Planning application
Avery Knight & Bowlers, 35 - 36 James Street West, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of site for B2 (General Industrial) use (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
As published by the council, reference 26/01873/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01873/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- LAWFUL
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA1 2BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: LAWFUL
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 14 July 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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