We try to keep in touch with recent planning applications and list some of them here. If you are concerned about a planning application or spot one we may have missed let TRESAcic know so we can inform the Totterdown community. If enough people object we can help campaign and/or submit an objection to the application. Planning application details can be accessed via Bristol City Council’s Planning Search page. Enter the planning reference number or postcode.
Bristol City Council – Planning Application Search
Mayor Marvin Rees has announced the planned opening date for Bristol’s arena has been delayed until 2019. In his ‘state of the city’ speech on 6th October 2016 Mayor Rees said he intended to deliver the arena by 2019, but warned against spiralling costs. The arena development has major implications[…]
Read moreTRESA members responded to Bristol City Council’s public consultation on the Temple Quarter Spatial Framework and two companion documents, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and the Public Realm Guide, earlier this year. The feedback received through this consultation informed the further development of the documents. You can find out more about the changes that have been[…]
Read morePlans to build a diesel power plant 250 metres from a St Philips Marsh nursery have been rejected. Nearly 350 objections were submitted from people in the area, including TRESA. Planning officers had recommended that the plans be accepted, but councillors considered the concerns of local people about air pollution[…]
Read moreThe route from Three Lamps junction over Bath Road bridge towards Temple Meads is known to be substandard. Bristol Walking Alliance (http://www.bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk/) is campaigning to improve Bristol’s walking environment and is looking for people to write blogs about “much-walked, well-known places where poor conditions spoil the experience of walkers“. If[…]
Read morePlanning permission has been granted for a trampoline centre in Mead Street, close to Totterdown. Freedog, opened its first trampoline centre in Swindon last summer (see below). The Bristol centre will include a cafe, changing rooms and parking for more than 50 cars. The design and access statement for the proposal[…]
Read moreThe 12,000-capacity arena at Temple Meads has been given unanimous approval by Bristol City Council’s Development Control Committee after revised plans were submitted. These include a shuttle service from Bristol Parkway, more bike spaces and stewards to guide pedestrians. £7.75m of the project’s budget has been allocated to fund coach[…]
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