The Trust has issued an ‘open letter’ following the presentation by Bath Rugby of their proposals for the Rec. In summary, while Bath Preservation Trust supports the intention of Bath Rugby to substantially improve their facilities at the Rec, and supports at least the concept of the design solution proposed, there are serious concerns about excessive height of the proposed West and East Stands causing significant detriment to the landscape setting of the site and the views into, out of and across the ground. They recommend that significant further negotiation needs to take place between Bath Rugby and B&NES, English Heritage and other partners in order to achieve the best outcome for all. See REC Redevelopment open letter
The historic paddocks surrounding a famous Bath landmark have been saved and will now be restored to enable visitors to experience a glimpse of William Beckford’s gardens and grotto as they were presented almost 200 years ago. The purchase is thanks to an incredibly generous donation from Stephen Morant, who currently owns Beckford’s former estate…
The Trust has released its Planning Update for April 2021. This covers the latest news in local policy and consultations, active applications and appeals within Bath and its environs, as well as covering national updates to planning policy and legislation. You can read BPT’s Planning Update for April 2021 here.
The government has consulted on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to implement policy changes in response to the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission Living with Beauty report. Changes set out a greater emphasis on beauty and local distinctiveness and calls for poorly designed developments to be refused. Other amendments include greater reference to…
New plans (see planning applications 21/00695/LBA & 21/00692/VAR) have come forward for the conversion of the Old King Edward’s School into a hotel with ground floor restaurant and bar use, with associated material changes to the interior. These are the latest in a string of planning consents for the building’s change of use since 2010….
Bath Preservation Trust is inviting local residents to submit their images of the city, taken during one of the most extraordinary times in the city’s 2,000-year history. The project has been launched to document the experiences of local people and how the three periods of lockdown affected the streets and landscape in and around Bath….
Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) has been awarded £192,200 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure it has a sustainable future. Covid-19 has caused the most serious threat to BPT’s existence since its foundation in 1934. The loss of income from the closure of…
