Planning Issues
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.
Watershed – St. Augustine’s Reach
Watershed has an urgent need for space to expand several of its successful activities. The proposal is to build an extension on the Marriott Hotel side described as ‘backpacking’ the shed.
Former Fire Station
Cubex propose to build 300 homes together with a 7-storey commercial building on Counterslip and Temple Street, formerly occupied by the Avon Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters.
St. Michael’s Hill – lecture theatres
The University of Bristol proposes new lecture theatres on St. Michael’s Hill, just to the left of the former Children’s Hospital.
59-68 Feeder Road St. Philips
A proposal to build up to 760 student bedrooms, 30 affordable dwellings and up to 1200sqm of ‘flexible’ commercial floor space in Feeder Road, St Phillips.
Taviner’s Buildings: update
On the 28th November 2018 the Planning Committee refused the Taviner’s Buildings planning application.
Bristol Transport Strategy
Bristol Council has been consulting on a draft Bristol Transport Strategy. It does not provide clarity on how a prioritised plan will be put together.
Former Coroner’s Court and the Lakota Club
The Society supports the proposal to convert the former Coroner’s Court and the Lakota Club and to extend the Bottle Works to develop a heritage-led scheme of 54 new one and two-bed starter homes.
Portwall Gate – October update
The Society unreservedly supports the redevelopment of land at rear of 100 Temple Street, Redcliff.
The Edward Everard Building: October update
In October 2018, the developers made their planning application. John Frenkel updates the Society’s response.
Broadwalk Shopping Centre: October Update
In October 2018, the developers applied for outline planning permission and here John Frenkel updates the Society’s response.
Moxy Hotel update
The developer (Vastint Hospitality) has filed revised plans that make cosmetic changes to the proposed street elevations. The Society opposes the current design.
Urban Living SPD – revised version
Bristol Council has been consulting again on an Urban Living Supplementary Planning Document. ‘Urban Living’ is a policy that prioritises housing growth in certain city areas, with denser development, primarily on brownfield sites.
Cargo Work – update
The Council has approved the scheme to create office accommodation using shipping containers positioned within the historic walls.
The Old Brewery
The Society supports the redevelopment of the site at 1-3 Ashton Road (the Old Brewery) with an intensified density. However, the Society does not support the height of the two blocks of flats
Broadwalk Shopping Centre
The Broadwalk Shopping Centre has been in administration since January 2017 and action is required to safeguard its future. The Society supports the scheme presented by Keep Architecture.
Portwall Gate – 100 Temple Street
The Society unreservedly supports the redevelopment of this vacant site. The design of the new building is superior to the lapsed permission.
Update 21 St Thomas Street Redcliffe
In 2018 the Council granted planning permission for a 8 floor block of student accommodation. The developer, the F3Group, has made a second post-permission proposal to extend the permitted building to 14 floors.
Bristol Royal Infirmary – new extension
The University Hospitals Bristol (UHB) proposes to build a Cardiology Research Unit (CRU) at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Stokes Croft
Watkins Jones, a student accommodation specialist, has acquired a large site on the opposite side of Backfields to the former Coroner’s Court. The Society strongly supports redevelopment of this site but regrets that it cannot support this proposal.
Cargo Work – Wapping Wharf
The developer Umberslade has new plans for the offices on the corner of Cumberland Road and Wapping Road that the image shows.
Seawalls cafe and toilets
An application for planning permission has been submitted to the Council to demolish the public toilets at Seawalls on the Downs and replace the building with a café incorporating new toilets.
The Edward Everard Building and NatWest Court
A proposal to renovate and reuse the empty offices in the Edward Everard Building to deliver a mixed-use scheme of a hotel, serviced apartments, a residential block, co-working space, and retail units.
Advert/phone kiosks
In recent weeks, there has been a surge in applications for advert/phone kiosks. No less than 25 applications have been made for dual sided screens offering telephone and wifi access.
Taviner’s Buildings Prewett Street
On the corner of Somerset Street and Prewett Street, the scheme would comprehensively redevelop and regenerate a brownfield site between Proctor House and Broughton House, part of the Council’s Redcliffe estate.
The menace of LED advertising screens
For several years the Society’s Planning Applications Group has been campaigning to limit the spread of LED advertising screens. In recent weeks, there has been a surge in applications for LED advertising screens. No less than 25 applications have been made for dual sided screens offering telephone and wifi access.
City Centre Framework
Bristol Council has been consulting on a draft City Centre Framework, covering a relatively small part of the city centre – Old City, Lewins Mead, Broadmead, bottom of M32, Castle Park, North Redcliffe.
St Mary’s Hospital
On the 25th May 2018, the Council granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the St Mary’s Hospital site to create a student housing development of 153 bedspaces.
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Historic England have two assessments to make in parallel. An application to list the building and an application from Unite Students for a Certificate of Immunity from listing. This was the Society’s response.
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.
Watershed – St. Augustine’s Reach
Watershed has an urgent need for space to expand several of its successful activities. The proposal is to build an extension on the Marriott Hotel side described as ‘backpacking’ the shed.
Former Fire Station
Cubex propose to build 300 homes together with a 7-storey commercial building on Counterslip and Temple Street, formerly occupied by the Avon Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters.
St. Michael’s Hill – lecture theatres
The University of Bristol proposes new lecture theatres on St. Michael’s Hill, just to the left of the former Children’s Hospital.
59-68 Feeder Road St. Philips
A proposal to build up to 760 student bedrooms, 30 affordable dwellings and up to 1200sqm of ‘flexible’ commercial floor space in Feeder Road, St Phillips.
Taviner’s Buildings: update
On the 28th November 2018 the Planning Committee refused the Taviner’s Buildings planning application.
Bristol Transport Strategy
Bristol Council has been consulting on a draft Bristol Transport Strategy. It does not provide clarity on how a prioritised plan will be put together.
Former Coroner’s Court and the Lakota Club
The Society supports the proposal to convert the former Coroner’s Court and the Lakota Club and to extend the Bottle Works to develop a heritage-led scheme of 54 new one and two-bed starter homes.
Portwall Gate – October update
The Society unreservedly supports the redevelopment of land at rear of 100 Temple Street, Redcliff.
The Edward Everard Building: October update
In October 2018, the developers made their planning application. John Frenkel updates the Society’s response.
Broadwalk Shopping Centre: October Update
In October 2018, the developers applied for outline planning permission and here John Frenkel updates the Society’s response.
Moxy Hotel update
The developer (Vastint Hospitality) has filed revised plans that make cosmetic changes to the proposed street elevations. The Society opposes the current design.
Urban Living SPD – revised version
Bristol Council has been consulting again on an Urban Living Supplementary Planning Document. ‘Urban Living’ is a policy that prioritises housing growth in certain city areas, with denser development, primarily on brownfield sites.
Cargo Work – update
The Council has approved the scheme to create office accommodation using shipping containers positioned within the historic walls.
The Old Brewery
The Society supports the redevelopment of the site at 1-3 Ashton Road (the Old Brewery) with an intensified density. However, the Society does not support the height of the two blocks of flats
Broadwalk Shopping Centre
The Broadwalk Shopping Centre has been in administration since January 2017 and action is required to safeguard its future. The Society supports the scheme presented by Keep Architecture.
Portwall Gate – 100 Temple Street
The Society unreservedly supports the redevelopment of this vacant site. The design of the new building is superior to the lapsed permission.
Update 21 St Thomas Street Redcliffe
In 2018 the Council granted planning permission for a 8 floor block of student accommodation. The developer, the F3Group, has made a second post-permission proposal to extend the permitted building to 14 floors.
Bristol Royal Infirmary – new extension
The University Hospitals Bristol (UHB) proposes to build a Cardiology Research Unit (CRU) at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Stokes Croft
Watkins Jones, a student accommodation specialist, has acquired a large site on the opposite side of Backfields to the former Coroner’s Court. The Society strongly supports redevelopment of this site but regrets that it cannot support this proposal.
Cargo Work – Wapping Wharf
The developer Umberslade has new plans for the offices on the corner of Cumberland Road and Wapping Road that the image shows.
Seawalls cafe and toilets
An application for planning permission has been submitted to the Council to demolish the public toilets at Seawalls on the Downs and replace the building with a café incorporating new toilets.
The Edward Everard Building and NatWest Court
A proposal to renovate and reuse the empty offices in the Edward Everard Building to deliver a mixed-use scheme of a hotel, serviced apartments, a residential block, co-working space, and retail units.
Advert/phone kiosks
In recent weeks, there has been a surge in applications for advert/phone kiosks. No less than 25 applications have been made for dual sided screens offering telephone and wifi access.
Taviner’s Buildings Prewett Street
On the corner of Somerset Street and Prewett Street, the scheme would comprehensively redevelop and regenerate a brownfield site between Proctor House and Broughton House, part of the Council’s Redcliffe estate.
The menace of LED advertising screens
For several years the Society’s Planning Applications Group has been campaigning to limit the spread of LED advertising screens. In recent weeks, there has been a surge in applications for LED advertising screens. No less than 25 applications have been made for dual sided screens offering telephone and wifi access.
City Centre Framework
Bristol Council has been consulting on a draft City Centre Framework, covering a relatively small part of the city centre – Old City, Lewins Mead, Broadmead, bottom of M32, Castle Park, North Redcliffe.
St Mary’s Hospital
On the 25th May 2018, the Council granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the St Mary’s Hospital site to create a student housing development of 153 bedspaces.
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Historic England have two assessments to make in parallel. An application to list the building and an application from Unite Students for a Certificate of Immunity from listing. This was the Society’s response.