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LOCAL PLAN REF. NO. |
REV.
NO. |
SOURCE OF REVISION |
REVISION(S) |
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Para
C1.4 |
C1.4/A |
Editorial change |
The purposes of the Green Belt within B&NES
Bath & North East Somerset are summarised below.
The positive use of land in the Green Belt within the District
should be encouraged in order to pursue a number of objectives
that are also summarised below. The purposes and objectives
generally reflect advice set out in PPG2. |
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Table 6A
(title) |
TAB6A/A |
Editorial change |
Table 6A
BRISTOL/BATH GREEN BELT WITHIN B&NES
BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET |
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Para
C1.5 |
C1.5/A |
Editorial change |
C1.5 The JRSP sets out the general extent
of the Bristol/Bath Green Belt in Policy 16 and represents it
on the Key Diagram. Its general extent within B&NES
the District is illustrated in Diagram 9 below. |
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Diagram 9 |
DIAG9/A
DIAG9/B |
564/B25
3256/B4, 3309/B4,
3264/B2, 714/B6,
714/B7, 3309/B3, Chapter B9, Table A
for GDS.1/K2 reps. |
Amend to include key
Amend to show changes proposed to the Green
Belt boundary at Newbridge and Claverton Down and
reinstatement of Green Belt at South West Keynsham |
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Para
C1.7 |
C1.7/A |
Editorial change |
Most of the detailed Green Belt boundaries
in B&NES the District have been
defined in adopted local plans covering various parts of the
District. Part of the detailed boundary has not been
statutorily approved between Clutton and Shoscombe, but has
been recently defined in the Wansdyke Local Plan which has
reached an advanced stage in the statutory process (see
paragraph C1.16). |
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Para
C1.8 |
C1.8/A |
3098/B34, 2636/B2,
2601/B9 & B10, 3233/B16, 447/B35,
3299/B24 & B25, 3092/B16 |
In addition to the need to address minor
anomalies, changes to the Green Belt boundary are proposed in two
three locations. At Keynsham where JRSP
policies 2(l), 9 and 16 provide for a change (see paragraphs
C1.17 to C1.24) These proposed alterations relate to
the inner boundary around Bath at Newbridge, Claverton Down
and at Weston in Bath where an
alteration is proposed (see paragraphs C1.11
C1.9 – C1.12). The detailed Green Belt boundary is
shown on the Proposals Map. |
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New paras C1.10A – C1.10G |
C1.10A/A
C1.10B/A
C1.10C/A
C1.10D/A
C1.10E/A
C1.10F/A
C1.10G/A |
3256/B4, 3309/B4,
3264/B2, 5001/B48
(all changes)
505/B76, 878/B21,
714/B6, 714/B7,
3309/B3
As above |
C1.10A Alterations to the Green Belt
boundary are proposed in three locations. At Newbridge it is
proposed to change the boundary in order to accommodate the
provision of a transport interchange and civic amenity site
associated with the redevelopment of Western Riverside.
C1.10B The regeneration of Western
Riverside will be of considerable benefit to the City and the
District as a whole. In order to secure this regeneration it
is necessary to relocate the existing civic amenity facility
and to provide a transport interchange, incorporating a
significant level of car parking which can not be accommodated
within the development area. Western Riverside will be linked
to this parking provision and the City centre by a Rapid
Transit system (see paragraphs D6.1 – D6.3).
C1.10C Most of the Western Riverside
related vehicular traffic travelling from outside Bath will
originate from areas to the west. The transport interchange
needs to be able to serve a number of important transport
corridors (principally the A4, A39 and A431). Sites of a
sufficient size are not available within Bath and in order to
minimise visual impact on the surrounding countryside it is
preferable that the facility is situated in close proximity to
the urban area. As such the Newbridge area represents the most
appropriate location.
C1.10D Whilst Annex E of PPG13 makes it
clear that in certain circumstances park and ride development
is not inappropriate in Green Belts (see paragraph C1.29A and
policy GB.1A) it is likely that, given the required capacity,
the scale of built infrastructure necessary would compromise
the purposes of the Green Belt and would be inappropriate
development within it. Therefore, it is necessary to change
the boundary.
C1.10E The proposed revised boundary
follows the River Avon, A4 and the railway line and is defined
on the Proposals Map. The area of land removed from the Green
Belt is subject to a number of constraints, including
flooding, nature conservation interests and visual impacts of
development. The land is allocated under policy GDS.1 for the
provision of a transport interchange and civic amenity
facility and is of a sufficient size to accommodate these uses
whilst ensuring that the identified constraints can be
satisfactorily addressed.
C1.10F A change to the Green Belt boundary
is also proposed on the eastern side of the University of Bath
Campus at Claverton Down. The University is of considerable
importance to the area, not only as an educational
establishment but through its contribution to the local
economy and as the site for the English Institute of Sport
(SW). It is vital that its future development is facilitated
and its presence in Bath is maintained. Exceptional
circumstances exist that warrant changing the Green Belt
boundary in terms of the need for expansion in order to meet
national government priorities, the spatial requirement of
this expansion and the lack of suitable alternative sites
within Bath.
C1.10G The amended Green Belt boundary
follows the campus boundary and is defined on the Proposals
Map. The land removed from the Green Belt is allocated for
University related uses under policy GDS.1. This land also
lies within the Cotswolds AONB and therefore, the type and
scale of development will continue to be strictly controlled. |
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Para
C1.11 |
C1.11/A |
Editorial change |
At Weston Aan
alteration to the Green Belt boundary is proposed at
Weston where land immediately to the east of The Weal
is to be included within the Green Belt. This land, which is
rural in character and slopes upwards to the higher parts of
the hills surrounding this part of Bath, makes an important
contribution to the setting of the City. Its inclusion in the
Green Belt will serve the purposes set out in PPG2. |
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Para
C1.12 |
C1.12/A |
3256/B4, 3309/B4,
714/B6, 714/B7,
3309/B3 |
Other than this these alterations,
only changes to address minor anomalies are proposed. These
changes include a minor alteration to the Green Belt boundary
on the eastern side of the University of Bath Campus at
Claverton Down. Discussions are taking between the Council and
the University to assess the University’s future needs and
whether this will require a more significant change to the
Green Belt boundary. Land in this locality also lies within
the Cotswolds AONB and therefore, should the Green Belt
boundary be altered the type and scale of development would
continue to be strictly controlled. |
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Para
C1.13 |
C1.13/A |
Editorial change |
C1.13 The inner Green Belt boundary for
Bristol that falls within B&NES Bath
& North East Somerset was defined in the adopted
Keynsham and Chew Valley Local Plan and carried forward in the
Wansdyke Local Plan. It was drawn to follow generally the
limits of existing development in line with the Avon County
Structure Plan and the JRSP does not provide for further
changes. Therefore, no change to this detailed boundary is
proposed. |
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Para
C1.14 |
C1.14/A |
Editorial change |
C1.14 Policy 16 of the JRSP describes the
general extent of the outer Green Belt within B&NES
the District as running 'south of Chew Valley Lake
and north of Clutton, High Littleton, Timsbury and Peasedown
St. John to the boundary with the Somerset County Council
area'. This description remains the same as that set out
in the Avon County Structure Plan which provided the strategic
framework for the Local Plans that define the current detailed
outer Green Belt boundary. |
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Para
C1.19 |
C1.19/A |
3098/B34, 2636/B2,
2601/B9 & B10,
3233/B16, 447/B35,
3299/B23, B24 & B25, 3092/B16 |
The JRSP through policies 2(l), 9 and 16
states that a change to the Green Belt boundary should be made
at Keynsham to provide primarily for new residential
development and associated local employment and social
infrastructure. However, a change to the Green Belt
boundary is not proposed at Keynsham for these purposes as the
dwelling requirement can be accommodated in other ways (see
chapter B7. Housing). Keynsham has both good rail
and bus links to Bath and Bristol and also has a good range of
local facilities and services. |
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Para
C1.20 |
C1.20/A |
3098/B34, 2636/B2,
2601/B9 & B10,
3233/B16, 447/B35, 3092/B16, 3299/B23, B24 & B25 |
In line with the need to ensure that the
separate identity of the town is maintained it is proposed
that the Inset boundary be altered to exclude land on the
south western side of the town. See policy GDS.1. |
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Para
C1.21 |
C1.21/A |
3098/B34, 3092/B16, 2636/B2, 2601/B9 & B10, 3233/B16,
447/B35, 3299/B23, B24 & B25 |
In altering the Green Belt in this area
It is proposed that the locally important employment
site at Lays Farm also be excluded from
the Green Belt. This site was formerly in agricultural use
and was therefore, closely associated with the countryside. It
is now occupied by two established industrial estates, is
densely developed and effectively forms part of the adjoining
urban area. As such it no longer serves Green Belt purposes. |
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New para
C1.29A |
C1.29A/A |
5001/B16 |
PPG13, Transport published March 2001
states that in certain circumstances park & ride
development is not inappropriate in Green Belts. A thorough
and comprehensive assessment of potential sites both within
and outside the Green Belt needs to have been undertaken which
must establish that the proposed Green Belt site is the most
sustainable option. The development itself should not
seriously compromise the purposes of including land in the
Green Belt and the proposal should come forward through the
Local Transport Plan. Policy GB.1A sets out the policy in
relation to such development. |
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Policy GB.1 |
GB.1/A
GB.1/B
GB.1/C
GB.1/D |
5001/B6
5001/B120
686/B95, 745/B25,
3267/B5
5001/B16 |
Within the Green Belt, as shown on the
Proposals Map, permission will not be given, except in
very special circumstances, for development other than:
i) The construction of new buildings for
the following purposes:
- agriculture or forestry;
- essential facilities for outdoor sport and recreation,
for cemeteries and for other uses of land which
preserve the openness of the Green Belt and do not
conflict with the purposes of including land within it;
- limited extensions, alterations or replacement of an
existing dwelling provided it is in accordance with
policies HG.14 and HG.15;
- infilling in
the villages defined as R3 Rural
settlements in accordance with accordance with
Policy HG.6 in the villages defined by Policy SC.1 as
R3 villages;
- affordable housing to meet local needs in accordance
with policy HG.9;
- limited infilling or redevelopment of the major existing
developed sites identified in policy GB.3;
ii) the re-use of existing buildings in
accordance with policy ET.9;
iii) other development and material
changes of use of land which maintain the openness of the
Green Belt and do not conflict with the purposes of
including land in it.
iv) Park & ride development in
accordance with Policy GB.1A.
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 11 |
GB.1/E |
See Chapter B9, Table A for reps |
Reinstate Green Belt at South West Keynsham
following deletion of General Development Site K2. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/F |
3256/B4, 3262/B2,
3264/B7, 3264/B2,
3262/B3, 3309/B4,
5001/B48 |
Delete land at Newbridge between River
Avon, the A4 and the railway line from the Green Belt. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/G |
5001/B7, 2173/B1 |
Include land north of Bailbrook Lane and
adjacent to Bailbrook Farm from the Green Belt. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/H |
5001/B15 |
Correct error in Green Belt boundary to
include land west of Hampton House, Bathampton within the
Green Belt. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/I |
1897/B2 |
Delete land from the Green Belt at South
Lodge, Sion Hill, Bath. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/J |
3220/B1, 2335/B1 |
Amend Green Belt boundary to the rear of
138 -146 London Road West, Batheaston. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/K |
3204/B1, 3309/B1 |
Delete part of the Hillier Garden Centre,
Rush Hill from the Green Belt. |
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Policy GB.1
PM Inset 31 |
GB.1/L |
505/B76, 714/B6, 714/B7, 3309/B3 |
Remove eastern part of the University of
Bath Campus from the Green Belt. |
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New Policy GB.1A |
GB.1A/A |
5001/B16 |
Park & Ride development in the Green
Belt will only be permitted where:
(a) there are not any more suitable or
more sustainable alternative sites;
(b) the scheme will not seriously
compromise the purposes of the Green Belt;
(c) the proposal is contained within the
Local Transport Plan and based on a thorough assessment of
travel impacts; and
(d) any new or re-used buildings are
included only where they are essential facilities associated
with the operation of the park and ride scheme.
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Para
C1.34 |
C1.34/A |
1895/B2, 564/B44,
2434/B1, 3295/B1 |
The MEDS identified in the Local Plan are
as follows:
- Bath Spa University College, Newton Park
- Clutton Hill Farm, Clutton
- Former Radford Retail Systems site, Chew Stoke
- Prior Park College, Claverton Down
- Culverhay School, Rush Hill
- Portals site, Bathford Paper Mill, Bathford
- Chew Valley School, Chew Magna
- Monkton Combe School, Monkton Combe
- Ralph Allen School, Claverton Down
- Burnett Business Park, Burnett
(xi) Oldfield School, Newbridge
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Para
C1.40 & new para C1.40A |
C1.40/A
C1.40A/A |
711/B3 |
Clutton Hill Farm and Burnett
Business Park are is not
identified as a sites where
redevelopment should be pursued. Whilst redevelopment could
lead to environmental improvement, these this
sites provides accommodation suitable
for small or new businesses (starter units). These are
Such accommodation is crucial to the local economy and
as such should be retained.
C1.40A Burnett Business Park
provides local employment opportunities within the rural area
close to Keynsham. Redevelopment of the western part for
employment uses could lead to environmental improvement, as
well as helping to secure its future as a rural employment
site. The eastern part is occupied by a series of partially
visible bunkers and is essentially open in character. As such
this part of the site is not suitable for redevelopment. |
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Policy GB.3 |
GB.3/A
GB.3/B
GB.3/C
GB.3/D
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88/B46, 2/B48
3267/B3, 2597/B2,
3267/B2
711/B3
1895/B2, 564/B44,
2434/B1, 3295/B1 |
Within the Major Existing Developed Sites defined on the
Proposals Map and listed below limited infilling and/or
redevelopment as specified for each site will be permitted
unless:
In the case of limited infilling
- it has a greater impact on the purposes of including
land in the Green Belt than the existing development; or
- it exceeds the height of the existing buildings; or
- it leads to a major increase in the developed proportion
of the site.
In the case of redevelopment:
- it has a greater impact than the existing development on
the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of
including land in it; or
- it does not contribute to the achievement of the
objectives for the use of land in the Green Belt; or
- it exceeds the height of the existing buildings; or
- it occupies a larger area of the site than the existing
buildings (except where this would achieve a reduction in
height which would benefit visual amenity).
- Bath Spa University College, Newton Park: limited
infilling and redevelopment for educational uses and
student accommodation in line with Policy HG.17
- Clutton Hill Farm: limited infilling for employment uses
- Former Radford Retail Systems site, Chew Stoke:
redevelopment for mixed uses
including employment
uses in accordance with Policy GDS.1
- Prior Park College: limited infilling and redevelopment
for educational uses
- Culverhay School: limited infilling and redevelopment
for educational uses
- Portals, Bathford Paper Mill: limited infilling and
redevelopment for employment uses
- Chew Valley School: limited infilling and redevelopment
for educational uses
- Monkton Combe School: limited infilling and
redevelopment for educational uses
- Ralph Allen School: limited infilling and redevelopment
for educational uses
- Burnett Business Park: limited infilling and
redevelopment for employment uses on the western
part of the site and limited infilling only for employment
uses on the eastern part of the site
- Oldfield School: limited infilling and redevelopment
for educational uses.
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Policy GB.3
PM Inset 11 |
GB.3/E |
711/B3 |
Amend Burnett Business Park MEDS by
showing its division into two parts.
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Policy GB.3
PM Inset 31 |
GB.3/F |
2963/B2 |
Amend MEDS boundary at Prior Park College,
Bath to include the Headmaster’s house. |
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Policy GB.3
PM Inset 31 |
GB.3/G |
2915/B2 |
Amend MEDS boundary at Bathford Paper Mill
to include car park at western end of the site. |
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Policy GB.3
PM Inset 31 |
GB.3/H |
1895/B2, 564/B44,
2434/B1, 3295/B1 |
Designate Oldfield School, Bath at a
MEDS.
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New sub-heading & para C1.44 |
C1.44/A |
Change arising from deletion of site GDS.1/V9 |
Farmborough
C1.44 At Farmborough an area of
safeguarded land is defined at the south west end of the
village between the Housing Development Boundary and the
Green Belt boundary. This land is safeguarded in order to
provide a longer term development opportunity in a village
that is tightly constrained by the Green Belt. |
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Policy GB.4 |
GB.4/A |
Change arising from deletion of site GDS.1/V9 |
Land defined on the Proposals Map between
the existing limits of development and the Green Belt at
Whitchurch and Farmborough is safeguarded during the
period of the Plan to meet the demands for development beyond
2011. In the meantime policy GB.1 will be applied. |
