Category The Tufa Field Ecology
Councillors are recompensed for their time, considered as Voluntary Service, not salaried employment, under national guidelines. Remuneration in this way is treated by HMRC as taxable employment , including usually Class 1 NI contributions. There are also rules for necessary… Continue Reading →
Tufa Field Lost to Development
Sticky PostToday, 25th September 2024, Bath and North-East Somerset granted itself permission to develop the Tufa Field SNCI site. You can watch a commented video of the process here. (Large file). The development will provide supported housing for neuro-diverse residents. Local… Continue Reading →
Arcadis have now completed their plans for the Supported Housing Scheme, and in conjunction with the Case Officer, have formally submitted the plans to the Planning Committee. These will be considered on the 25th September 2024 with a recommendation to… Continue Reading →
It is 4 years today since the destruction of Slow Worms by a Forest Mulcher at the Tufa Field. This image, recently made available by Google Earth, shows the scale of destruction of the Slow Worm habitat. Following a number… Continue Reading →
The most recent available expenditure record is (Q3 2025) Others will be added progressively, but the records are slow to appear, usually taking more than 3 months to be published. It is not possible from these records to ascertain the… Continue Reading →
Public money spent on our behalf should be open to the highest scrutiny. HM Government requires all local authorities to publish records of expenditure in excess of £500, but does not mandate what form this should be. BANES chooses to… Continue Reading →
In a new year, we once again anticipate that this will be the final winter for the Tufa Field. With notional planning applications shortly, the schedule is to start construction work in the Spring of 2024. The hydrogeological survey work… Continue Reading →
Rainfall is very important at the Tufa Field. It feeds the streams, and in extremes, contributes to land instability, affects run-off into Englishcombe Lane and Moorfields, and contributes to down-slope springs that cause local flooding. The Wunderground network is a… Continue Reading →
