Bath & North East Somerset Council - Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan

Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan

What is the Local Plan?

The Local Plan is the primary basis for deciding planning applications. It sets out policies which guide how and where development should take place up to the year 2011.

It influences where people live and work and what facilities are available to them. It therefore helps to achieve the development that is needed whilst at the same time protecting and enhancing local character and the environment.

Viewing the Local Plan

The Local Plan Written Statement and supporting Proposal Map can be viewed electronically on this page. Click here to view the Local Plan or click here to view the Proposal Maps.

If you would like to request a copy of the Local Plan click here for details on how to purchase a hard copy of the Local Plan

Adoption

The Local Plan was adopted on 18th October 2007 and saved for a three year period under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

The Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan has now superseded all existing adopted Local Plans. The plan will form part of the development plan for the area of Bath & North East Somerset. The development plan forms the basis for decisions on land use planning affecting that area.

West of England Joint Waste Core Strategy

Councils in the West of England (Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Bristol) have produced the Joint Waste Core Strategy The Joint Waste Core Strategy is a Development Plan to set out the vision and objectives for sustainable waste management and sets the planning framework up to 2026 reflecting the waste hierarchy. It contains Development Management Policies and has superseded most of the Local Plan waste management policies.

Local Plan policies superseded by the JWCS:

· WM1 (Development of waste management facilities)

· WM3 (Waste reduction and the reuse in development proposals)

· WM5 (Waste transfer stations and material recovery facilities)

· WM6 (Recovery of materials from waste brought to landfill)

· WM7 (Household waste recycling centres)

· WM8 (Composting facilities)

· WM10 (Thermal treatment with energy recovery)

· WM12 (Landfill)

· WM13 (Landraising)

· WM14 (Agricultural land improvement schemes)

· WM15 (Time extensions for landfill, landscaping or agricultural land improvement schemes)

Local Plan policies not superseded by the JWCS:

· WM4 (Waste recovery and recycling in new development)

· WM9 (Community composing facilities)

For more information please go to the West of England Partnership website (link to external website)

Saved policies

Some of the Local Plan policies will be replaced by the policies in the Core Strategy but as this is not currently scheduled to be adopted until December 2011, the Council made a request to the Secretary of State to extend the life of relevant policies in the Local Plan to ensure there is a comprehensive robust planning policy framework for the District beyond 2010.

A decision letter and schedule has been received from the Secretary of State setting out which policies will be saved. These policies will be saved for an indefinite period until replaced through the Local Development Framework. The Schedule of saved policies can be viewed below:

Local Plan Saved Policies Secretary of State letter 2010-10-15 (PDF - 150kb)

Local Plan Saved Policies Secretary of State letter - Policy NE16 Direction 2010-10-15 (PDF - 325kb)

Schedule of saved policies (PDF - 1.4mb)

Copies of the adopted plan are available for inspection at the following offices, please see the following link for information on office opening times:

The Guildhall (Council Connect office), High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW;
The Hollies, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 2DP;
Riverside, Temple Street, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1LA

The document may also be viewed on the Council’s website.

Copies of the plan can be obtained on request

Proposals Map

PDF files of the Proposals Map can be viewed on the following page. Bath and North East Somerset Local Plan Proposals Map.

The Proposals Map can also be viewed as an interactive map via the Council's "My Area" interactive mapping system.

The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment has been prepared on behalf the Council by expert consultants. It supersedes existing data on flood risk including the indicative floodplain used in the Bath and North East Somerset Local Plan.

Click here to find out more

Archive.

Archive of all documents relating to the key stages of the preparation of the Local Plan.

Contact Details for this page:

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Planning Policy

Address:

Planning Services

PO Box 5006

Bath

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