Bath sex toy retailer Lovehoney has withdrawn its retrospective planning application for heat pumps at its Locksbrook Road site.
Lovehoney’s warehouse is located on Locksbrook Road in Bath | Image © Google Street View / Google 2024
In January we reported that the company, which has a 300-strong workforce in Bath, had received complaints from neighbours over noise coming from the four external pumps.
A noise impact assessment prepared by consultants said that some form of acoustic enclosure would be required for plant noise emissions to be reduced to an acceptable level.
In its application for retrospective permission, Lovehoney had said the new heating and cooling system was installed last year, with the aim of reducing both the firm’s energy consumption and carbon footprint.
But last week the council’s planning services have told Lovehoney: “Further to your request that the above application should be withdrawn, we now write to confirm that this application has been formally withdrawn.
“Should your application relate to an enforcement matter, you are advised that the development/works/use will remain unauthorised and the Enforcement Team will consider the expediency of enforcement action to remedy any breach of planning control.”
