The Moonstone Appeal Archives - Page 2 of 2

Wednesday 7th July 2010 SH (Editor)

Council rejects MS therapy centre’s Wheatfield Drive access plan

South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Development Contol (West) Committee has rejected an application by the developers of a proposed new MS therapy centre in Bradley Stoke to allow access to the site from Wheatfield Drive. In making the decision, members of the Committee (which includes two Bradley Stoke Councillors) ignored a recommendation from planning officers that the application should be approved

Thursday 10th June 2010 SH (Editor)

Councillors to inspect Wheatfield MS therapy centre site

Councillors on South Gloucestershire’s (SGC’s) Development Control (West) Committee are to visit the site of a proposed MS therapy centre off Wheatfield Drive on Friday morning (11th June). The site visit, scheduled for 9:45am, has been arranged after Bradley Stoke SGC Councillor Brian Hopkinson “called in” the planning application “in order to allow members to consider the highway safety issues”.

Monday 17th May 2010 SH (Editor)

MS therapy centre planning application goes to appeal after Council fails to decide

A controversial planning application for the construction of a respite care centre on land off Wheatfield Drive has gone to appeal after South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) failed to determine the case within the required eight week period. The application, registered with SGC on 26th February, angered local residents and Town Councillors because it altered access arrangements established in an earlier

Thursday 8th April 2010 SH (Editor)

Therapy centre access plan gets thumbs down from residents

Plans for an MS therapy centre and an associated respite care centre on land between Wheatfield Drive and Bradley Stoke Way have attracted more than twenty consultation replies from individuals and organisations concerned about the proposed vehicular access arrangements for the two facilities. An earlier planning application for the MS therapy centre stated that access would be off Bradley Stoke

Monday 1st March 2010 SH (Editor)

U-turn over access to proposed Wheatfield Drive therapy centre

A charity looking to build an MS Therapy Centre on land off Bradley Stoke Way has made a U-turn over the proposed arrangements for vehicular access into the site. In plans approved last year, the Moonstone Appeal said it would construct a new ‘left in, left out’ access road into the site from Bradley Stoke Way. This arrangement was consistent

Saturday 3rd October 2009 SH (Editor)

Construction of MS Therapy Centre set to start this month

Construction of a new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy centre on land off Bradley Stoke Way could start before the end of the month according to a planning document published by SouthGloucestershire Council (SGC). Planning officials recommended that the project be given the go-ahead earlier this month and their decision has now been confirmed after Council members chose not to “call in”

Friday 11th September 2009 SH (Editor)

Council officers recommend approval of MS Therapy Centre plans

Officials at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) have recommended that plans for the construction of a new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre on land off Bradley Stoke Way be given the green light. The Moonstone Appeal wants to build the centre as a replacement for the existing West of England MS Therapy Centre in Nailsea, which it claims is poorly located and

Thursday 30th July 2009 SH (Editor)

Governors and residents register concerns over MS Therapy Centre proposals

The Governors of Wheatfield Primary School and a number of residents of Wheatfield Drive have registered concerns over the proposed construction of a new MS Therapy Centre on land off Bradley Stoke Way. An organisation known as The Moonstone Appeal submitted plans for the new centre to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in June. Those plans showed access to the site

Monday 13th July 2009 SH (Editor)

Proposed MS Therapy Centre faces race against time to retain secured funding

The organisation behind a new Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Therapy Centre proposed for land off Bradley Stoke is facing a race against time to get planning approval and commence building before a funding source is lost. The West of England MS Therapy Centre is currently based in Nailsea but the charity behind the centre (The Bristol and West Multiple Sclerosis Society)