AssetSphere have helped secure full planning permission for an outdoor spa and activity facilities at a wellbeing retreat near Bath.
We were instructed to prepare and manage a full planning application, seeking consent for the installation of three hot tubs and a yoga exercise area, on a tiered site with steep topography.
The site is designated within the Cotswolds AONB, the Bath Green Belt, is within the impact risk zone of a SSSI, and situated adjacent to two Grade II listed heritage assets.
AssetSphere worked with an architectural consultant, landscape consultant, ecological consultant and heritage consultant to develop a fully resolved scheme for submission to the council.
Following BANES council’s Local Plan Partial Update, adopted in January 2023, the proposal was required to demonstrate a 10% biodiversity net gain. In this case, it was possible to demonstrate a 38.36% net gain in biodiversity with a proposed native planting seed mix to cover the undeveloped site area.
The application was subject to a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) and was evaluated constructively and promptly by the planning officer at BANES council, who granted full planning permission.
Combined landscape plan