Many local people objected to this site being included in the Bristol Local Plan. The consultation for this closed on January 20th 2023. Read more about what people said here.
At the moment, outline planning permission has been given by Bristol City Council – but not North Somerset County Council. Full planning permission has not been applied for at all and the case will need to be approved by the secretary of state as it involves building on the green belt.
Before outline planning permission was granted, we asked people to 1. Object, 2. Lobby, 3. Sign the petition and 4. Spread the word (see below).
For now, 1, 2 and 3 are on pause. But 4 is still a good thing to do. .
- Object [Paused – local plan consultation closed]. The most important thing you can do is object to the site being removed from the green belt in the local plan. Objections can be made until January 20th. To do so, read more here.
On this page we list some of the most useful grounds people used to object to the specific planning application. They are also useful things to read in terms of the local plan. - Lobby [Paused]. Contact the local councillors. Tell them why you think the proposed development should be turned down.
You can contact the local representatives for BS3 in South Bristol here. The Councillors are Tessa Fitzjohn (Green Party) Mark Bradshaw (Labour Party). Please always be polite, these are just people doing their jobs. The world does not need any more hate right now.
It is worth noting that this blog, about how to best object to planning applications, says it is not worth contacting the local Member of Parliament (MP). - Sign this petition [Pause]. Ashton Vale Green Belt is not the only area of land in Bristol under threat. This petition calls for: No more building on green spaces in the City of Bristol! It has recently been debated by the council.
- Spread the word [Do this]. Tell other people who you know that will care about this issue, keep spreading the word, more action will be needed soon.
Follow us on twitter and join our facebook group and get others to do the same.
Thank you.