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Bath’s Beautiful Green Belt at risk says Bath Preservation Trust

August 8, 2022Mary StringerClimate Emergency, Conservation Area, Newsgreen belt, green heritage, sustainability, wildlife, world heritage city

Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) is warning that despite strong public commitments to address the Climate Emergency and mitigate carbon emissions, the Green Belt of Bath is at risk of being slowly eroded. At the recent Local Plan Partial Update examination, Bath and North East Somerset Council attempted to push forward the removal of land from…

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Our August Newsletter

August 2, 2022Mary StringerNews

Missed our August Newsletter? You can read it here. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive monthly planning and museums updates direct to your inbox – simply scroll to the bottom of this page and enter your details.

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July Planning Update

July 26, 2022Bath Preservation TrustNews, Planning policy news, Planning Updates

The latest on local consultations, planning applications and appeals across Bath and its environs, as well as national planning news. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for July 2022 here.

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“The tourism economy is really important… but we also need Bath to be a thriving hub for local people” – BPT’s Alex Sherman discusses the future of Bath with Richard Wyatt

July 21, 2022Mary StringerConsultations, Local Plan, News, Planning Updatesbath preservation trust, conservation, milsom quarter, milsom street bath, planning

Last week, Bath Preservation Trust published its response to the proposed Milsom Quarter Masterplan (you can read more about this here). Richard Wyatt of Bath Newseum was keen to speak to our CEO Alex Sherman to find out what the Trust considers important for Bath’s future as a whole. Their discussion covers a range of…

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Bath Preservation Trust Urges Council to be More Ambitious in its Vision for Bath

July 13, 2022Mary StringerBPT Updates, Climate Emergency, Consultations, Listed Building, News, Public Realm, World Heritage Sitebath and north east somerset, bath city, city development, city of bath, city planning, development, sustainability, walcot street bath, world heritage site, world heritage site planning

Bath Preservation Trust is calling on BathNES Council to look beyond its plans for the Milsom Quarter and develop a “city-wide masterplan.” Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) says it welcomes the Milsom Quarter Masterplan – the Public Consultation for which is just closing (15 July 2022) – but is calling on Bath and North East Somerset…

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June Planning Update

June 29, 2022Bath Preservation TrustBPT Newsletter, Local Plan, News, Planning policy news, Planning Updates, Sulis Down

The latest on local consultations, planning applications and appeals across Bath and its environs, as well as national planning news. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for June 2022 here.

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BPT warns Green Belt is at risk, and B&NES won’t meet climate targets at critical time for local policy

June 16, 2022Bath Preservation TrustAONB/GB, BPT Updates, Climate Emergency, Local Plan, News, Park and Ride, Planning policy news, Planning Updates, World Heritage Site

From 21 June, Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council’s updated ‘Local Plan’ policies for planning and land-use will be examined by a Planning Inspector who will assess whether they are positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national guidance for delivering sustainable development. However, Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) believes if some of the policies…

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May Planning Update

May 30, 2022Bath Preservation TrustBPT Newsletter, BPT Updates, News, Planning policy news, Planning Updates

The latest on local consultations, planning applications and appeals across Bath and its environs, as well as national planning news. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for May 2022 here.

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World Heritage Day – The R’s of Sustainability Challenge

April 15, 2022Bath Preservation TrustClimate Emergency, Events, News, World Heritage Site

This year as we celebrate World Heritage Day (April 18th) and the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value that make Bath a City of global significance, BPT highlights that the next biggest threat to the City of Bath World Heritage Site is climate change, mitigation and adaptation. “Climate change is one of the most significant threats…

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April Planning Update

April 12, 2022Bath Preservation TrustBPT Newsletter, News, Planning policy news, Planning Updates

The latest on local consultations, planning applications and appeals across Bath and its environs, as well as national planning news. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for April 2022 here.

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