Silverthorne Lane: September update
Square Bay, the developer, has now made a planning application for outline permission for plot 1 which is for an academic building for Bristol University.
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Ashton Court Mansion: August 2019 update
Bristol City Council has acted very quickly on receipt of the report from Purcell. The City Council will be appointing agents and marketing the Mansion for disposal on a long lease, probably 99 or 125 years.
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Avon Street student accommodation
The Society supports student accommodation on this site which is next to Bristol University’s new Campus. We cannot support the proposed building height of 14 floors.
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Former Fire Station: August update
The developer (Cubex) has filed revised plans that modify the height of two of the buildings in this complex. The Society considered the revisions; the original response remains unrevised.
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The Clean Air Plan options do not deliver till 2028! How to respond?
The consultation on the council’s transport Clean Air Plan started on 1 July and ends on 12 August. On 21 July, the modelling results for the two consultation options were published.
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Redcliffe Wharf: August 2019 Update
We support the Redcliffe West Residents’ objection that the extra floor would harm the historic view of Redcliffe Parade from across the Harbour.
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Taviner’s Building Update: July 2019
The revised proposal is an improvement but still includes the demolition of the former Bell public house. The Society continues to object to this.
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Ashton Court Mansion – a project for the people
The only feasible solution for Ashton Court is the creation of a “not for profit” organisation, such as a charitable trust or social enterprise. Such an organisation would assume responsibility for the management of the Mansion, providing long-term focus and vision.
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2-18 Stokes Croft
This proposal would build 245 units of student accommodation and ground floor commercial space on the southside of Stokes Croft with a return frontage on Moon Street.
Bath Road, Totterdown: June update
The planning committee by a majority of 8 to 2 accepted the Planning Department’s report and granted planning permission.
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Council announces delayed Clean Air Plan proposals
The Council has published its delayed Clean Air Plan proposals: either a small city centre zone in which older diesel cars are banned, or a medium Clean Air Zone in which older vehicles other than cars are charged.
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Portland Square: update June 2019
The developer has now applied for planning permission to change the use and provide specialist student housing. The Society prefers conventional residential use creating a more balanced and stable community that would support ancillary activities.
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