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 in the Committee’s debate.
We maintain our objection on grounds of the following:
- The insufficient provision of affordable housing within an area of a designated affordable housing target of 40%, as specified within Policy CP9 of the Core Strategy and Placemaking Plan.
- The unwelcome overdevelopment of an already dense residential site.
- The piecemeal, disjointed submission of planning applications which do not suitably account for the overall coherence of the Holburne site and its contextual setting within the WHS and overlooking the Kennet & Avon Canal.
- The poor quality of submitted drawings, elevations, and predicted views.
- In specific relation to application 19/04772/FUL, the loss of the designated ‘school site’ to private residential development has resulted in the regretful loss of the potential to integrate public community facilities into the development’s design.
Our statement can be read in full here.