Category Development
Today, 7th August 2023 saw the start of the destruction of the Tufa Field. Contractors engaged by Bath and North East Somerset Council once again used high power brush cutters and industrial mowers to cut down the nettle beds, despite… Continue Reading →
BANES confirms plans to develop the Tufa Field
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At a meeting with residents on the 2nd March 2023 the Liberal Democrat led Bath and North-East Somerset Council confirmed its plans to develop the Tufa Field as a sheltered housing site. Contracts have been let for the development phase,… Continue Reading →
As of May 2022, Bath and North East Somerset Council has decided to pursue development of the Tufa Field for a sheltered housing scheme. This scheme intends to preserve some aspects of the main tufa flush but will destroy the… Continue Reading →
The first conversion of the Tufa Field to building land was proposed in 1983, with Bath City Council granting itself permission for a sheltered housing scheme. Even in this original application, the stability and drainage of the site was highlighted… Continue Reading →
The plight of the Tufa Field, its uncertain future and our now permanent change of attitude to the world around us brought about by Covid-19 requires that we pay much more attention to our use of green spaces. Making these… 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 →
Note: As of 12th November 2024, request for planning permission for this scheme has been officially withdrawn and therefore will require re-submission if ever pursued.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 →
