Historic England slams unauthorised deck outside park café in Bath

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        September 17, 2026

Historic England slams unauthorised deck outside park café in Bath

Good Morning Bath — Thursday, 17 September 2026

The deck, which doesn't have planning permission, was also constructed in the same place last summer.
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Historic England slams unauthorised deck outside park café in Bath
• The deck, which doesn't have planning permission, was also constructed in the same place last summer.
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Dandy Beau Nash served as Bath's Master of Ceremonies, presiding over the spa town's fashionable social life from 1705 until his death in 1761.
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