Category The Tufa Field Ecology
The Tufa Field is home to many protected species of plant and animals. September 2020, during pre-development ‘ecology’ work, saw the wilful destruction of much of the margins of the Tufa Field and brought about the death of many Slow… Continue Reading →
The Tufa Field is adjacent to and currently extends the separate and privately-owned Stirtingale Farm SNCI (Site of Nature Conservation Interest). The apron of the field is hunting ground for the SNCI’s Owls, Buzzards, and Foxes, and feeding and breeding … Continue Reading →
One of the conditions for the 2020 development of the site was that an equivalent site be created elsewhere, the so-called Ecological Mitigation and Compensation. Translocation is controversial to the point of ridicule by Ecologists and Environmental Scientists. Listen to… Continue Reading →
Bath and North-East Somerset council is currently (2020) led by The Liberal Democrats Party. On the 23rd July 2020 the Council declared an ‘Ecological Emergency‘ for the Bath and North-East Somerset Area. Just 33 days later, in the first test… Continue Reading →
The Tufa Field is located on the south side of the City of Bath. In earlier times, it was part of the Moorlands Estate, whose home is The Moorlands (also known as Englishcombe Court). This was home to the Ashford… Continue Reading →
The planning meeting that approved the application to develop the Tufa Field was held on the 26th August 2020. The minutes of the approval planning meeting, held virtually using Zoom during the pandemic, indicate the following likely votes. ‘For’ indicates… Continue Reading →
Note: As of 12th November 2024, request for planning permission for this scheme has been officially withdrawn and therefore will require re-submission if ever pursued. As time progresses you will see the construction of the housing infrastructure, car parking and… Continue Reading →
The City of Bath lies in a valley surrounded by seven hills. These are largely limestone, the hill of Combe Down being quarried extensively to provide stone for the Georgian buildings which now confer World Heritage status on the City…. Continue Reading →
The Planning Process Planning in the UK, being the control of development that shapes the society we live in, is notionally devolved to Local Authorities in various guises. The planning authority for The Tufa Field is Bath and North-East Somerset… Continue Reading →
