Bath Rugby have said they are disappointed that Bath and North East Somerset Council have been unable to reach a decision on the Club’s recent temporary expansion application.
Planning permission was applied for to temporarily increase the capacity at the Rec, with Councillors choosing yesterday to defer the decision to a later date.
The temporary application sought to increase capacity from 12,000 to close to 14,000 for the next two seasons (2014/2015 and 2015/2016) and provide better facilities for supporters.
Nick Blofeld, Chief Executive, Bath Rugby said: “We are clearly very disappointed that B&NES Development Control Committee has chosen to delay the decision for our temporary application proposal.
“This presents us with significant operational challenges to be ready for the start of the season, however, we will of course work hard with B&NES to assist them in coming to a positive decision, and still hope to increase our capacity during the period of our 150th anniversary.”
Bath Rugby say they remain focused on securing its long-term future at the Rec and this temporary application is separate to the Club’s main plans to redevelop their ageing facilities.
The Councillors decided to defer the decision to a later date due to the vast number of responses they’d received from members of the public and the time now needed to look at them in detail.
The decision for the temporary expansion is now expected at the next planning meeting on 30th July.