South Gloucestershire Council's Policies, Sites and Places Plan.

‘Drop-in’ consultation event on council’s 13-year detailed planning document

A ‘drop in’ public consultation event at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on Tuesday (15th July) will give residents a chance to express their views on how Bradley Stoke and other parishes across South Gloucestershire should be developed, protected and improved over the next 13 years. The event focuses on South Gloucestershire Council’s recently-published draft Policies, Sites and Places Plan, which

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Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood Framework Diagram (Jan 2014).

Exhibition on council’s vision for 5,700 home ‘new neighbourhood’ at Cribbs/Patchway

Local residents have a chance to find out more about South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) vision for a 5,700 home ‘new neighbourhood’ on and around the former Filton Airfield site at an exhibition being held today (Thursday 6th February) in Patchway. The council is currently staging a public consultation on its draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood,

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Advertising sign on the Savages Wood Roundabout.

Mayor fails to fend off roundabout advertising

Bradley Stoke Mayor Brian Hopkinson has failed in his bid to prevent planning permission being granted for the installation of advertising signs on some of the town’s roundabouts. Under its Income Maximisation project, South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) decided in December 2012 that it would seek to generate income of around £180k p.a. from selling advertising space on council owned assets

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Savages Wood Roundabout, Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Town council objects to SGC’s plan for advertising on Savages Wood Roundabout

Members of Bradley Stoke Council’s Planning Committee have objected to plans put forward by a company working on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to install advertising signs on a local roundabout. Under its Income Maximisation project, SGC decided in December 2012 that it would seek to generate income of around £180k p.a. from selling advertising space on council owned

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Proposed 'Click & Collect' pod at Tesco Extra, Bradley Stoke.

Tesco returns with second planning application for ‘Click & Collect’ unit

Supermarket giant Tesco has submitted a second planning application for a ‘Click & Collect’ unit in the car park of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre, six weeks after withdrawing a previous application that was criticised by the town council for being “against the spirit of the original planning permission for the site”. The ‘Click & Collect’ service allows customers

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Proposed 'Click & Collect' pod at Tesco Extra, Bradley Stoke.

Tesco withdraws Willow Brook ‘Click & Collect’ planning application

A planning application for the construction of a Tesco ‘Click & Collect’ unit in the car park of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has been withdrawn following objections about its proximity to nearby residential properties. The supermarket giant had wanted to build the customer collection ‘pod’ at a site on the northern boundary of the car park, immediately behind

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