Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 24/03589/FUL Granted

  Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

  Temporary change of use for Fishponds Cottage, from C3 domestic cottage to Use Class E (offices) from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2026.

  Decided 7 Jan 2025 Full applications

1. 21 Sep 2026

   Received by Bath and North East Somerset

2. 1 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 November 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• 24/03589/FUL Granted

  Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

  Temporary change of use for Fishponds Cottage, from C3 domestic cottage to Use Class E (offices) from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2026.

  Decided 7 Jan 2025 Full applications

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 full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Fishponds Cottage , Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

  24/03589/FUL Submitted 23 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Temporary change of use for Fishponds Cottage, from C3 domestic cottage to Use Class E (offices) from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2026.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• National Trust Compound Buildings, Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

  26/03307/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  11x Ash - removal, deadwood and branch drop.

  Granted Trees

• Picnic Area, Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH

  24/03609/VAR Submitted 25 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (Details of Green Roofs) of application 23/04762/FUL (Erection of a level base and new tea shed incorporating storage and ticket sales. Visitor access improvements from Church Lane gate access; including installation of a metal estate rail alongside access track, gates for maintenance access and provision of visitor cycle parking hoops, installation of a new visitor footpath, associated signage. Removal of existing timber visitor tea shed and associated decking and external storage sheds and removal of existing ticket hut installed under planning consent ref 18/00647/FUL).

  Granted Amendments 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Picnic Area, Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH

  24/03565/VAR Submitted 20 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Variation of conditions 2 (Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Scheme), 3 (Biodiversity Gain and Habitat Management Plans), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (Details of Green Roofs) of application 23/04763/LBA (External alterations for the erection of a level base and new tea shed incorporating storage and ticket sales. Visitor access improvements from Church Lane gate access; including installation of a metal estate rail alongside access track, gates for maintenance access and provision of visitor cycle parking hoops, installation of a new visitor footpath, associated signage. Removal of existing timber visitor tea shed and associated decking and external storage sheds and removal of existing ticket hut installed under planning consent ref 18/00647/FUL).

  Granted Amendments 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Ralph Allen Drive, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

  21/03191/COND Submitted 6 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Discharge of condition 9 (Construction Management Plan) of application 18/04629/FUL. (Renewal of the middle dam, raising of the middle and lower dams and the phased repair and reinstatement of the grassy banks and edges of the middle and lower ponds. Renewal of the associated water management infrastructure, including culverts, cascade, walls, stilling pond, valves and weirs. Implementation of temporary construction and visitor access measures along with construction compound space.)

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• The Dell, Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD

  26/00875/TCA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  T1, 2 and 3 Prunus avium - Prune back the lower crown by removing up to 2m from the ends of branches. Remove one dominant low branch from T3.

  Granted Trees

• 26/02627/FUL Granted

  40 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6LD

  Change of use from two dwellings (40 Bathwick Hill and The Wing, 40 Bathwick Hill) to a single dwelling.

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/03127/FUL Granted

  Croquet Lawns, Bath Recreation Ground, Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,

  Installation of Water Storage Tank and gated fencing as screen

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/02134/FUL Granted

  Rosebank , Common Lane, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4JU

  Erection of a two storey side extension, following the removal and demolition of the existing conservatory, and the erection of a single storey rear extension.

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/02736/FUL Granted

  Thornton House , Bristol Road, Farrington Gurney, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6TQ

  Erection of Single storey rear extension with balcony and single storey side extension with dormers to form 3 bay garage with bedroom above. Replace existing front boundary wall with new 1.8m high wall and new gates to existing in/out access points

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 25/03989/FUL Granted

  Greenwoods , 50 Cleveland Walk, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JT

  Removal of hipped roof and construction of parapet roof. Alterations to fenestrations including enlargement of windows and installation of bifold doors and replacement of softwood windows with composite windows. New access bridge to rear.

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications