11 March 2024
We have revised site option diagrams and descriptions of site mitigations at Farrington Gurney
Chapter 1: Local Plan overview and summary
- Full contents list
- What is a Local Plan, and why do we prepare it?
- How we prepare the Local Plan
- How to get involved in the preparation of the Local Plan
- The structure of this Options Document
- Extra resources to give you an overview of the Local Plan
Chapter 2: Challenges and spatial priorities
- Issues and challenges facing communities
- B&NES council corporate priorities
- Key B&NES strategies and delivery plans
- Transformative plan-making and the Doughnut Economics Model
- Spatial priorities for the Local Plan
Chapter 3: Key requirements in B&NES
- Needs that our Local Plan must address
- Jobs and employment
- Need for housing
- Climate change
- Nature recovery
- Needs for health and well-being
- Transport requirements
Chapter 4: Spatial Strategy Principles and Location Options
- Introduction to spatial strategy
- Spatial strategy principles
- Spatial strategy for sub-areas within B&NES
- Available land and location options (HELAA)
Chapter 5: Bath and its Environs
- Bath: Area overview
- The capacity of Bath
- Site options: Bath
- Site allocations in Bath and its environs
- Milsom Quarter
- Bath Central Riverside
- Manvers Street
- Bath Quays North
- Bath Quays and Riverside Court
- South Bank
- Green Park Station West and Sydenham Park
- Bath Riverside
- Bath Press
- Roseberry Place
- Westmark Site, Windsor Bridge Road
- Stable Yard Industrial Estate
- Newbridge Riverside
- Weston Island
- Twerton Park
- RUH (Royal United Hospitals), Weston
- Hartwells Garage
- Sion Hill
- St Martin's
- Sulis Down
- Englishcombe Lane
- Burlington Street
- University of Bath
- Sulis Club
- Bath Spa University at Newton Park
- West of Bath (potential site)
- South of Burnett, next to A39 (potential site)
Chapter 6: Bath to Bristol corridor (Keynsham, Saltford, Hicks Gate and Whitchurch Village)
- 'Bath to Bristol Corridor': Strategy overview and key issues
- Keynsham and Saltford: Area overview
- Keynsham and Saltford: Transport opportunities
- Keynsham and Saltford: Site options
- Hicks Gate: area overview
- Hicks Gate: Site options
- Whitchurch village: Area overview
- Whitchurch village: Transport opportunities
- Whitchurch village: Site options
- Whitchurch village, Option A: Land to the west and east of the A37
- Whitchurch village, Option B: Eastern extension of the village
- Whitchurch village, Option C: Land to the west of the A37 (150 homes)
- Whitchurch village, Option D: Eastern extension of the village (150 homes)
- Whitchurch Village: Comparing Site Options
Chapter 7: Somer Valley: Vision, Strategy and Options
- Somer Valley: Strategy overview and key issues
- Somer Valley: Opportunities
- Somer Valley: Site options
Chapter 8: Rural Areas: Vision, Strategy and Options
Chapter 9: Development management policy options
Introduction to development management policy
- Housing
- Policy H/AH: Affordable housing
- Policy H/RS: Affordable housing regeneration schemes
- Policy H/RES: Rural exception sites
- Policy H/EC: Affordable housing requirements within older person and specialist housing (including Extra Care)
- Policy H/SH: Design for specialist housing and homes for older people
- Policy H/AS: Accessible homes and residential space standards
- Policy H/HM: Housing mix
- Policy H/BtR: Build to rent developments
- Policy H/CL: Co-living schemes
- Policy H/PBSA: Purpose built student accommodation
- Policy H/SBCHB: Self-build and custom housebuilding
- Policy H/GT: Gypsies, travellers and travelling show people
- Policy H/M: Moorings
- Climate change
- Nature and ecosystem services
- Policy N/SHS: Sites, habitats and species
- Policy N/BNG: Biodiversity net gain
- Policy N/GI: Green infrastructure
- Policy N/OS: Open spaces
- Policy N/TWC: Trees and woodland conservation
- Policy N/CELLC: Landscape character and setting of settlements
- Policy N/RFSD: Flood risk management and sustainable drainage
- Policy N/ES: Ecosystem services
- Policy N/EN: Ecological networks and nature recovery - local nature recovery strategies
- Green Belt
- Jobs and economy
- Healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities
- Policy HVC/TC: Town centre retail hierarchy and development
- Policy HVC/TCD: Town, district and local centre development
- Policy HVC/LS: Dispersed local shops
- Policy HVC/H: Health and wellbeing
- Policy HVC/HIA: Health impact assessments
- Policy HVC/HFT: Hot food takeaways
- Policy HVC/CF: Community facilities
- Policy HVC/PS: Safeguarding land for primary school use
- Policy HVC/PSC: Primary school capacity
- Policy HVC/C: Safeguarding land for cemeteries
- Policy HVC/A: Protecting allotments
- Policy HVC/B: Broadband connection at new residential properties
- Policy HVC/LGS: Local green spaces
- Heritage and design
- Policy HD/EQ: Environmental quality
- Policy HD/WHSS: World heritage site and its setting
- Policy HD/HE: Historic environment
- Policy HD/SCCW: Somersetshire Coal Canal and the Wansdyke
- Policy HD/GUDP: General urban design principles
- Policy HD/LCD: Local character and distinctiveness
- Policy HD/UF: Urban fabric
- Policy HD/SS: Streets and spaces
- Policy HD/BD: Building design
- Policy HD/A: Amenity
- Policy HD/IBD: Infill and backland development
- Policy HD/L: Lighting
- Policy HD/AOSF: Advertisements and outdoor street furniture
- Policy HD/PR: Public realm
- Policy HD/DC: Design codes
- Sustainable transport
- Pollution, contamination and safety
- Minerals and waste
- Policy MIN/M: Strategic approach to minerals
- Policy MIN/MSA: Mineral safeguarding areas
- Policy MIN/MA: Mineral allocations
- Policy MIN/RF: Aggregate recycling facilities
- Policy MIN/WW: Winning and working of minerals
- MIN/MD: Minerals development: environmental enhancement through restoration
- Policy MIN/HC: Conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons
- Waste
- Infrastructure
Appendices
- Appendix 1: Retained policies
- Appendix 2: Safeguarded industrial sites
- Appendix 3: District and Local Centre designations
- Appendix 4: Local Green Spaces
- Appendix 5: Glossary