The first phase of the hearings into the Joint Spatial Plan, which proposes thousands of new homes in our area, has concluded this week in Bath. Last week was spent looking at whether the councils have done everything they legally need to do in preparing the plan. This included discussing whether the councils had co-operated […]

A quick reminder that the first phase of public hearings into the Joint Spatial Plan, which proposes thousands of homes for our area, starts on Tuesday in Bath. You can only speak if you’ve already registered but you can go along to hear what’s going on. You can find the details of the hearings here. […]

Yesterday at a meeting in Thornbury the Strategic Sites planning committee approved the Woodlands Farm “Reserved Matters” application, with extra conditions over those proposed by officers when they originally recommended approval. Some had objected to the very principle of development, but that battle was lost at the appeal last summer against refusal of the outline […]

The hearings planned on the Joint Spatial Plan, which proposes thousands of new homes in our area, have been moved to the Guildhall in Bath due to the high demand for groups to make representations. Your Focus Team will be speaking, as will some of the Parish Councils and action groups. You can find the […]

There was a good turn-out at the Bloor Homes drop-in last Friday, where they displayed their plans for their part of the site east of Roundways. They intend to submit an outline planning application over the summer but they say don’t expect the council to determine it until the new Local Plan is more advanced, […]

Bloor Homes are holding an exhibition next Friday on their plans for building on the land east of Roundways, Coalpit Heath. The exhibition will be held from 1pm to 7pm on Friday 7th June in Coalpit Heath Village Hall (aka The Miners). The boards will be available on their website following the event. Sadly they […]

Today we were told that the council has received revised plans for the “Blackberry Park” development at Woodlands Farm. If your previous comments still stand, there is no need to respond again, but if you do want to make new comments you have until 4th June to do so. Please go to the council’s planning […]

Hearings into the West of England’s Joint Spatial Plan, which includes proposals for thousands of new houses in our area, will take place in July and the autumn. The first two weeks of hearings start on 2nd July, with a further four weeks starting on 17th September. The hearings will take place at Future Inn […]

The developers have submitted revised plans for the Blackberry Park development at Woodlands Farm, Coalpit Heath. If you want to make new comments, you have until 27th April to do so – go to search planning applications page on the South Glos website and search using the reference number PT18/6313/RM. If you are happy that your original comments […]

Redrow Homes have submitted plans to build 126 homes around Yate FC’s ground on land north of Iron Acton Way and east of Dyer’s Lane. They are very similar to the plans that generated overwhelming opposition from residents at a drop-in your Focus Team attended in 2016. This is part of the area identified by […]