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Our final response to Homebase proposals

March 6, 2020Bath Preservation TrustHomebase, Major development site, News

We are pleased to announce that our final response regarding the scheme for Homebase is now available on our website. You can read our objection in full here. Whilst the Trust feels that the proposed layout and permeability of the site has improved, we objected to the scale, design, use of materials, and lack of affordable or mixed housing.

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At-risk Beckford’s Tower secures early National Lottery support and starts fundraising campaign

December 31, 2019Janey AbbottNews

We’re delighted to report that Beckford’s Tower has received initial support* from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the redevelopment project ‘Our Tower’: Reconnecting Beckford’s Tower and Landscape for all. Development funding of £422,600 towards a development programme of £480,778 has been awarded to help Bath Preservation Trust progress their plans to apply for a…

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‘At Risk’ Beckford’s Tower announces fundraising challenge

October 17, 2019Janey AbbottNews

Beckford Tower on Historic England At-Risk Register: major fundraising required Historic England has today published the 2019 Heritage At Risk Register, and has this year included Beckford’s Tower on the list.  Standing at 120ft and enjoying panoramic views, the early C19th  grade I-listed tower has been included on the Register because it is exposed to…

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BPT Advocates Climate Emergency Action

October 10, 2019Bath Preservation TrustNews

Our Chief Executive Caroline Kay will be speaking on behalf of BPT at tonight’s council meeting regarding potential responses to the recently-declared Climate Emergency. Those interested can watch a livestream online, and a recording will be made public following the meeting, both of which are accessible by clicking here. Below is our current statement regarding the…

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Winner – Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2019

October 2, 2019Bath Preservation TrustBPT Projects, News, Public Realm

It is with much excitement that we can finally announce that our ongoing programme of historic street sign conservation, enabled by the Bath World Heritage Enhancement Fund, has jointly won the Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2019. Additional congratulations are extended to our fellow winners Harrison Brooks architects and PERA for their work reinstating overthrow lighting on the…

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Our final response to Twerton Park proposals

September 19, 2019Bath Preservation TrustMajor development site, News, Twerton Park

We are pleased to announce that our final response regarding the scheme for Twerton Park Football Club is now available on our website. You can read our comment in full here. Whilst we support the enactment of redevelopment and regeneration in this area of Bath, we were unable to fully support the proposal due to issues…

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Chivers House approved despite officers’ recommendation to refuse

April 23, 2019Bath Preservation TrustChivers House, News

We were very disappointed to attend the last Development Management Committee and to see the councillors approve the latest version of the Chivers House scheme (95 residential units in 2 blocks at 6 and 7 storeys high) despite the planning officer’s recommendation to refuse the scheme on the basis of loss of industrial space and…

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Ask an Architect 27 April

April 2, 2019Bath Preservation TrustBPT event, News, Uncategorized

Have you an architectural design project or idea you’d like to discuss with an impartial expert? Ask an Architect is an excellent design advice service offered by the Royal Institute of British Architects in partnership with Bath Preservation Trust to support design projects in the city of Bath and our next sessions are on 27 April. Visitors are…

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Hartwell’s Garage Site

February 19, 2019Bath Preservation TrustConsultations, Major development site, News

A possible scheme for 180 student beds and 105 small apartments on the site of Hartwell’s Garage on Newbridge Road has recently been consulted upon and the Trust has provided a response to the developers.  In our view the student accommodation element is unacceptable given the saturation of this type of accommodation in Bath already…

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Our response to the recent Stadium for Bath consultation

January 17, 2019Bath Preservation TrustConsultations, Major development site, News, The Recreation Ground

The Trust has issued a detailed response to the recent consultation on a new rugby stadium on the Rec. We have actively engaged with the project since its inception and have given detailed responses to emerging plans at each stage.  The plans presented are the most detailed yet, and therefore we have been able to…

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