Developers Crest Nicholson has put forward an outline planning application for the major regeneration of 17.5 acres in the Western Riverside area of the city. For many years the site, identifiable by the gasholders, has lain derelict. Under the proposals the site will be transformed into a new residential quarter with restaurants, shops, parks and…
The Prince of Wales, BPT’s Patron, has drawn local and national attention to the impact of tall buildings on sensitive historic sites. At an address to his Foundation for the Built Environment he said: “Corporate and residential towers are being proposed across London, and overshadowing world heritage sites from Edinburgh to Bath. For some unaccountable…
Bath Preservation Trust is fighting a move from B&NES Council to include in their housing development plans a large area of school playing fields adjacent to the MOD Ensleigh site on Lansdown. The Trust’s position is that while the brownfield MOD site should be developed sensitively for housing, the playing fields, currently belonging to the…
The Abbey 2016 In December the Abbey Footprint team met with committee members and Trustees to update the Trust on the development of elements of the project. The Trust encouraged a joined up approach to interpretation working with the Mineral Hospital, the Archway Project and the Museum of Bath Architecture. We welcomed further engagement in…
