An appeal against the planning authority’s decision to refuse the redevelopment of the Plumb Center site to provide mixed student accommodation and light industrial space (18/05047/FUL) has been allowed. BPT objected to the scheme on grounds of (student) housing type and scale within the vernacular residential context. You can see our previous objection in full…
As part of the temporary vehicle restrictions to Kingsmead Square, two parklets and associated bicycle parking have been temporarily installed in parking bays, informed by the September 2019 trial scheme. The parklets incorporate seating and planting to reclaim the square’s pedestrian character whilst facilitating social-distancing. The scheme has installed two further parklets in designated parking…
Proposals have been consented for the relocation of Toppings bookshop and associated alterations to the Grade II listed Friends’ Meeting House on York Street. The historic has been vacant for a long time, and the Trust welcomed the prospect of bringing it back into use. We undertook a site visit and pre-application consultation with the…
The Trust has responded to proposals for the redevelopment of the Dick Lovett BMW and MINI dealerships to provide 343 Build to Rent residential apartments, 335 Purpose-Built Student Accommodation studios and cluster rooms, and 727m2 of commercial space along Lower Bristol Road. Full plans for application 20/03071/EFUL can be accessed online via the planning portal…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
