This document tells you everything you need to know to make an application for a place at an infant, junior or primary school.
The booklet is updated every year, with a new issue for the coming year's admissions available from mid-September.
Last updated 12 September 2023
Our Green Infrastructure (GI) Strategy provides a framework to work with partners and the community to make the most of the benefits that the natural environment can and should be providing for people, places and nature within and beyond the district.
This strategy covers a wide range of agendas concerned with social, economic and environmental planning and land use management.
Elements relating to planning policy and management are embedded in the Local Plan including the Placemaking Plan. Other elements achieve weight through inclusion in related strategies and the work streams and policies of our partners.
Last updated 21 September 2023
Notice is hereby given that on or after 18 September 2023, Bath and North East Somerset Council will make an order (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Order’) under Section 18 of the Public Health Act 1925. The effect of the Order will be to name road indicated on the attached plan 'Victory Close'.
Any person aggrieved by the intended order may within 21 days after the date of this notice appeal to Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’ Court at North Parade Road, Bath, BA1 5AF.
Adopted July 2023
The Corporate Strategy is the Council’s overarching strategic plan. We adopted the Corporate Strategy 2023-2027 on 20 July 2023.
This builds on our previous strategy, adopted in 2020, retaining our purpose, values, core policies and principles, whilst also introducing an extended outcomes framework to further refine our priorities.
We have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. This brings together everything we do, from cleaning the streets to caring for our older people. It continues to be the foundation for our strategy and ensures that it drives our commitments, spending and service delivery.
We have two core policies – tackling the climate and nature emergency and giving people a bigger say. These will shape our work and we have expanded these policies with the following ambitions:
To continue to translate our purpose into commitments, we have retained and adapted our three principles with extended ambitions:
Within this framework, the Strategy also contains nine priorities which set out how we will improve people’s lives through its delivery. They are:
You can view updates on how we are delivering our Corporate Strategy on our Newsroom website.
Last updated 08 September 2023
Our Food Equity Action Plan sets out our goals, principles and strategies for reducing food inequality across Bath and North East Somerset.
Last updated 10 August 2023
Our Local Outbreak Management plan has now been replaced by the B&NES Living Safely and Fairly with COVID-19 Plan.
The B&NES Living Safely and Fairly with COVID-19 Plan sets out to:
Last updated 09 August 2023
The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022 sets out an assessment of need for pharmaceutical services in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) for the three-year period 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2025. Producing this assessment is the responsibility of the B&NES Health & Wellbeing Board.
Last updated 17 August 2023
The B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Strategy (opening on BSWTogether.org.uk)
Last updated 08 August 2023
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) strategy for the South West, and practical resources (via GOV.UK)
Last updated 09 August 2023