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1. Carriage Works and Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> developers pushing for overdevelopment of the site
(Commentary)
A revised planning application has been submitted by PG, the developers of the Carriageworks/Westmoreland House site which increases the scale of the buildings, both in height and density. You can see ...
15 June 2019
2. Draft Environment Bill seriously lacking committment on reducing green<span class="highlight">house</span> gas emissions
(News)
The Environmental Audit Comittee lambasts the proposed environmental standards in this draft Environmental Bill designed for when we have left the EU, saying it ‘severely downgrades’ the environmental ...
26 April 2019
3. Carriageworks and Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> development - update
(Commentary)
Work is now well underway on this site. But the developers are now looking to change certain aspects of the previously agreed planning application. However, these do not seem to be serious and will ...
03 December 2018
4. Demolition of Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> begins Wednesday, November 2018
(Commentary)
... with some scepticism to the announcement that the start date for Westmoreland House to be finally demolished is now (tomorrow!) about to happen.  There have been so many delays and false starts to ...
20 November 2018
5. Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> in Stoke's Croft finally....yes finally...is coming dow
(Other news and events)
Not another false alarm. This time, albeit with a slight delay because of asbestos removal, the horrific Westmoreland House in Stoke's Croft is at long last being demolished. The building, perhaps the ...
09 August 2018
6. Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> eyesore to finally be demolished??
(Other news and events)
Don't hold your breath, but it really does look like action to demolish Westermoreland House in Stokes Cross is finally about to take place on this notorious local eyesore. More information can be found ...
15 June 2017
7. An Introduction to <span class="highlight">House</span> History, April 1st
(Other news and events)
Learn the skills to explore the history of Bristol’s homes using archive sources held at Bristol Archives. Further information can be found here
07 March 2017
8. TBS response to revised planning application for Brunel <span class="highlight">House</span>, Bishopston
(Commentary)
BRUNEL HOUSE, CITY OF BRISTOL, COLLEGE ROAD, BISHOPSTON, BRISTOL 15/06289/F Revised proposal for 94no. residential units including a new-build block of 34no. flats. Further to our earlier comments ...
09 March 2016
9. Response by TBS to the Planning Application for Brunel <span class="highlight">House</span>, City of Bristol College, Bishopston
(Commentary)
BRUNEL HOUSE, CITY OF BRISTOL, COLLEGE ROAD,  BISHOPSTON,  BRISTOL    15/06289/F 103 residential dwellings including the conversion of Brunel House and new-build block of 40 flats. This proposal marks ...
08 January 2016
10. New Blue Plaque approved for Walter Ayles' <span class="highlight">house</span> in Ashley Down
(Other news and events)
... blue plaque on Walter Ayles' house in Station Road, Ashley Down. Ayles was Bristol's most prominent opponent of World War 1. The wording on the plaque will be: Walter Ayles 1879-1953 Labour councillor ...
18 November 2015
11. New moves on Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> development? Or just another false alarm?
(Other news and events)
After an important meeting on October 13th in which the latest news on the redevelopment of the derelict Westmoreland House site in Stokes Croft was discussed, it seems as if the situation has got more ...
20 October 2014
12. Restore McArthur's Ware<span class="highlight">house</span> and turn it into a community asse
(Commentary)
... the property developer, Linden Homes. McArthur’s Warehouse is just about the only original warehouse in the city docks area. It is in a conservation area, which should, but which apparently does not, ...
03 February 2014
13. Montpelier Conservation Group ask for Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> memories
(Other news and events)
CAG and Montpelier Conservation Group have been awarded  funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore your memories of Westmoreland House. The project focuses on the short period of the building’s ...
27 January 2014
14. Carriage Works and Westmoreland <span class="highlight">House</span> – Action about to happen
(Other news and events)
Bristol City Council has asked Knightstone Housing Association to submit a final tender for developing the Carriageworks and Westmoreland site. Also over the next few months, Knightstone will liase ...
14 August 2013
15. "Building <span class="highlight">house</span>s will create more ‘human happiness’ than preserving fields" - Planning Minister&#160;...
(Other news and events)
Nick Bowles, the Planning Minister seems determined to speed up the growth of house building by not allowing the process to be limited by the present planning laws.   Civic Voice, the national ...
29 May 2013
16. Bristol's new fleet of bio-methane buse
(News)
 First step to improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gases has been taken by First West. More information here  
18 February 2020
17. Bishopston and St Andrews Parking survey from BCC
(Other news and events)
... you should have received a leaflet in the post on or around Thursday 21st November. The leaflet contains a web address ​https://smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BISAPS​ and an individual code for your household. If ...
26 November 2019
18. Worrying evidence of wood burning stoves and high PM 2.5 levels
(Learn)
 Burning wood and coal in open fires and stoves makes up 38% of the UK’s primary emissions of PM2.5. A recent test carried out by Air Quality News found very high levels of particulates in the air in a ...
25 November 2019
19. TBS response to Bristol's CAZ plan
(Other news and events)
 Reaction to BCC Clean Air Zone plans From The Bishopston Society’s Clean Air Bishopston team 12th November 2019 Summary: We are pleased a CAZ policy has finally been produced. But we’re concerned that ...
12 November 2019
20. History repeats itself - the origins of the Bishopston Society
(History)
... population, little sense of community, and very few local activities. It was a poor area which meant we could afford to live here. Many houses were occupied by pensioners and were becoming poorly maintained. ...
04 October 2019
21. A review of good recent developments in Bristol and beyond
(Commentary)
... brick warehouse; a ‘flagship’ for the whole development. This red brick industrial style is well represented by many recent Bristol buildings including the offices on Welsh Back built in the 70s. ...
08 September 2019
22. The Invisible Killer - a book review of this new publication
(Learn)
Book Review: The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution – and How We Can Fight Back, by Gary Fuller. Melville House UK. 2018 This new publication offers a fascinating but also frightening ...
27 June 2019
23. TBS recommends refusal for planning application for 102, Gloucester Road
(Commentary)
... harms the conservation area. - the design is too high and bulky and is overbearing to both the existing chapel and the houses in Berkeley Road. - the proposal makes no attempt to relate to either the chapel ...
14 June 2019
24. Effect of urban air quality on property values could be bad - or maybe good news
(News)
This recent article in the Guardian will worry many who own houses in traffic heavy urban areas like London, Bristol and other cities. But making people more aware in this way of the problem of living ...
02 May 2019
25. Consultation on transport 'improvements' on Muller Road closes April 7th '19.&#160;...
(Commentary)
Two new supermarkets on Muller Road plus plans for 1000 new houses in Lockleaze in next few years will result in even heavier traffic along this major north/south arterial road that feeds directly onto ...
01 March 2019
26. Sample some Local Bike Rides
(Cycle)
... under 20 miles there and back. Approx. 2.5 hours Tyntesfield House & Park – Out along the Festival Way to Farleigh. Pick up a newly improved path (completed 2018) down to Tyntesfield. Return to Bristol ...
26 February 2019
27. Celebrate Bishopston culture - 2nd April 7.30pm!
(Our news and events)
... scene. We all know that Bishopston is a handsome area, with streets of attractive houses. It boasts the best high street in the country in the shape of the Gloucester Road. It’s by no means rural, ...
06 February 2019
28. New worrying government initiative for Planning Reform
(Commentary)
... by extending buildings upwards to create additional houses. Whilst we support the principle of increasing the height of the right type of building in the right location and the re-use of existing upper ...
03 December 2018
29. Bristol bus use on increase - but journey times slow
(Other news and events)
There has been a 40% increase in Bristol bus use in the last 8 years, but commuters switching to public transport by bus still experience slow journey times because of traffic congestion. Three members ...
14 November 2018
30. Civic Society film evening - Nov 29th
(Other news and events)
Four films looking at aspects of Bristol's history presented by the film maker Gordon Young. Thursday Nov 29th at 7.30, Friends Meeting House, Hampton Road, Redland. More information at film night ...
05 November 2018
31. Bristol to look like most other UK cities - with generic High Rise developments?
(Commentary)
... houses and has proved to be the most popular area of Bristol, because of its architectural quality combined with its compactness, which means that a wide range of local facilities are available within ...
07 September 2018
32. Planning our neighbourhood - improving Bishopston
(Our news and events)
Bishopston Society Public Meeting reminder Tuesday 2nd October (7.15 for a 7.30pm start) at Horfield Quaker Meeting House How can we as ordinary citizens exploit people power to improve Bishopston? ...
03 September 2018
33. Muller’s Orphanage: All welcome – except the illegitimate
(History)
... great sights of the city such as the Suspension Bridge and St Mary Redcliffe but also venture up Ashley Hill to Muller’s Orphan Houses. While London had Dr Barnardo, Bristol had George Muller. A ...
28 August 2018
34. Bishopston and St Andrews Parking Group (BOSA)
(Other news and events)
... show of hands over two thirds of those attending favoured an RPS as a possible solution, a figure which mirrors the views of those people who answered a questionnaire sent out by our MP to 3000 households. ...
28 August 2018
35. Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Community Partnership (BCRCP): An update
(Other news and events)
... is on the BCRCP website: here The Conversation with the Mayor took place at the Friends Meeting House on Gloucester Road on 15 June. Marvin Rees was engaged in lively discussions on a variety of issues ...
28 August 2018
36. Claim on kids and cigarettes shocks Clean Air event
(News)
... less or zero polluting options of public transport use, cycling and walking more.   Gavin Spittlehouse, our third speaker had logically begun the meeting by asking the question ‘How clean is the air ...
25 June 2018
37. Clean Air Day Bishopston to feature public pledges and community call-out
(Our news and events)
... so far to do this include Eleanor Combley (who will offer a Councillor viewpoint), Gavin Spittlehouse (who will give a demonstration of self-help air quality monitoring) and Jessica Read (who will discuss ...
06 June 2018
38. Make your Clean Air Day pledge and come to our community call-out on 21st June
(News)
... Combley (who will offer a Councillor viewpoint), Gavin Spittlehouse (who will give a demonstration of self-help air quality monitoring) and Jessica Read (who will discuss the health impacts on our children). ...
06 June 2018
39. Workshop to build your own air quality monitor
(News)
... are limited to six people but organiser Gavin Spittlehouse (of Bishopston Society and Sustainable Bishopston) said "I hope we can run further workshops if there's more demand, but let's see how the first ...
29 May 2018
40. More ugly loft conversions and café developments feature in latest planning applications
(Commentary)
... developments and conversions:- permission has been granted for a small new house in place of a garage, at the rear of 73 Brynland Avenue. a proposal for nine flats in two blocks, representing extreme ...
26 May 2018
41. ....and in previous news
(News)
... Jim Longhurst and Ben Williams (posted 21/02/17)  "Air quality in Bishopston: measurements and responses" by Gavin Spittlehouse (posted 21/02/17) "Clean air in Bristol - how we and the Council can respond" by ...
05 May 2018
42. How serious is air pollution locally?
(Learn)
... to the 2011 census, Bishopston and Ashley Down ward has a ratio of 1.20 vehicles per household, higher than the average in Bristol (1.04) and in England as a whole (1.16) – and many of our streets are ...
04 May 2018
43. Community crowdfunding appeal for new trees is a success
(Amenities)
... leafleted every house in the road to try and capture people who are 'off line'. I also wrote to the 2 schools and church in Egerton Road, hoping for a 'Corporate' sponsor.  I left a flyer in the Co-Op. I ...
25 April 2018
44. TBS response to Planning Application for 28 and 30, Cranbrook Road
(Commentary)
Application Summary Address: 28 & 30 Cranbrook Road Bristol BS6 7BW Proposal: Works to front and rear roofslopes of each house to facilitate loft conversions. Whilst we accept that a great deal ...
26 March 2018
45. Proposed Additional Licensing Requirements - BCC consultation
(Other news and events)
... scheme will apply to houses in multiple occupation (HMO)   HMOs are houses or flats that are let to three or more people who aren’t related and who share or lack some facilities, like kitchens or bathrooms. ...
08 March 2018
46. New series of free talks at Bishopston Library, starting April 26th
(Other news and events)
Nikki Jones MSc. is a freelance researcher/writer and will be giving a series of 6 talks on Climate change, Energy use and related topics. These start on April 26th at 7.30 pm. Nikki is not charging ...
04 March 2018
47. Occasional papers series
(Papers)
...  Caroline Bartle November 2017 1  Air Quality in Bristol and Bishopston – updates from three expert perspectives Jim Longhurst, Ben Williams, Gavin Spittlehouse and Tom Brook January 2017 ...
21 February 2018
48. Gloucester Road Conservation Area 'Unlisted Buildings of Merit
(Architecture)
... for more detail. Local architectural landmark with historic interest   HORFIELD POLICE STATION HOUSE House built with the Police Station. Sold by BCC in 1950’s.    475 FORMER UNITED FREE METHODIST ...
16 February 2018
49. TBS response to Lidl Planning Application
(Commentary)
... to be nullified before the new permission is granted. We would suggest that the Brunel site might best be redeveloped for residential use, with flats at the front with parking behind and terraced houses ...
12 February 2018
50. Planning Application for 24, Kellaway Avenue
(Commentary)
... needs to be replanned in order to comply with Technical House Standards, as the bedrooms are way below the 11.5m2 required and the living room is both too small and too narrow. The proposed study is in ...
23 January 2018
51. University of Bristol Botanic Garden
(Search - Web Links / Bristol)
Welcome to a beautiful garden filled with a huge diversity of plants, including many exotic species set in inspirational displays against the backdrop of a striking Victorian house.
23 April 2016
52. Hamilton <span class="highlight">House</span>
(Search - Web Links / Neighbourhood)
Coexist hosts Hamilton House as a space in which we collectively live, work, play and innovate to create a better world for each other, our community and the environment. Coexist is a social enterprise, ...
23 April 2016
53. The Henleaze Society
(Search - Web Links / Neighbourhood)
The Henleaze Society was founded in 1973, is established as a charity and has a membership of around 1500 households.  It aims to ensure that Henleaze remains a good place to live and work.
19 April 2016
 
 
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