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Bath Western Riverside Development Site Phase 2, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

Awaiting decision Bath and North East Somerset 26/01871/SCOPE Pre-App - EIA Scoping Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Request for Scoping Opinion for up to 450 residential dwellings, public open space and landscaping and associated infrastructure, access, parking and drainage works.

As published by the council, reference 26/01871/SCOPE

Application record

Reference
26/01871/SCOPE
Type
Pre-App - EIA Scoping Opinion
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Westmoreland

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023.

  • 23/01762/EREG03 Withdrawn

    Bath Western Riverside Development Site Phase 2, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Erection of up to 351 No. dwellings (Class C3); provision of up to 260sqm dual use flexible space comprising community use (Class F2) and/or commercial use (Class E); and associated demolition, land remediation, drainage, landscaping and access works.

    Decided 7 Aug 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2026

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 July 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bath and North East Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bath and North East Somerset decided outline applications in a median of 27 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Bath Western Riverside Development Site Phase 2, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    23/01762/EREG03 Submitted 15 May 2023 13m away

    Erection of up to 351 No. dwellings (Class C3); provision of up to 260sqm dual use flexible space comprising community use (Class F2) and/or commercial use (Class E); and associated demolition, land remediation, drainage, landscaping and access works.

    Withdrawn Outline Demolition 142 docs
    Major scheme
  • Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    25/03100/AR Submitted 5 Aug 2025 63m away

    Display of hoarding and signage boards to the perimeter of the site boundary.

    Granted Advertising
  • Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    26/00990/AR Submitted 13 Mar 2026 63m away

    Display of non-illuminated hoarding and signage banners to the perimeter of the site boundary.

    Granted Advertising
  • Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    24/04438/AR Submitted 29 Nov 2024 63m away

    Display of hoarding and signage boards to the perimeter of the site boundary.

    Granted Advertising 9 docs
  • Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    26/03061/COND Submitted 13 Aug 2026 85m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Discharge of condition 7 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report (Pre-occupation)) of application 25/02547/VAR (Variation of condition 36 (Plans List) of application 22/03224/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and decontamination/remediation of the site to facilitate redevelopment for a residential-led mixed-use development, comprising residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) and provision of Class E floorspace (Class E(b) and (f) Uses), together with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and car and cycle parking, engineering works (on site and to associated areas) and access and works to the existing river wall, infrastructure and gasholder voids)).

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition
  • Former Gasworks, Windsor Bridge Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

    25/02419/COND Submitted 20 Jun 2025 85m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 9 of application 25/02547/VAR (Variation of condition 36 (Plans List) of application 22/03224/EFUL (Demolition of existing buildings and decontamination/remediation of the site to facilitate redevelopment for a residential-led mixed-use development, comprising residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) and provision of Class E floorspace (Class E(b) and (f) Uses), together with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and car and cycle parking, engineering works (on site and to associated areas) and access and works to the existing river wall, infrastructure and gasholder voids).

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition

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    24 Dec 2025 Outline
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    Permission in Principle for the conversion of existing barn into a detached dwelling.

    9 Jun 2026 Outline
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    24 Aug 2026 Outline
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    19 Aug 2026 Outline
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    23 Jul 2026 Outline