136-bed student block for Bath Cricket Club wins approval
Students will soon make Bath Cricket Club their home after councillors defied advice and approved plans for a 136-bed university accommodation complex.
Officers’ ‘significant’ concerns about flooding, the loss of trees and the design of the scheme in the city’s ‘green heart’ were shared by some councillors.
But they were outvoted by planning committee members yesterday (Wednesday, March 14) in support of Bath Cricket Club’s bid to diversify its income streams and to reach the next generation of players …