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Category: News

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Planning Reforms: The Trust’s Response

October 10, 2020Bath Preservation TrustConsultations, News, Planning policy news, Uncategorized

The Planning for the Future White Paper (published in August) sets out a number of controversial changes to the planning system including; stripped back local plans, zonal planning, top down housing targets, more permitted developments, scrapping Section 106 agreements and replacing with a national infrastructure levy which can fund affordable housing, design codes and new…

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Bath Preservation Trust receives Culture Recovery Grant as part of the government’s #HereforCulture initiative

October 9, 2020Bath Preservation TrustBPT Funding, News

Bath Preservation Trust has announced that it is to receive up to £825,325 Culture Recovery Grant through the Heritage Fund to support activities for the next 6 months. The purpose of the grant is to offer some financial stability and investment to help the Trust to develop a new post-COVID model of operation which can…

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Bath Preservation Trust’s Comments on Revised ‘Bath Quays North’ Development Plans

October 2, 2020Bath Preservation TrustBath Quays, Consultations, Major development site, News, World Heritage Site

The Trust’s updated comments on revisions to the Bath Quay North outline application for the redevelopment of the Avon Street Car Park site. Proposals include: Increased maximum building heights mitigated by setting back massing of upper storey levels away from building perimeters. The widening of public realm spaces and routes through the site, with the…

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A Statement from Bath Preservation Trust

June 26, 2020Janey AbbottNews

Built between 1826 and 1827, Beckford’s Tower is an extraordinary building that was once home to one of the greatest collections of books, furniture and art in Georgian England and now stands as the only surviving example of William Beckford’s great architectural achievements. William Beckford’s ability to build, and to collect, was made possible by the…

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Holburne Park Development to be Decided at Planning Committee

June 2, 2020Bath Preservation TrustEx-MOD sites, Holburne Park, Major development site, News, World Heritage Site

Two applications regarding the further development of the Holburne Park site on Warminster Road are to be discussed at the upcoming virtual Planning Committee on 3rd June at 2pm. This meeting will be available for public view live via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bathnescouncil The Trust has issued our statement in strong opposition to the scheme to be considered…

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BPT’s Updated Comments (with Reservations) to Revised Plans for the Royal Mineral Water Hospital

May 21, 2020Bath Preservation TrustMajor development site, News, The Royal Mineral Water Hospital, World Heritage Site

We have submitted an updated response to the revised planning application for the Royal Mineral Water Hospital. Our full comments are available on the B&NES Council website planning portal under application reference number 19/04934/LBA⁣, or can alternatively be read ⁣by clicking here. While we remain concerned about the roof level and louvred plant on the extension roof,…

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World Heritage Day 2020 is Coming Up!

April 17, 2020Bath Preservation TrustBPT event, BPT Projects, News, Public Realm, World Heritage Site

We are pleased to announce the Trust’s continued involvement in this year’s World Heritage Day, which is holding its first digital event online on Saturday 18th April! This year’s event is all about Bath as a centre for healing, health, and wellbeing, from the ancient Roman Baths to 21st century spa treatments right at the heart of…

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Bath Matters Spring 2020 is Now Available!

April 14, 2020Bath Preservation TrustBPT Newsletter, News

We’re pleased to announce that, despite current circumstances, our Spring issue of Bath Matters 2020 has now been published in an e-format, and is available online! Our planning and campaigning work remains ongoing, and you can read about our recent responses to planning applications, as well as our exciting upcoming tours and walks for our members…

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Loss of Community Space and Harm to Local Heritage – Why We Can’t Support Plans for Scala Redevelopment

March 31, 2020Bath Preservation TrustMajor development site, News, The Scala

BPT has submitted our response to the redevelopment of the Scala site. You can read our response by clicking here, and it is also available via the BATHNES planning portal (see application 20/00552/FUL). The Trust is supportive of the principle of development on this site, and encourages a scheme that implements a mix of uses. …

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Bath Preservation Trust Opposes New ‘Watchtower’ Proposals for Development at Warminster Road

March 10, 2020Bath Preservation TrustEx-MOD sites, Holburne Park, Major development site, News

Bath Preservation Trust has today laid bare their complete opposition to the way in which three piecemeal new applications have been brought forward for the Holburne Park development on Warminster Road. The three applications include one for erecting three tall blocks resembling watchtowers on the boundary of the site. These proposed 4 storey buildings look…

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