Social Value Ideas for Bath and North East Somerset Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Bath and North East Somerset Council in South West across 44 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Revised NPPF affects decisions
Officers briefed members on the government's revised National Planning Policy Framework, explaining that it took effect immediately, strengthens support for sustainable development and housing deliver…
“Speaker 1: Thank you Councillor Simons. Yes, on the point around the appeals, that is the case. Officers will, where they're enabled to, through the p…”
Listed barn roof tiles refused
The committee considered an application to replace all roof tiles on two Grade II listed barns at Uplands Farm. Officers said there was no justification for wholesale replacement, that it would harm t…
“The application is to replace all the roof tiles on both of these two barns. ... In the application itself there is no justification given for the who…”
Permission-in-principle housing test
The committee considered only the location, land use and amount of development for the permission-in-principle application at Providence Bungalow. Officers explained that wider issues such as trees, b…
“So as part of the permission in principle, you can only consider location, land use, in this case residential, and the amount of development, in this …”
Treasury outperformance
Cabinet noted a favourable treasury management position, with investment returns above benchmark and interest/capital financing forecast £1.2 million better than budget. The council is deliberately un…
“As colleagues know, this report is one I always enjoy introducing because, particularly compared to a lot of tonight's agenda, it is uncontroversial a…”
Treasury outturn improved
The treasury management outturn showed all prudential indicators within target and an overall favourable outturn on interest and capital financing of £2.087m under budget. The council also retained £5…
“Speaker 8: Thank you, Chair. Treasury Management is one of those subjects that only becomes interesting when things go wrong. The fact that this is a …”
Museum public-benefit approval
The committee approved the Fashion Museum scheme on the basis that the public benefits outweighed less-than-substantial heritage harm, including visitor economy uplift, jobs, accessibility improvement…
“The development is assessed to pose less than substantial harm to the historic interest in the listed building. But public benefits have been weighed …”
Fashion Museum conversion works
The council-backed project to convert the former post office into the Fashion Museum Bath implies a significant capital spend on demolition of the rear extension, new build extension, accessibility up…
“Good morning, everybody. The first two items on the agenda this morning, which I'm going to present are a planning application and the application for…”
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