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Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

Granted Bath and North East Somerset 25/03284/VAR Application for Variation of Condition

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.

  • 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)).

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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.)

    Decided 1 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2025

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 6 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: PERMIT

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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)).

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Conditions

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About amendment applications

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  • Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

    26/01887/COND Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

    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
  • Sewage Purification Works, Mead Lane, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

    21/03504/SCREEN Submitted 16 Jul 2021 250 yards away

    67% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

    EIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of The Town and Country Planning EIA Regulations 2017, relating to the proposed Flow to Full Treatment Increase Scheme on Wessex Water's Saltford Water Recycling Centre

    Awaiting decision Outline 5 docs
  • Sewage Purification Works, Mead Lane, Saltford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

    22/03865/COND Submitted 26 Sep 2022 0.2 miles away

    Discharge of condition 7 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).

    Granted Conditions 14 docs
  • Sewage Purification Works , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

    25/02955/COND Submitted 25 Jul 2025 0.2 miles away

    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.)

    Granted Conditions
  • Jolly Sailor Inn , Mead Lane, Saltford, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 3ER

    26/00420/TPO Submitted 3 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

    Oak T3 - crown raise to 5.2m, reduce limbs to give 2m clearance from wires. Beech T2 - fell to ground level. Maple T4 - crown raise over road and car park to 5.2m, deadwood. London Plane T6 & T7 - high pollard as illustrated in photographs Walnut T8 - fell to ground level. London Plane T9 - pollard by 50% to match T6 & T7 in height. Photograph attached. Lime T11 - crown raise as per attached photograph. Crown clean.

    Granted Trees

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