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Category: News

Home Archive by Category "News" (Page 4)

Judicial Review – pre-action letter sent to B&NES

November 13, 2018Bath Preservation TrustCricket Club, News

Update November 10: Bath Preservation Trust has sent a pre-action letter to B&NES relating to the proposed judicial review of B&NES decision to grant planning permission for the development of a 136 bed student accommodation and cricket club facilities at the Bath Cricket Club (reference 17/04338/FUL).  We hope that BANES will consider carefully whether to…

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Cricket Club Judicial Review – latest news

October 16, 2018Bath Preservation TrustCricket Club, Major development site, News, Uncategorized

Bath and North East Somerset Council has now issued a decision notice granting planning permission for the Cricket Club student housing development. As you will be aware, BPT believes the decision by B&NES Development Management Committee (against officer recommendation) was flawed (read our response) and will be taking legal advice about proceeding with a Judicial…

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‘Ask an Architect’ – 27 October

October 4, 2018Bath Preservation TrustBPT Projects, News

Bath Preservation Trust is pleased to be working with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) South West to offer monthly Saturday advice surgeries with a local qualified architect from Chartered Practice. Have you an architectural project you’d like to discuss informally with an impartial expert? Feeling daunted or not sure how to start? ‘RIBA Ask…

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Our response to the Rec consultation

September 6, 2018Bath Preservation TrustMajor development site, News, The Recreation Ground

BPT has formally responded to the recent consultation by the Stadium for Bath group on emerging concepts and ideas for the proposed new stadium on the Rec.  There are no design proposals on the table yet and therefore our response reflects this and examines the issues and concepts covered in the consultation only.  We cannot make…

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New designation for Beckford’s Garden

August 23, 2018Bath Preservation TrustBPT Projects, News, Uncategorized

Beckford’s Garden is a relatively intact section of historic garden terraces and walls that encircle what was William Beckford’s nursery garden just north of his house on Lansdown Crescent. The terraces themselves were used by Beckford to access the Embattled Gateway, a castellated folly which served as the entrance to Beckford’s created Picturesque landscape.  Following…

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Our guidance Making Changes has been shortlisted for an RTPI award!

August 21, 2018Bath Preservation TrustBPT Projects, News, Planning policy news

Our guidance ‘Making Changes – Guidance for owners of listed buildings in Bath’ has been shortlisted in the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) South West Awards for Planning Excellence. It is one of only eight projects, plans and policies vying for the South West’s top planning award. Suzanne D’Arcy Chair of RTPI South West said:…

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Bath Quays North outline plans approved

August 2, 2018Bath Preservation TrustBath Quays, Major development site, News

Outline planning approval has been given by the B&NES Development Management Committee for the new B&NES flagship mixed use development at Bath Quays North (site of the Avon Street car park).  The scheme looks to set the detailed design codes and form, height, scale parameters for the scheme, including access, public realm and street layout. …

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Call for support…..potential judicial review of Cricket Club decision

July 23, 2018Bath Preservation TrustCricket Club, Major development site, News

Following the Council’s decision to approve a bulky student accommodation block on the Cricket Club site, against the advice (in that form) of their officers and Historic England, and following the Secretary of State’s advice NOT to call the application in, BPT is considering putting forward a case for judicial review.  Preliminary legal advice suggests…

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Upcoming ‘Stadium for Bath’ consultation

July 19, 2018Bath Preservation TrustNews, The Recreation Ground

  Stadium for Bath is to launch the next round of consultation on its vision for a new leisure, sporting and community destination at the Rec. The Stadium for Bath public exhibition will be held in the Ricoh Suite, in the South Stand of Bath’s current stadium at the Rec, from 12pm to 7pm on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th July,…

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Trust warns of WHS harm from Phase 2 of Mulberry Park

July 16, 2018Bath Preservation TrustEx-MOD sites, Major development site, News

BPT has warned B&NES Councillors and the Senior Planning Team about the potential for harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the WHS should Phase 2 of Mulberry Park be given the go ahead. Revisions to the scheme have recently been submitted but in our view do not mitigate the harm proposed. In a letter…

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