BRI Old Building October 2017 update This is the chronology and current situation: 2016 Council refused Unite Students planning permission for scheme that would remodel and reuse the Old Building. The new student accommodation would have overpowered its surroundings. (Application 1) 2017 Unite make second planning application for an alternative scheme that would demolish the […]
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The Society has commented on draft plans for Nelson Street. These comments follow an on-site visit. The plans, funded by the Cycling Ambition Fund programme, include a segregated contraflow cycle lane.
On the 29th November 2017, Councillors approved this planning application on the planning officer’s recommendation. The Society is disappointed with the outcome of the planning process that could have produced a much better scheme.
Former Ambulance Station Read More »
The site is largely cleared of buildings except for the Coop’s derelict former furniture factory, a Moderne-style that faces Bath Road. The Society supports the construction of higher-density housing in this area.
The Hadley Property Group proposes to construct 159 apartments in a 16-storey residential tower (14 above street level) with lower blocks facing the Bath Road. Commercial space will be along the riverside area.
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The Society strongly supports the Bristol Music Trust’s application to carry out phase 2 of the transformation of the Colston Hall to ensure that the Hall meets standards of audience experience, acoustic performance and accessibility.
The Society supports the Cathedral School’s scheme to improve its teaching facilities and increase its pupil numbers. The School wishes to alter and extend two buildings that face Anchor Road.
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Councillors approved this scheme to build a much bigger new apartment block that will overbear the restored West Purifier House; this is a planning mistake.
The West Purifier House Read More »
The Council has advised the University that it would not support the demolition of 29 Park Row. The University has now applied for permission to demolish the cheap industrial buildings behind 29 Park Row.
Simon Birch explains how the Civic Society became involved in the future of St Michael’s on the Mount Without.
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Stoke Park is a Grade II registered historic park, and a Conservation Management Plan has been written that aims to find a balance between protecting its important historic and ecological features.
Bristol Zoo has applied for planning permission to continue using land on the Downs off Ladies Mile as an overflow car park. The use of the Downs as an overflow car park cannot be allowed to become a permanent solution.
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