Sainsbury's Planning Application

Sainsbury's have submitted a planning application to build a new superstore near to their existing store in Bath.

They are proposing to move from their existing site to the neighbouring Homebase site and build a store that would fill the entire area, including the trade park area/

Their proposal is to put a 5 storey building on the site, which would include a roof top car park that could hold 847 vehicles an increase of 389 over their existing car park, together with office space, additional retail outlets, Cafes and approximately 280 homes.

The planning application can be viewed by clicking this link to the Application.

It is important that you make your views known before the deadline which is 22nd July.  You can do this by either completing the on-line form at the above link or by emailing or writing to the case officer:

Daniel Stone
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Planning Services
PO Box 5006
Bath
BA1 1JG

development_control@bathnes.gov.uk

Make sure any correspondence you send contain the planning application reference number: 13/00983/EFUL.

If you have any queries you could like to discuss before you submit your comments or would like any help in doing this, please feel free to contact us to discuss this.

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Sarah Moore

Ward Surgeries

 Thank you to all the residents that took the time to come and see us last Saturday (6th July).  

We are pleased you are happy with our new monthly surgeries and the fact that we are moving them around the ward to ensure all residents have the opportunity to come and see us.

We would also be happy to come to you should you have any issues you wish to discuss.  Please get in touch with us if we can help in any way.

Our next ward surgery is scheduled for Saturday 3rd August between 1pm and 2pm.  Feel free to come along and see us.

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Sarah Moore

Loxton Drive clear up

We spent a couple of hours talking with residents and clearing up the large amount of litter around Loxton Drive, Lansdown View and Priddy Close.

We will be out every Saturday in different areas of Westmoreland Litter picking and talking to residents.

Each week will depend on the state of the areas as we will be targeting the roads most in need. If you want to join us, please get in touch and we will let you know where we will be.

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Sarah Moore

Major Road Works Windsor Bridge

Major Road improvement works start on Windsor Bridge as of 8th July 2013 creating improved junctions and the ability to cope with increased traffic flows.

Windsor Bridge will also be closed overnight to vehicles for a number of weeks; dates and times of closures will available on a week-by-week basis and be indicated on local signage.

 The work will include a combination of day and night working.

I have attached a web link of the Frequently Asked Questions 

Frequently asked questions

Residents surgery Saturday 6th July

Councillor Sharon Ball & Sarah Moore will be holding another of their hugely popular residents surgeries again this Saturday.

The surgery will take place at Charlton court student block on the Lower Bristol Road from 1pm till 3pm on 6th July and there is no appointment needed.

So for Westmoreland residents who want to talk to us on various local issues or simply need a little help or advice then pop in an see us.

Sharon said: "There are many issues in our area that residents may want to discuss like the planning appeal for Tesco or the Sainsbury's planning application, whatever it is we are happy to talk about it."

Traffic and Parking in Westmoreland

Sharon and I spent some time this afternoon with an officer from BANES Highways team looking at and discussing traffic and parking issues around Westmoreland.

There are a number of roads where the junctions are extremely unsafe due to parking on the corners and close to the corners.

We have asked the officer to look at traffic restrictions in the following areas:

• South Avenue/Maybrick Road Junction
• South Avenue/Mayfield Road Junction
• Bellotts Road
• Inverness Road
• Burnham Road

We have also discussed ways to monitor and reduce speeding cars around the area.

We will keep residents informed of progress, however, if you have similar issues where you live, please get in touch with us.

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Sarah Moore

HMO' Article 4 Directive

The much talked about Article 4 Direction triggering the need for planning permission for change of use between a dwelling house (C3) and a House in Multiple Occupation (C4) anywhere within the City of Bath has now been confirmed.

The Houses in Multiple Occupation in Bath Supplementary Planning Document was adopted on Monday 1st July ; this will be used to detail how the new planning applications will be determined.

Both the Article 4 and SPD will be effective from Monday 1^st July 2013.

Please note: This Article 4 will now appear on local land charges when a property is being purchased. There is no charge to the public for a change of use application triggered by this Article 4 Direction, as this has been brought in at the Council’s discretion and as such we are unable to charge a fee.

Please find full details online: www.bathnes.gov.uk/hmo