Forthcoming Events
High density or high liveability?: 25th February 2019
Dove Lane, St. Pauls
Places for People have outline planning permission to build in 6 blocks to provide office space, 250+ new homes, retail, and small business/workshop space in St Pauls.
Ashton Gate
In principle, the Society supports the proposals by Ashton Gate Limited and Bristol Sport (the Club) to develop two sites at Ashton Gate.
John Dando Sedding
A blue plaque has been installed at 4 Berkeley Crescent to commemorate the architect John Dando Sedding. Born at Eton in 1838, he spent his early years in Derbyshire and then lived in Cornwall, briefly in Bristol and finally London.
Portland Square update Jan 2019
Planning permission has been granted for the development of this former short terrace of four houses has been Bristol’s longest running ‘building at risk’, blight.
St Catherine’s Place
This is a scheme to redevelop the site to provide about 270 new homes in five blocks between 4 and 22 floors. The scheme would also revitalise the tired St. Catherine’s Place shopping arcade;
BRI car park
University Hospitals Bristol has made an outline planning application for permission to demolish its 180-place multi-storey car park above Marlborough Street and to replace it with an 820-place car park.
Missed air quality deadline
The Council has missed the government’s end-2018 deadline for deciding its preferred choice from the short list of options for getting air quality within legal limits.
Bristol Royal Infirmary update
Unite, who are the current owners of the Charity Universal Building, have not so far proceeded with their appeal against the planning refusal of their first planning application.
New University Library
The Society supports redevelopment of the Hawthorns and the construction of a new Arts and Social Sciences Library (the Library) but regrets that it cannot support the current scheme.
Bedminster Green
Bedminster Green developers have instructed the Bath firm of Nash Partnership to produce a Framework of planning guidance for the development area.
Midland Road
A proposal to build 62 flats, 100% affordable housing and a café in a 6-storey L-shaped building on Midland Road and Midland Street, Old Market.
Stokes Croft update
A proposal for 348 bed-spaces of student accommodation with ground floor employment space, retaining and refurbishing a listed building at 25 Wilder Street.