Issue details

The Council is committed to helping local people to reduce their energy consumption, costs and pollution and to providing access to affordable warmth wherever residents live, including in listed buildings.

There has been a perception that it is currently difficult to obtain listed building consent for changes to listed buildings but in fact around 90% of listed building applications obtain consent.  Those applications that are resisted are usually in clear conflict with the outstanding universal values and attributes pertaining to the World Heritage Site.  The proposed guidance should go some way towards addressing misconceptions that may exist.

The Panel supported the report that went to Cabinet including the two additional recommendations.

(i)  To test the balance between sustainability and the conservation agenda by looking at pilot projects especially in the Council’s property portfolio and in association with Curo and other partnerships to prove the capacity of Bath and North East Somerset to demonstrate exemplar projects in a World Heritage Site.

(ii)  A further report to come to the Cabinet and this Panel in one years’ time to report on progress.