South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has approved a “controversial” planning application for advertising signage in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. As reported in The Journal’s article on 30th April, Bradley Stoke Town Council’s (BSTC) planning committee unanimously agreed to oppose the application at a meeting on 23rd April, but the committee apparently overlooked the fact that SGC’s consultation period for
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Detailed plans of Tesco Extra store at “The Brooks Centre” made available
Tesco has released detailed drawings showing the internal layout of the new Tesco Extra store currently under construction within Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. The plans have been on display in the entrance of the existing Tesco store since late last week. The new store, which will have a floorspace nearly two-and-a-half times that of the existing store, is
Continue readingCouncil fallout with Tesco over “The Brooks Centre” raises concerns over future co-operation
With the “Battle of the Bowls” seemingly locked in stalemate, Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) last week opened up a new line of conflict, with the issuing of a press release related to a planning application for advertising signs at the new town centre. The opponents this time are not a group of elderly residents frustrated at the imposition of
Continue readingGoing, going, gone – old filling station makes way for new town square
— Click a thumbnail image to view a larger version — The old Tesco filling station in Bradley Stoke, which became redundant when a new station opened on 7th April, has finally been demolished to make way for Bradley Stoke’s new town square. The Bradley Stoke Journal’s photographer was on hand to record events as the forecourt canopy was dismantled
Continue readingDisruption for pedestrians and buses at new town centre
Pedestrians and bus users look set for months of disruption at Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development when a new access road into the site opens on Monday (14th April 2008). In a change from earlier plans, buses will no longer be allowed to enter the town centre site during the next phase of construction work. From Monday, a temporary
Continue readingTown Centre: New access road opens on Monday
Signs on display today (Saturday) indicate that the new access road into Bradley Stoke’s under-construction town centre will open this coming Monday (14th April 2008). Detailed plans on show at the existing Tesco store show that the existing access road, which runs past the old filling station, is to be closed on 6pm Sunday. As reported earlier in The Journal,
Continue readingNew Town Centre is “The Brooks Centre” (or is it?)
Bradley Stoke’s new town centre, currently under construction around the existing Tesco store in Savages Wood Road, is being marketed to potential tenants as “The Brooks Centre, Bradley Stoke”. The “Brooks” label, pertaining to the three brooks that run through the town, was thought until now to be a provisional name for the development, used only within design and planning
Continue readingNew town centre: Has a Council presence been shelved?
Plans for Bradley Stoke’s new town centre approved in October 2007 included a ‘Council Drop-in Centre’ to be located on the ground floor of one of the ‘town centre units’ positioned around the new town square. The intention for Bradley Stoke Town Council to have a presence in the new town centre is clear from various meeting minutes on the
Continue readingNew Tesco filling station set to open April 7th
The new Tesco filling station in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development is set to open on Monday 7th April, according to staff at the existing station a few yards down the road. As the photo above shows, there is still much work to do on the new station, with the fuel pumps yet to be fitted and access roads
Continue readingNew town centre: access road to be re-routed
The access road into Bradley Stoke’s new town centre is soon to be re-routed to make space for the development of the new town square (with associated shops and offices) and a block of five non-food retail units. The red line on the map above shows how the new access road will branch off to the left of the existing
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