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From Monday 24 May 2021, we are introducing charges for the disposal of DIY construction and demolition waste (such as rubble, large ceramics and plasterboard) and tyres at our recycling centres.
Visit our page on Recycling centre permits, regulations and charges for more details about the charges, and how to pay.
The ongoing pandemic has affected many aspects of the services we offer, and how we are able to deliver them.
We are currently experiencing higher than usual levels of demand. This means it is sometimes taking us longer to respond to messages and emails, and to validate applications. Please allow up to two weeks before contacting us.
Please choose a topic below to learn in detail how this may have an impact on your planning-related task.
If you cannot find what you need on the website, you can email development_management@bathnes.gov.uk. You will need to include your phone number, so that we can call you back if necessary.
Update April 2021
The following toilets are experiencing disruption:
Haycombe Cemetery remains open to visitors from 8.00am - 8.00pm (or dusk). Attendance at funerals, interments, or scatterings is limited to:
Face coverings must be worn in all inside spaces. These must be worn for the duration of the time spent in either of our chapels, and may only be removed if speaking at the lectern as part of the funeral service.
The office is currently closed to public access. If you require assistance please contact us by emailing cemeteries_crematorium@bathnes.gov.uk or by calling 01225 39 60 20.
The Book of Remembrance Room is open from Monday 12 April. There is a maximum capacity of two people in the room at any time. You can still view the Book of Remembrance online.
The Shopmobility service has been stopped until further notice.
Following the latest government announcement our Mobile Library will resume from Tuesday 20 April.
The Mobile Library will be available for the collection of reservations and pre-selected 'Grab and Go' bundles of books, as well as for returning items.
The library will offer a reduced timetable in the mornings with most stops limited to 30 minutes.
You won't be allowed to board the library or browse, but staff will be able to retrieve reserved items and 'Grab and Go' bundles of books. You will also need to follow social distancing protocols.
View the updated mobile library timetable to find out when it will stop near you.
Following the latest government announcement, our Libraries (Bath Central, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton) will be open from Monday 12 April 2021, from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. You will be able to browse and to collect reservations. Reserve an item on the LibrariesWest website
You will be able to use a computer for up to 30 minutes, and you don't need to book in advance. There is no printing available at Midsomer Norton.
You must clean the computer before and after use, and we will provide the cleaning materials. Our staff are not able to assist you with any printing or technical queries, and if you experience problems with printing we are not able to offer any refunds.
You can still access our e-Books, e-Audiobooks, e-Magazines and e-Newspapers, and check out our social media for updates on what we are doing to deliver services to you. Visit our digital facilities and resources web page for more details.
Visit our blog or one of our social media channels:
Facebook: bathneslibraries
Instagram: bathnes_libraries
Twitter: BathnesL
If you don’t know your PIN or have forgotten it, go to 'Log In' on the LibrariesWest website, and then select ‘Forgot my PIN’ and you should receive an automated email (as long as you have a current email address on your library record).
If you don’t receive one after checking your junk/spam folder, email librarieswest@somerset.gov.uk, with your name and borrower number. If you receive an error message when you log on, your membership is probably incorrect or has expired, and so you will need to create a new account
To find reopening details for each of the independent community run libraries, you will need to check their individual website or Facebook page. You can find a your local community library on our website.
You can get married or form a civil partnership with a legal limit of 6 people (legal limit of people includes the couple, witnesses and guests (guests include babies and children).
Please do not turn up with additional guests as they will be turned away.
Legal limit will increase to 15 people.
Legal limit will increase to 30 people.
There will be no legal limit on how many people can attend a wedding or civil partnership (depending on the outcome of the scientific Events Research Programme).
Contact the register office for any of the following reasons:
We're also still taking new bookings for ceremonies in the future.
Call us on 01225 47 72 34 (9am to 3.45pm, Monday to Friday), or email us at register_office@bathnes.gov.uk
Call our main office for all bookings and urgent enquiries on 01225 47 72 34 (9am to 3.45pm, Monday to Friday), or email us for non-urgent enquiries at register_office@bathnes.gov.uk and we will aim to get back to you within two working days.
If you have an appointment at the Guildhall, please download the Test and Trace app and scan the QR code at the entrance.
Birth registrations are face-face appointments at the Guildhall, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton. Book an appointment to register a birth which took place in Bath and North East Somerset online, or call us. Visit our web page for more details
You can get married or form a civil partnership with a legal limit of 6 people (legal limit of people includes the couple, witnesses and guests (guests include babies and children).
Please do not turn up with additional guests as they will be turned away.
Legal limit will increase to 15 people.
Legal limit will increase to 30 people.
There will be no legal limit on how many people can attend a wedding or civil partnership (depending on the outcome of the scientific Events Research Programme).
Contact the register office for any of the following reasons:
We're also still taking new bookings for ceremonies in the future. Our contact details are above.
Death registrations are temporarily being taken over the telephone. Visit our web page for more details
Citizenship ceremonies take place on Thursday mornings at 10am. To book a ceremony, call us on 01225 47 72 34 (9am to 3.45pm, Monday to Friday). You can also book a private or virtual ceremony at other times for a fee of £120.
European settlement checking is postponed, but our European partners and their European and non- European family members can still apply for settled and pre-settled status on the GOV.UK website
Following the latest government announcement, our One Stop Shops are still open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, offering the following services (following COVID secure protocols):
All other facilities and partner services are suspended.
If you're a Personal Assistant (PA) who provides care and support to people in their own homes (employed or self-employed), where you come within 2m of them, you can now get regular weekly testing for COVID-19.
This test is called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, and you can order a month’s supply of PCR test kits every 28 days to be delivered directly to you, so you can carry out weekly testing at home.
Further guidance about how you can order tests, how to conduct testing and what the results mean is covered on GOV.UK
If you're already part of a regular national testing programme through your employer or another organisation (for example, through the homecare, or extra care and supported living testing programme), please continue with it.
Visit GOV.UK for guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures and availability of free PPE
NHS staff, health and social care workers and NHS volunteers are encouraged to apply via your employer for a new government national parking pass, so you can park for free with no time limits when on duty during COVID-19. On-street parking places where the national permit can be used are limited to pay and display bays, limited waiting bays and permit holder bays and zones. All other groups must make a payment and there are no further concessions available.
Our Bright Start Children’s Centre Services continue to operate. While adhering to relevant national and local Coronavirus restrictions, our Children's Centres (Bath Children and Family Centre, St Martin’s, Bath, Radstock and Keynsham) remain open to provide family support, health visiting and social care services.
Our Family Support Workers are working with many families on a one-to-one basis whilst observing social distancing measures. We are delivering many of our courses virtually online. We are currently planning alternatives to our regular support groups – ‘Play & Explore Together’ and ‘Little Explorers’.
Health Visitor Baby & Toddler Hubs are offering an appointment service for Health Visiting teams contacts.
Phone: Bath Children and Family Centre on 01225 39 66 62, St Martin’s 01225 39 60 04, Radstock 01225 39 66 60 or Keynsham 01225 39 54 00.
Email: brightstartcc@bathnes.gov.uk, or go to our Facebook page for latest information.
All electric vehicle charging points in our car parks now charge for electricity, on a pay as you charge basis.
Connection fee costs £1.50 for rapid chargers (the fastest units) and 50p for fast chargers (the slower units), then 30p per KWH.
Costs 31p per KWH and there is no connection fee.
We are doing our very best to keep our residents safe from COVID-19, and realise how difficult it is for families not being able to have contact with their loved ones during the lockdown. However, we can consider arranging individual visits for you, if you feel a telephone or Zoom call isn't working.
If your loved one is a resident in one of our care homes, call the relevant care home manager who will be able to discuss this further with you.
You may have to pay a daily charge to drive in the zone if your vehicle does not meet required emission standards.