Planning application
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for Screening Opinion for the proposed decarbonisation of the University's Newton Park Campus.
As published by the council, reference 26/01455/SCREEN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01455/SCREEN
- Type
- Pre-App - EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Saltford
- Parish
- Newton St. Loe
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01422/COND Split decision
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 11 (Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme) of application 12/02141/EFUL (Erection 9 no. 3 storey (third floor in the roof) student residential blocks to provide 561 bedspaces to the southern end of the campus; the erection of an energy centre and single storey Estates and Services facilities buildings, the creation of external spaces for the storage of materials and vehicles and for the storage and processing of refuse and recycling, and the relocation of Newton Annexe providing offices and storage for the Estates Team to the south of the Walled Garden; associated access, parking, external lighting, drainage, infrastructure and hard/soft landscaping works. Demolition of farm buildings to the south of Melancholy Wood; lean-to buildings to the north of the Walled Garden; Newton; Corston; and the former Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Creation of temporary car parking areas during construction. (Phase 2 of University Campus Masterplan)).
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26/01389/COND Split decision
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) of application 12/02141/EFUL (Erection 9 no. 3 storey (third floor in the roof) student residential blocks to provide 561 bedspaces to the southern end of the campus; the erection of an energy centre and single storey Estates and Services facilities buildings, the creation of external spaces for the storage of materials and vehicles and for the storage and processing of refuse and recycling, and the relocation of Newton Annexe providing offices and storage for the Estates Team to the south of the Walled Garden; associated access, parking, external lighting, drainage, infrastructure and hard/soft landscaping works. Demolition of farm buildings to the south of Melancholy Wood; lean-to buildings to the north of the Walled Garden; Newton; Corston; and the former Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Creation of temporary car parking areas during construction. (Phase 2 of University Campus Masterplan)).
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26/01271/M6A Granted
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Modification of the Section 106 Agreement associated with Planning Permission 12/02141/EFUL (Schedule 1, Paragraphs 1 and 5) to delay demolition of the Newton Building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 June 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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About outline applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Main House, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BW
97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep
Repair works to room MH 102 where a section of the ceiling has come down due to a water leak from a blocked parapet gutter.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings -
The Old Estate Yard , Workshop Lane, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BR
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov
Creation of new entrance door, replacement of ground floor window with timber framed door, installation of various cowl roof vents, air intake and extraction ducts, removal of exisiting air conditioning condenser, and installation of bat roosting tiles as described in Heritage Statement
Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing -
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 11 (Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme) of application 12/02141/EFUL (Erection 9 no. 3 storey (third floor in the roof) student residential blocks to provide 561 bedspaces to the southern end of the campus; the erection of an energy centre and single storey Estates and Services facilities buildings, the creation of external spaces for the storage of materials and vehicles and for the storage and processing of refuse and recycling, and the relocation of Newton Annexe providing offices and storage for the Estates Team to the south of the Walled Garden; associated access, parking, external lighting, drainage, infrastructure and hard/soft landscaping works. Demolition of farm buildings to the south of Melancholy Wood; lean-to buildings to the north of the Walled Garden; Newton; Corston; and the former Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Creation of temporary car parking areas during construction. (Phase 2 of University Campus Masterplan)).
Split decision Conditions DemolitionSmall domestic -
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) of application 12/02141/EFUL (Erection 9 no. 3 storey (third floor in the roof) student residential blocks to provide 561 bedspaces to the southern end of the campus; the erection of an energy centre and single storey Estates and Services facilities buildings, the creation of external spaces for the storage of materials and vehicles and for the storage and processing of refuse and recycling, and the relocation of Newton Annexe providing offices and storage for the Estates Team to the south of the Walled Garden; associated access, parking, external lighting, drainage, infrastructure and hard/soft landscaping works. Demolition of farm buildings to the south of Melancholy Wood; lean-to buildings to the north of the Walled Garden; Newton; Corston; and the former Vice-Chancellor's Lodge. Creation of temporary car parking areas during construction. (Phase 2 of University Campus Masterplan)).
Split decision Conditions DemolitionSmall domestic -
Street Record, Bath Spa University Campus, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Modification of the Section 106 Agreement associated with Planning Permission 12/02141/EFUL (Schedule 1, Paragraphs 1 and 5) to delay demolition of the Newton Building.
Granted Conditions Demolition
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