This policy sets out our approach to winter service such as gritting and grit bins
Last updated 26 January 2023
This policy is primarily concerned with: • The eligibility of any property for a Parking Permit within a Controlled Zone. • How the we will endeavour to treat people fairly, equally and with respect taking full account of their personal circumstances and those of our clients. • The conduct of our staff and the manner in which it carries out its duties, including the issue of permits to properties within a controlled zone • Service standards that we will adopt when carrying out the issue or permits and their renewals which are in addition to the normal accepted process.
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Last updated 02 December 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuance of Section 4(1) of the Regulations that an application has been received for the following premises to be licenced for the solemnisation of Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Premises: Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Bath BA2 5AH
Applicant: James Lindsay, Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, BA2 5AH
This feasibility report seeks to investigate whether a Link & Ride is possible along the A4 between Chippenham and Bath.
We are publishing a feasibility report which seeks to investigate whether a Link & Ride is possible along the A4 between Chippenham and Bath.
We are committed to reducing the number of private car journeys into Bath. There are currently over 28,000 commuter trips into Bath every day, the majority of which come from Wiltshire to the east, along the A4, and the wider B&NES area. This will not only protect our World Heritage Site, but also help us achieve our goal of being carbon neutral by 2030, in line with our climate emergency and journey to net zero priorities.
Link and Ride works in a similar way to a traditional Park and Ride, by intercepting traffic before it reaches the city centre. However, instead of having one large Park and Ride interchange hub, which people potentially have to drive further to reach, Link and Ride provides multiple, smaller interchange hubs at strategic locations along a set route.
The feasibility study tested different scenarios to better understand how a Link and Ride bus service could work between Chippenham and Bath. The introduction of a series of small interchange hubs, in locations along the A4 such as Corsham and Box, could enable more people to walk, wheel, or drive to a local hub before catching a quick and direct bus service into Bath city centre. The study suggests the greatest impact would be achieved by building on the existing X31 service, along with a combination of lower fares, high frequency services, and bus priority measures.
To reduce car journeys on the A4, we need to consider a range of options, including improved bus and rail services. It is proposed to re-open Corsham Railway Station in Wiltshire, which would transform the way people travel along this busy route. However, as this is likely to take a long time to deliver, we need to find a quicker solution, which will help address our climate emergency in the short to medium term. Following studies into a traditional Park and Ride site to the east of Bath, which concluded that no suitable site is available, it is therefore proposed that a Link and Ride scheme could offer a viable, attractive and sustainable solution for those who live and travel along the A4.
This is the first time we’ve undertaken a feasibility study into a potential Link and Ride scheme within Bath and North East Somerset. The study sets out our initial findings and recommendations and provides a good platform to move forward and discuss the idea further with the West of England Combined Authority, as the region’s transport authority, Wiltshire Council and local transport stakeholders, including our own Journey to Net Zero Transport Forum.
In order to better understand the wider benefits, impacts and viability of a Link and Ride scheme, we would need to undertake more in-depth analysis, including community and stakeholder engagement, before any decisions could be made. This would help identify who would potentially use the Link and Ride, the type of journeys currently being undertaken, where the interchange hubs could be sited and how they could best be utilised, including safe drop off points for people with limited mobility or children travelling to school, as well as possible locations for our electric scooters.
Last updated 13 October 2022
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 07 January 2025
We are required to publish performance data in compliance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002 and Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013
Late payments constitute a major obstacle to the free movement of goods and services and can substantially distort competition. We all want an environment where paying on time is the norm and late payment is seen to be unacceptable across the business community. The UK Government recognises that the public sector should set a strong example by paying promptly.
Debtors are forced to pay interest and reimburse the reasonable recovery costs of the creditor if they do not pay for goods and services on time (usually 30 days for public authorities). The statutory right to claim interest and other compensation recovery costs and entitlements are not compulsory and the supplier decides whether to use their rights.
The table below shows:
| Year | % paid within 30 days | Interest paid to suppliers | Full liability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | 94% | £3,541.15 | £174,064 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 91% | £3,086.95 | £316,120 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 90% | £1,117.26 | £333,809 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 92% | £926.38 | £235,921 |
| 2020 to 2021 | 91.58% | £470.91 | £275,311 |
| 2019 to 2020 | 93.17% | £449.59 | £194,859 |
| 2018 to 2019 | 93.03% | £976.89 | £292,081 |
| 2017 to 2018 | 92.79% | £846.59 | £228,466 |
| 2016 to 2017 | 93.11% | £932.38 | £228,440 |
| 2015 to 2016 | 85.31% | £810.34 | £482,022 |
| Total | £9,617.29 | £2,587,030 |
Last updated 23 April 2025
All hackney carriage and private hire drivers and operators licensed by Bath & North East Somerset must abide by the policies and conditions we have put in place.
Last updated 15 May 2023
It is a requirement of the Gambling Act 2005 that every Licensing Authority produces, at least every three years, a statement of the principles it proposes to apply when exercising its functions under the Act.
The Gambling Statement of Principles is currently subject to a consultation with stakeholders between 21 October 2025 to 15 December 2025.
Last updated 21 October 2025
It is a requirement of the Licensing Act 2003 for every Licensing Authority to produce a Statement of Licensing Policy which explains how the Licensing Authority will exercise its licensing functions under the Act.
We reviewed our Statement of Licensing Policy and Cumulative Impact Assessment in Bath City Centre in 2019.
Revised versions were agreed at a meeting of the Full Council on 14 November 2019.
In 2007 we published a Cumulative Impact Policy as part of the Statement of Licensing Policy.
In 2018 Cumulative Impact Assessments (CIAs) were introduced and details of a CIA published by us.
The aim of the CIA is to limit the number or types of licence authorising the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises (“off sales” is not included). The CIA is engaged where there is evidence to show that the number or density of licensed premises in a specified area is having a cumulative impact and leading to problems which are undermining the licensing objectives.
The CIA creates a ‘rebuttable presumption’ whereby the onus falls upon the applicant to demonstrate that granting an application would not have an impact on one or more of the four Licensing Objectives when objections to an application are received.
The publication of the Cumulative Impact Policy and subsequently CIA included a map outlining the Cumulative Impact area.
In 2019 the CIA was reviewed and the police provided evidence for maintaining the CIA. The CIA remained but with a reduction in the CIA area as shown on a revised map.
Our CIA lapsed in 2022. However, interested parties may still raise objections citing cumulative impact concerns, provided such objections are supported with relevant evidence.
We intend to refresh the evidence in 2024 and establish whether a CIA is still necessary.
Respond to our consultation on the revision of our Statement of Licensing Policy.
Last updated 29 May 2025