Old pump house plans amidst modern planning applications
An extension of a cottage in a field to be transformed into a house, a new dentists’ surgery in Bath, and a small ‘traditional farmhouse’ style housing development are among the schemes people are trying to get planning permission for in Bath, North East Somerset and North Somerset.
Every week the two neighboring unit authorities receive hundreds of planning applications and we have selected some of the most interesting proposals.
All planning applications are available for public inspection on the relevant council’s website. Most plans will be determined by the council’s planning officers, but some of the most significant or controversial ones will be presented to the councils’ planning committee.
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Planning committees are made up of elected councillors, but decisions need to be made based on council planning policies, not local politics – although it doesn’t always work that way.
Kingston Lane, Winford
Those walking around Filton and Winford will be familiar with the small red brick cottage that stands alone in the middle of a field off Kingston Lane.
The isolated building was a pump house that served the former Winford Hospital. Now its owner hopes to turn it into a home. Prior approval for this was granted by North Somerset Council in April, but now the pump station owner is seeking planning permission for a side extension and retrospective permission for an access lane to the pump station across the field.
“The reality of renovating the existing building into habitable housing necessitates the need for a fixed caravan, parking, material storage area and access path to reach the pump house,” a statement submitted with the application said.
The statement added: “While the original pump house has been largely preserved in its original look and feel, the proposed single-storey side extension will be covered with vertical sinusoidal metal cladding to differentiate the extension from the original dwelling while maintaining the agricultural appearance and character of the building.” building.
“The proposed scheme has been designed in a sensitive manner to respect the character and appearance of the local context.”
The extension will add space in the small cottage for a kitchen with dining table, a utility room and a toilet downstairs.
You can view and comment on the application here.
Brook Street, Bath
Dentists in Bath can see additional dental surgery installed on the premises.
Bath Dental Excellence at 29 Brock Street could go from performing five dental surgeries to six, if plans are approved. Two doors could be removed and a stud wall installed on the second floor to create a new surgery, and a heat pump could also be installed as part of the plans.
But the dental clinic needs listed building consent from Bath and North East Somerset Council before the plans can go ahead. Brook Street was built by John Wood the Younger in the mid-1700s, who then built the Royal Crescent at the end of the street, and the Dentists’ Building is Grade II listed.
You can view and comment on the application here.
St Julian’s Farm, Shoscombe
‘Dilapidated’ farm buildings could be demolished and replaced with three family homes, as part of plans to create a farm in Shoscombe.
Woolavington Homes wants to demolish three Dutch barns on the farm and build three four-bedroom homes. A design and access statement submitted with the planning application to Bath and North East Somerset Council said: “The replacement housing will be of a low-energy design and will be highly sustainable. (…) Modern in appearance yet traditional in form and use of materials, it seeks to blend in with the sensitive rural context And the wider landscape.
“The design will see a walled courtyard formed, with buildings organized around it, reflecting the layout of a traditional farmhouse.”
You can view and comment on the plans here.
High Street, Portishead
The proposed expansion of the carpentry company’s offices could include bathrooms as well as new meeting rooms.
Hughes Carpentry has applied to North Somerset Council for planning permission to expand its offices at Nexus House on Portishead High Street. The local company, which provides domestic and commercial carpentry, hopes to add a new client meeting space and client showroom to its offices. The plans will also see the creation of a new bike shop and meeting room, as well as new bathrooms and changing rooms.
They proposed extending the property at ground floor level at the rear, and at first floor level at the rear and side of the property, with the upper floor extending across the road to the rear of the offices.
You can view and comment on the application here.
