Hundreds of new flats could be built in both St Pauls and Bedminster under new plans recently submitted. Each week Bristol City Council receives dozens of planning applications seeking permission for a whole range of developments.
Over the past seven days, those applications also included replacing a billboard with a new digital advertising screen. Here’s this week’s round-up of notable planning applications submitted to the council.
Every week dozens are validated by the local authority and we have selected some of the more interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council have to be validated and are available for inspection by the public. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments about the applications — whether in support or objection.
The majority of applications are decided by planning officers at the council under delegated powers. However, some will go before elected councillors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for when the planning applications below will be determined. They can be viewed by going to the planning portal on Bristol City Council’s website.
Hundreds of flats in St Pauls near M32
Hundreds of flats could be built in St Pauls near the bottom of the M32. The plans are at an early stage so few details are available, but they include 280 homes and 420 student beds on Dove Lane, as well as a community and commercial floor space. The site used to be home to the English Corrugated Paper Company, but has been vacant for several years.
Godwin Developments already has planning permission to build 358 homes on Dove Lane, and these new plans would represent a massive expansion. A planning application hasn’t yet been submitted, but just a “request for a screening opinion about whether an environmental impact assessment is needed”. A full application is expected to follow in the coming months.
Giant 19-storey tower of student flats in Bedminster
A giant 19-storey tower of student flats could be built in Bedminster. The plans include 420 student beds, as well as 460 homes, on Princess Street. The existing warehouses would be demolished, and the flats would be split among four buildings, ranging from six to 19 storeys.
Again, a planning application hasn’t yet been submitted, just a screening opinion request. But the developers Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital have been consulting the local community, holding events in Windmill Hill City Farm to discuss their plans.
Seven-storey block of flats in Bedminster
Godwin Developments has also applied for planning permission to build a seven-storey block of flats in Bedminster, at the end of Hope Road behind the Airpoint development off West Street. The plans include knocking down an old calendar warehouse and building 88 flats.
In planning documents, the developers claimed the scheme would be “predominantly car-free”, with few spaces. But parking is already a nightmare for many people living in the area, and at least some of the new residents are likely to also own a car and try to park in the nearby roads.
New digital advertising screen
A new digital advertising screen could soon replace the traditional “paper and paste” billboard opposite the zebra crossing on Eastgate Road in Eastville. Wildstone, an advertising firm, said the new screen would “reduce vehicle trips for reposting”, and be able to change its display every ten seconds.