Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS)CHIS Planning Weekly lists
Gill BlakemanComments about planning applications to: Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development, Brunel House, St Georges Road, Bristol BS1 5UY. email: development.management@bristol.gov.uk Telephone: 0117 9223976
We are now giving the official Bristol City Council weekly list for BS8 (always 2 weeks behind the application being put in,
but before the application is put on the lamp post)
for more uptodate information, dates of consultation period, and case officer.
Note that if you need help to comment about an application, you should join CHIS!
Monthly planning reports with Gill's comments are on the main Planning page
- 9 August 10 Observatory (removal of conditions) , and Pro-Cathedral (580sm of commercial office floorspace (Use Class B1), conversion and re-use of the pro cathedral with limited demolition and erection of new buildings and one townhouse to provide 1 warden flat, 33 cluster flats and 78 studios) for student or key worker
- 2 August 10
10/03377/X 10 Princess Victoria St. Glad to see the spiral staircase will remain exposed in the chemists's shop.
10/03404/F students Union building - 26 July 10
- 19 July 10
Note applications for 27 The Mall:
Application No. 10/02989/A Proposal Installation of various signage comprising; 2 no. externally-illuminated projecting signs, 3 no. internally-illuminated menu boxes, 7 no. externally-illuminated fascia signs, 12 no. externally painted lettering on glass and 6 no. canopies over windows including 3 no. with painted lettering.
Application No. 10/02990/F Proposal Installation of new painted wooden shopfront with timber windows with stall riser with painted timber entry doors with glazing panels and installation of canopies over entry door and windows.
Application No. 10/02993/F Proposal Installation of mechanical ductwork to rear of building. - 12 July 10
- 5 July 10
- 28 June 10
- 21 June 10
- 14 June 10
- 7 June 10
- 31 May 10
- 24 May 10
- 17 May 10
- 10 May 10
- 3 May 10
- 26 April 10
Application No. 10/01775/F,10/01776/LC
2 - 16 Clifton Down Road Bristol BS8 4AF
Proposal Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site comprising retail floorspace (Use Classes A1, A2, A3 and A4), office floorspace (Use Class B1), open space, car parking, ancillary servicing and new access arrangements together with alterations to the highway. - 19 April 10
Clifton Library Princess Victoria Street Bristol BS8 4BX
10/01619/LA Proposal The formation of an accessible wc to the ground floor, formation of an opening for a new disabled access platform lift through the first floor, construction of new partitions, the cleaning of the stone facade to the front of the building, provision of new level access to the front courtyard from the front right hand gate, and decorations.
10/01617/FB The formation of an accessible wc to the ground floor. Provision of new level access to the front courtyard from the front right hand gate. - 12 April 10
- 29 March 10
- 5 April 10
Pity about 10/01351/F by University Of Bristol 33 Colston Street & Little Theatre Bristol BS1 5AP. Change of use of property from 22no. cluster flats into 12 no. student cluster flats, providing 141 beds. - 22 March 10
- 15 March 10
- 8 March 10
- 1 March 10
- 22 February 10
- 15 February 10
- 8 February 10
- 1 February 10 Note especially 10/00425/F - 19 Jacob's Wells Road (Globe Sports)
- 25 January 10
- 18 January 10
- 11 January 10
27 The Mall Bristol BS8 4JG 10/00104/X Type of Application: Variation/Deletion of a Condition Proposal: Removal of condition no. 2 of approval ref. 09/04196/F, in order to use the whole of the ground floor space as Use Class A3.
This is 393 square metres so could be a huge restaurant! More details71 Princess Victoria Street Bristol BS8 4DD Application No. 10/00149/F Type of Application: Full Planning Proposal: Change of use of former garage to an office (Use Class B1), including alterations to the front elevation and modifications to the roof.
- 4 January 10
09/05234/F Change of use from 2 no. garages to a mixed use of commercial premises for B1/A2 use and 5no. self-contained flats including the erection of
additional floor to No 36 Princess Victoria Street and two additional floors to No 40 Princess Victoria Street.
Bit different to a 120 seater restaurant!
Finding out about Planning Applications
Watching planning applications is a lot easier than it used to be now that application details are on web sites. They help you monitor:- Demolition of suburban homes to build high density flats on the site of the houses and their gardens.
- The protection of wildlife corridors in both towns and in the countryside.
- Proposals to close local shops and other amenities and change the use to residential.
- The loss of suburban green space due to new build houses in back gardens.
- Expansions to bars and restaurants creating night life districts in formerly residential areas.
- New placements of phone masts or pylons close to homes and schools.
- The protection and improvement of local green spaces, parks and nature reserves.
- Proposals for local landmark buildings that are in need of renovation.
Length of time for comment on individual applications
There is 3 weeks grace from the receipt of a letter giving notice of an application and about 5 weeks from the date of registration.Anyone who feels they might like to speak at a Development Committee Planning Meeting must book a slot early - midday on the day before the meeting. A good showing from passionate local people should play well- but do not speak for more than 3 minutes, only present the main points of your objection since it should have been read earlier by the panel, and do try to orchestrate the campaigners to make sure each puts forward different points. Councillors can be very responsive to a gathering of local objectors, which is perhaps no surprise given that they are elected officials.
Do write as individuals against a particular development, making sure to state your context (resident, neighbour, local shopkeeper etc). Comments about planning applications to: Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development, Brunel House, St Georges Road, Bristol BS1 5UY. Telephone: 0117 9223976
You can search for planning applications, decisions, site histories and appeals via Bristol City Council public Access website, and on the national planning website http://www.ukplanning.com (see the useful website section for more details)
Applications currently or recently being considered by CHIS
More details can be found on this web pageMore Information
Our page Planning Advice and Information includes- Community Involvement
- Trees
- Conservation Planning - contains details about which policy points you should quote in your comments. It is no good just saying something is ugly.
- Planning Classes
- Height Matters
- Fighting the developers
Useful websites:
Information about planning applications is now available:- the Bristol City Council website
- on the national planning website http://www.ukplanning.com. .
- our BS8 weekly lists, and monthly summary
- Planningfinder.co.uk is a free to use internet portal for everyone. They send you an email whenever a planning application is submitted close to your registered postcode. PlanningFinder works by searching for applications on local authorities' websites and then calculates which ones are close to you. The service is for anyone who values their environment, be it town or country, who wants to know about changes which could affect the character of their locality.
- Bristol Neighbourhood Planning Network Bristol NPN is a voluntary, self-help network of neighbourhood based, resident Ied groups within Bristol who are or want to be involved in the planning of their area either through the production of a local plan and/or making comments upon planning applications.
- Planning Aid is a voluntary service offering free, independent and professional advice on town planning matters to community groups and individuals who cannot afford to employ a planning consultant.
- planning portal that puts you in touch with planning services throughout Scotland, England & Wales. Working in partnership with local authorities. Planning Doctor very useful for independent answers
- Network of Residents' Association (includes section on housing legislation)
- BBC
- Bristol City Council
- Bristol City Council Sustainable Development (includes SD Guide for Construction)
- Bristol City Council Conservation and Historic Environment
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Bristol Local Plan (see chapter 4 for definitions of policies B1-22)
- BBC web site about planning matters
- Campaign for Planning Sanity- free advice line for local communities and campaign groups affected by adverse planning
- Planning Inspectorate. Gives notes for the guidance of Inspectors as well as for the campaigners for appeals and public inquiries
- The Open Spaces Society. This society protects common land and public rights of way; it can also help to register a new ‘green’. The address is Open Spaces Society, 25a Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2BA
- Images of England is a ‘point in time’ photographic library of England’s listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21st century.
You can view over 300,000 images of England’s built heritage from lamp posts to lavatories, phone boxes to toll booths, mile stones to gravestones, as well as thousands of bridges, historic houses and churches.
The site brings together the English Heritage online "list" of listed buildings, The "Images of England" website (which also includes most listed buildings but also has pictures of some) and the "pastscape" site which has archeological records. All of these were available before but it is nice that they are in one place.- The HER - which stands for Historic Environment Records (otherwise known as the SMR- Sites and monuments record) has also been available online for a while along with various other resources e.g Take a look at the following page on the English Heritage site http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1518 The joy of this latest site appears to be that it searches several of these at once