Bath could temporarily give up being a UNESCO world heritage site in order to build new suburbs, reports Somerset Live.
Somerset Live writes:
World-famous for its… architecture, Bath is the only entire city in the UK to be designated as a world heritage site. Now Liberal Democrat-run Bath and North East Somerset Council is considering temporarily giving up the status…
… the world heritage site inscription covers not just the city itself but also its setting… That description prevents the city from building more suburbs around it…
… The government would have to lead the process…
… Risking the city’s prestigious world heritage site status could be politically dangerous…
A six-week public consultation on the local plan runs until October 30…
