Priston Parish Council is responsible for responding to consultation requests from Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) for planning applications relating to properties in the parish of Priston.
In commenting on planning applications, the Parish Council considers how proposals comply with planning policy and guidelines at a national and local level. Key elements include:
B&NES are currently developing a revision to the Local Plan. You can find further information on the B&NES Local Plan webpage and the Local Plan Options Consultation documents. Priston Parish Council provided feedback to B&NES in March 2024, which is contained in the following documents:
The Parish Council uses a Planning Appication Procedure (updated April 2024) and Checklist (Word version) for assessing planning applications.
A Village Design Statement (VDS) is a document that describes the distinctive characteristics of the locaility and provides design guidance to influence future developmenent and improve the physical qualities of an area.
The Priston VDS was developed by a Working Group of villagers during 2015/16. It was subject to extensive consultation with villagers and was formally approved by B&NES as a Supplementary Planning document with effect from 6 October 2018. This gives the VDS significant weight in determining plannning applications submitted for properties within Priston.
Click on the links below to download:
Development of the VDS drew upon earlier work conducted in 2013 to produce Character Assessments. These were used as input to B&NES Place-making Plan but have now been superseded by the VDS. However they contain useful information about Priston. You can download them from the links below: