupation)) of application 25/03284/VAR (Variation of condition 9 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 21/05626/FUL (Five glass reinforced plastic kiosks containing control equipment for wastewater treatment plant on Saltford Water Recycling Centre. Creation of a landscaping bund on an existing agricultural field adjacent to Saltford Water Recycling Centre to mitigate the visual impact of proposed new wastewater treatment plant)).
Split decision Conditions -
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