Western Harbour: April 2022 update
We comment on the draft ‘Vision for the Western Harbour’. The next step will be taken at the Cabinet meeting in June.
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Globe House: new application
The latest proposal for Globe House in Eugene Street, Old Market is an improvement on earlier schemes but we cannot support it as it stands.
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Government consults on targets to curb particulate pollution
With the spotlight turning towards particulate pollution, the government is consulting on targets which appear much too weak. This article explains the background and encourages you to respond to the consultation.
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122 Bath Road – Update March 2022
The Society remains concerned about the neighbourhood impact of proposals for the development of 122 Bath Road and cannot support the revised application.
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Castle Park Design Competition
A design competition for delivering 80 homes organised by Goram Homes and Bristol Housing Festival has been won by Groupwork and McGregor Coxall.
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Bristol Western Harbour heritage assets
In 2021 a Bristol Civic Society working group was set up to identify heritage assets in the Western Harbour development area. This post has a link to their website.
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Passage Street
The Civic Society objects to a proposal to demolish a perfectly good, recently constructed building. If redevelopment is considered, the Society objects to the current scheme on the grounds of its excessive height.
St Mary le Port: update January 2022
We have made a formal request to government to ‘call in’ the St Mary le Port proposals and to establish a public inquiry to examine the proposals independently.
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Draft designs for the A37 and A4018
On proposed improvements to the Number 2 bus route (A37/A4018) bolder interventions could have been presented as options.
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Park Row consultation
The Bristol Civic Society supports the principles of proposed improvements to Park Row, Perry Road, Upper Maudlin Street and Colston Street, but has some concerns.
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Purpose-built student accommodation
Although we have welcomed the preparation of the draft supplementary planning document on purpose-built student accommodation, the Society’s has a number of concerns with the document.
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Mead Street guiding principles
The Civic Society supports the Guiding Principles and general aspects of the proposals for Mead Street but has concerns as to whether the site is appropriate for high density residential buildings.
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