Plans have been submitted for a new house at the back of Bath’s iconic Circus.

The Grade I listed Circus was built in the mid-eighteenth century on the designs of John Wood the Elder, whose son would go on to design the Royal Crescent down the road.

Though they might be on fewer postcards than their iconic neighbours, the streets at the back of the Circus and Royal Crescent are very popular real estate. In 2021, a single garage on the road at the back of the Royal Crescent sold for £110,000.

Now Philip Fletcher of H. Sheppard and Sons hopes to get planning permission from Bath and North East Somerset Council for a new house on Circus Mews, the street behind the Circus.

His plans would see what is currently a contractor’s yard redeveloped and the building at the end which abuts the garden wall of 17, the Circus turned into a small house.

The house would have a single bedroom and a home office on the ground floor, with an upstairs kitchen and living area.

The frontage would be of Bath stone, in keeping with neighbouring buildings, but with a modern timber door.

A planning application was received by the Council on March 27th and will be open for consultation on May 13th, with the Council aiming to make a decision on May 30th.