At a Council meeting on 10 July B&NES adopted the core strategy by 40 votes to 21 with 1 abstention, taking into account the main modifications demanded by the Inspector to make it ‘sound’. This means that over the period to 2029 there will be c13,000 new dwellings in B&NES of which some 7000 in Bath. In order to achieve this B&NES are releasing land at Odd Down /South Stoke from the green belt for 300 houses. The inspector overruled the Council’s desire to release Green Belt land from Weston. The statement BPT made at the Council meeting can be downloaded here: BPT Statement to Cabinet 10 July
What’s your favourite view? Do you have a favourite view in the Bathscape area? Bathscape (a project in partnership with BPT) are looking for volunteers to research and share their favourite viewpoints in and around the city. Using photography, fieldwork, and online research you can help share the importance, history and ever-changing face of our…
BPT has responded to 4 local planning consultations, including the Local Plan Partial Update and revised Sustainable Construction and Retrofitting Supplementary Planning Document. Whilst we recognise the approach of B&NES Council is amongst the most forward-thinking of local Planning Authorities in the country, and we welcome and support the primacy of the Climate and Ecological…
Tuesday October 19th 2021 saw the gathering of Bath Preservation Trust Members, Trustees and Staff at Prior Park College in Bath for the 79th Annual General Meeting, to reflect on 2020 and look at what lies ahead for BPT and our Museums. For more information on becoming a Member, take a look here. The AGM…
The Weird and Wonderful World of Uranus 8 – 10 October 2021 Bath’s Herschel Museum Joins World Space Week with weekend of special events that also celebrates women in space The Herschel Museum in Bath is taking part in an international event organised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and Leicester University, called The Weird…
The latest on local consultations, planning applications and appeals across Bath and its environs, as well as national planning news. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for September 2021 here.
As of 2nd September, the appeal for a proposed care community on the Homebase site has been allowed. You can read the full appeal decision notice here. Application 20/00259/FUL was originally refused at Planning Committee on grounds of poor design due to scale, height, bulk and massing and inappropriate materials with resulting harm to the…
