Bath planning news
Bath planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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B&NES Planning Call-In Ends: Who Decides Since 31 October
B&NES councillors can no longer call planning applications in to committee. Since 31 October two people decide which cases go, and most never will.
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Planning
Batheaston Church Saved: 75-Place Nursery Approved
Batheaston's 1960s Church of the Good Shepherd, approved for demolition last year, will become a nursery for 75 children and offices instead.
Planning
Bath Lidl at Lambridge Refused Over Larkhall Shops and Traffic
Lidl's Lambridge store was refused on 21 October for five reasons, led by an 11.7% hit to Larkhall's shops and queues onto the A46. Lidl can appeal until April.
Planning
Bath UNESCO status: minutes record delist-and-reapply talk
Draft minutes show cabinet member Matt McCabe told councillors he has asked the government to change Bath's UNESCO wording, a process that starts with delisting.
Bath
Walcot Street Flats Next to The Bell: 1,342 Objections
1,342 objections to nine flats on the old Bath Aqua Glass site beside The Bell. The council's noise officer has questions too; target decision date 23 October.
Keynsham
Burnett Solar Farm Allowed on Appeal Despite Landscape Harm
A 28-hectare solar farm at Burnett, near Keynsham, won on appeal on 19 August. The inspector found significant landscape harm and still allowed it for 40 years.
Planning
Bath UNESCO status: council leader says no plan to drop it
Council leader Kevin Guy says there is "no intent at all" to give up Bath's World Heritage status. The council's own housing case leans on that status.
Planning
Bath Gas Works Co-Living Refused, Keynsham 200 Homes Pass
Councillors refused 272 co-living studios at Bath's Old Gas Works against officer advice, 5-4. Keynsham's 200 homes passed 5-4 and Bath Press won 9-0.
Planning
Bath Local Plan comments open 18 Sept: 5 briefings left
The council says its 22,000-home Local Plan consultation opens on Friday 18 September. Five briefings are left, and its own pages give two closing dates.
Planning
Bath Local Plan approved: comments open 14 Sept to 26 Oct
Cabinet approved the 22,000-home draft Local Plan on 10 September. Comments run 14 September to 26 October, and must argue soundness, not preference.
Bath
Bath Christmas Market: 25 Days Approved, 18 This Year
The market now has permanent permission for up to 25 days a year across a bigger footprint. The council says it will not use it yet: this December still runs 18 days.
Planning
Bath Local Plan: 22,000 Homes, Green Belt Cut at Nine
Draft Local Plan reaches cabinet on 10 September: around 22,000 homes to 2043, 8,900 in the Keynsham corridor, and Green Belt released at nine settlements.
Bath
Bath Christmas Market: 25-Day Plan Decided Wednesday
Officers recommend permission for a market of up to 25 days, seven more than now, with Parade Gardens and Queen Square held in reserve. Councillors decide 2 September.
Keynsham
Keynsham 200 Homes: 99 Objections, Officers Say Permit
Persimmon's Charlton Road scheme reaches committee on 2 September with 45 per cent affordable homes. Keynsham Town Council objects twice; officers recommend approval.