Plans to open a sauna business in the back garden of a Bathwick house have been submitted to Bath & North East Somerset Council.
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The proposed development at 60 St John’s Road involves a change of use of the garage and a small part of the garden to create a “micro-scale wellness facility” offering pre-booked sauna sessions.
The planning application says a purpose-built timber-clad outdoor sauna will be installed. Internal and external alterations are proposed to the garage to provide changing/shower facilities and storage. There will also be new timber decking and soft landscaping.
The facility will be run as a micro-business by the homeowner and accessed via online bookings. There will be no staff or reception, and no walk-ins.
The hours of operation will be 8.30am to 6pm. Access will be gained via the existing gate and a new side garden path.
The proposal includes secure, on-site cycle parking next to the garage. Two hours of free on-street parking are available on St John’s Road between 8am and 7pm, Monday to Saturday.
A statement from the applicant says: “As the homeowners and future operators of this facility, our foremost priority is to ensure the proposal has a negligible impact on our neighbours.
“We have excellent relations with the surrounding residents and are deeply committed to maintaining these, as we will continue to live and work from 60 St John’s Road.
“With this in mind, we have carefully considered the potential for any impact from the outset, and the application details how noise, transport, and heritage considerations have been sympathetically addressed.”
The planning reference is 25/03239/FUL. The deadline for comments is 25th September.
