Arup has provided specialist land stability advice in relation to the Hadley planning proposal for a towerblock development at Totterdown Bridge (planning reference 18/04620/F), and has expressed concerns about potential problems for the river bank, the Bath Road and Totterdown Bridge. The full report is below. Extracts from the discussion[…]
Read morePublic Meeting to explore a Neighbourhood Plan for St Philips Marsh When: Thursday 23rd May 6:30 pm Where: Barton Hill Settlement, 43 Ducie Rd, Bristol BS5 0AX Background Bristol City Council is introducing a local plan for St Philips Marsh. This proposes a radical change for the area, introducing housing,[…]
Read moreThis week’s Items of Interest: 1. The next free-to-attend GetSocial networking event for Micro and SME businesses is this Thursday, 23 May (6.00pm – 8.00pm) at The Salt Cafe, Gasworks Lane BS1 5AT. Powered by GetSet for Growth and Outset, the evening brings together businesses of all different sectors, shapes and sizes – from food to construction, retail to[…]
Read moreTRESA has submitted the statement below to the Bristol Local Plan Review. Our concern is that School Road Park should have the enhanced protection of Local Green Space (as opposed to Reserved Green Space which has protection but could be considered for future development). We hope Totterdown residents will support[…]
Read moreSteve Heigham of Extinction Rebellion led an interesting session at the TRESAcic public meeting on 15th May. Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. Extinction Rebellion has three main demands: Tell the[…]
Read moreBristol has launched its bid to become a Gold Sustainable Food City. This national award has not yet been granted at Gold level to any other city in the UK. Bristol’s Going for Gold bid puts ‘Good Food’ – food that is tasty, healthy, affordable and good for people, the[…]
Read more1. Bristol Ageing Better is launching its Age Friendly Business Guide – a free comprehensive toolkit for businesses that want to improve what they can offer older people – this Wednesday, 15 May (5pm – 7pm) at The Station, Silver Street, BS1 2AG; more here. 2. Bristol City Council is currently carrying out a survey aimed[…]
Read moreA research team from the University of the West of England is carrying out a study to explore how people in Bristol feel about the greenery in the city in streets, parks, allotments and other spaces. We would like to hear your views on the greenery in the city and[…]
Read moreThe provision of telephone kiosks now requires planning permission, and the display of any advertisements on them now requires advertisement control consent. On May 25th the provisions of the The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development, Advertisement and Compensation Amendments) (England) Regulations 2019 [2019 No. 907] will take effect. Part 2 of[…]
Read moreAdblockBristol is asking people to asking and share a petition to restrict the expansion of the advertising industry across Bristol. For the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-new-billboards/ Further information from AdblockBristol is below: _____ What’s the aim? Bristol Council are currently writing our ‘Local Plan’ which sets “The Rules” for land use in the[…]
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