Green Space under threat.

Details: Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:47; Written by Simon Birkbeck; Hits: 79

The residents of Bellevue Island (Bellevue Road, Bellevue Terrace, Dunmore Street, Higham Street and Vernon Street) have been campaigning since receiving a planning application on Christmas Eve that nine three storey, four bed townhouses were to be built on the Network Rail owned former allotment land opposite Bellevue Terrace.

The Bellevue Island residents argue: "The negative impact of nine new homes and 36 plus extra vehicles for local residents is huge: reduced parking, increased congestion and for the people of Bellevue Terrace and the end of Cambridge Street, overshadowing by these towering monoliths, resulting in losing their city views, privacy and natural light."

At a well-attended resident’s meeting held on Sunday 8th January 2012 in the Oxford pub, local Lib Dem councillor Mark Bailey addressed the crowd and stated the people affected by this development have to get their objections in online (or by post) as quickly as possible before the deadline of 18 January 2012.

Further information and the link to object can be found on the Bristol City Council planning online website:

http://planningonline.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple

The reference number is 11/04970/F. Bellevue Residents want to ensure the site keeps its green use by turning the land back into allotments.

Please support the Bellevue residents in keeping Totterdown’s green spaces green.