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Bath Recycling Centre

View plans for a new waste and recycling centre for residents of Bath and North East Somerset.

Following public engagement during the summer of 2024, Bath & North East Somerset Council submitted a planning application to deliver a new recycling centre for residents in the city. This will replace the existing city recycling centre at Midland Road and will complement the recently delivered Keynsham Recycling Hub. The new facility will ensure that residents in the city continue to have easy access to household waste and recycling services.

The new recycling centre will be located at an existing council depot at Locksbrook Road to the west of the city centre.

A planning application for the new recycling centrewas submitted in August 2024. An initial round of statutory consultation on the submitted plans conducted by the Local Planning Authority identified areas for further technical work. Following additional technical work by the project team, updated plans have now been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and can be found on the council’s planning portal here.

Prior to submitting the planning application, the council undertook a programme of public engagement including the establishment of this dedicated website to provide an overview of the emerging proposals and an opportunity for members of the community to provide comments. This was complemented by a drop-in exhibition of the proposals held at Locksbrook Road in June 2024 which was well attended by local residents. 

You can read an overview of the proposals here and view the proposed site layout on an interactive map here.

Timeline

Pre-application engagement

May 2024 to June 2024

An opportunity for members of the public to view and comment on the emerging plans. Included online engagement and a drop-in information event held at Locksbrook Road in June 2024.

Planning application submitted

August 2024

A planning application has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

Statutory consultation on submitted plans

August 2024 to October 2024

The Local Planning Authority carried out statutory consultation on the submitted plans, providing a further opportunity for members of the public to comment, along with statutory consultees. The statutory planning application public consultation period closed on 3 October 2024.

Updated plans submitted for further consultation

Autumn 2024

Following feedback on the statutory consultation, further technical work has been carried out resulting in updated plans. These have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority for further consultation prior to a decision.

Planning application determined

Winter 2024

The planning authority will make a decision on whether to grant planning permission.

Construction of Bath Recycling Centre

Spring – Autumn 2025

If planning permission is granted it is anticipated that construction will start in Spring 2025 and continue for about 8 months.

The new Bath Recycling Centre opens

Autumn/winter 2025

If planning permission is granted, it is anticipated that the new recycling centre will open in late 2025, with the Midland Road centre closing once the new centre is operational

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