®Planning appeal decision
Frome House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 1EY
enlargement of Frome House and associated change of use from office (use class E(g)) (excluding existing ground floor tyre repair centre) to 66 student bedspaces and associated works
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Office space (Appeals A and B)
- Housing mix and need (Appeals A and B)
- Character and appearance of area (Appeal A only)
- Listed buildings and impact on significance (Appeal A only)
- City of Bath World Heritage Site and impact on Outstanding Universal Values (Appeal A only)
- Living conditions of the existing occupiers of 26 Argyle Terrace (Appeal A only)
- Living conditions of existing and future occupiers (Appeal B only)
What decided it
The absence of any significant or demonstrable harm across the identified main issues (office loss, housing mix, character, heritage, WHS and living conditions) meant the proposals accorded with the development plan and could be allowed.
bringing the long-vacant office building back into beneficial use as student accommodation, together with the absence of significant harm to heritage assets, character or living conditions, supported allowing both appeals in accordance with the development plan
Framework references: 202, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy ED1B, Policy EC1B, Policy H2A, Policy CP10, Policy CP6, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy D3, Policy D5, Policy HE1, Policy B4, Policy D6, Policy B5, Policy NE3A, Policy SCR6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.