Planning application
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Electrification works including 6 overhead charging gantires - demolition of existing service lane building and relocation of Bus wash externally
As published by the council, reference 26/00472/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00472/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Newbridge
- Postcode
- BA2 9ES
Comment by 21 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bath and North East Somerset through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03758/COND Granted
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Discharge of condition 4 (Scheme for Containment of Potentially Contaminated Surface Water Run Off (Pre-Commencement)) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers).
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25/03657/COND Granted
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers).
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25/03658/COND Granted
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Discharge of conditions 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers)
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23/00481/SOLPA Granted
Weston Island Bus Depot, Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Prior Approval request for the installation of non-domestic 99.2kw roof mounted solar PV installation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 April 2026, 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Discharge of condition 4 (Scheme for Containment of Potentially Contaminated Surface Water Run Off (Pre-Commencement)) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers).
Granted Conditions -
Weston Island Bus Depot , Lower Bristol Road, Westmoreland, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9ES
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers).
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Discharge of conditions 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 25/01398/FUL (Proposed electrification works including 4 overhead charging gantries - 6No. GRP housings for infrastructure and other ground mounted chargers)
Granted Conditions -
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Prior Approval request for the installation of non-domestic 99.2kw roof mounted solar PV installation.
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