Planning application
Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of ground mounted solar array and ground source heat pump closed loop underground borehole array, with landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/04417/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04417/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
- Postcode
- BA2 6AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/04635/TC5 Granted
Rainbow Wood House , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Leaning Poplar - fell.
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25/03131/TC5 Granted
Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Oak Tree - Remove high canopy and leave the trunk as a habitat monolith
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24/04676/TC5 Granted
Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Lime tree - reduce damaged leader, remove twisted limb, tidy secondary damage to lower branches and prune back to nearest appropriate point
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 27 March 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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