Today we have announced that we do not intend to proceed further with our Judicial Review of Bath Cricket Club’s proposed student housing development. Instead we will be initiating a ‘fighting fund’. The Trust initiated the Judicial Review because it believed the Council Development Management Committee erred in law in their decision making. In particular…
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…
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…
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…
