Thanks to all who attended the public meeting

Thank you very much to everyone who came along to the meeting this evening. It is very encouraging to see the continued strength of feeling among the residents and to know that the endless process of applications has not dented the resistance.

We would still like to increase the number of letters of objection so if you have not yet written please do so this weekend and ensure you post or email them by Monday.

Please send letters of objection with your name and address to
Ref: application no. 08/00061/F

north.planning@bristol.gov.uk

or to the case officer

Kit Stokes,
Brunel House,
St. Georges Road,
BS1 5UY

Letters of objection will be counted by the planning department and the number of letters of objection and support will be stated at the development control meeting.

You can increase the impact of your letter by also sending it in as a statement which will be included in the pack of statements given to the councillors the day before the development control meeting. Unlike letters of objection, the councillors will actually be expected to read all of the statements before the meeting.

Submitting a statement would also give you a theoretical right to speak at the meeting, but there will be a large number of statements and so only a limited number of people will actually get an opportunity to speak. There is no obligation to speak if you do submit a statement.


Please send your statements including your name and address to

Ref: application no. 08/00061/F

democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council
Democratic Services
Council House,
College Green,
Bristol
BS1 5TR

A question was raised about access to the documents for the previous application. Thse can be found on the council web site at the following address:

http://e2eweb.bristol-city.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=J5S2VVDNK0000

Follow the tab for "Associated Documents" The previous application number was 06/03850/F

Public Meeting Friday 28 March 7:30PM

Horfield ROSE are hosting a public meeting to discuss the situation with the residential, commercial, and stadium development at Memorial Ground redevelopment.

The meeting will be held at the Horfield Methodist Church Hall, entrance on the side on Churchways Avenue (the same entrance used on Polling days) at 7:30PM Friday 28th March 2008.

The officers report has been published and it gives us serious concerns about the way this application is being treated.

The Development Control Committee meeting to decide this application is currently scheduled to take place at 6PM on Wednesday 2 April 2008.

If you cannot attend please send all your letters of objection,
Ref: application no. 08/00061/F by 28 March to

north.planning@bristol.gov.uk

or to the case officer
Kit Stokes,
Brunel House,
St. Georges Road,
BS1 5UY

or use Council’s website, www.bristol-city.gov.uk/planning

Please add your name and address to validate.

PLEASE COME ALONG & TELL YOUR NEIGHBOURS!!!!

Clamping on the Common Starts Sunday

Well done to everyone who has been lobbying local councillors, MPs, the Police and others about the illegal parking around the area, particularly on match days.

Our persistence has paid off and the damage caused to the Common, which is nothing short of vandalism and shows the deep disrespect that match-day visitors have for the area, is thankfully now being dealt with as a matter of urgency.

A company has been appointed with clamp and tow away powers, with associated fines being imposed. We are assured that there will be a rigorous system put into place. Please continue to be vigilant and let the company know if illegal parking is occurring. Signs will be displayed with a contact number.

The illegal and often dangerous parking on the streets is a matter for Bristol City Council and The Police and we are hoping that with your continued lobbying, photographs and reports of index numbers they will be inspired to follow this excellent initiative. There have already been incidents where emergency vehicles have been badly delayed because of parking and traffic congestion in the area and we are trying to make sure an accident does not become a tragedy. We shall continue to fight for the safety of this community.

We hope this will encourage you continue to object to aspects of the New Stadium Application that could affect you. It is still a totally unsuitable development for this area with regard to size, noise, parking, traffic and will greatly affect the quality of our lives.

Map of Horfield Common: No parking for anyone on the green bits.

Local Government Ombudsman Update

Following receipt of Local Government Ombudsman's Provisional view letter towards the end of last year HorfieldROSE has continued to investigate all aspects of Planning application 06/03850/F, the development of commercial, residential and stadium facilities at the Memorial Ground, in order to respond to a number of questions posed by the Ombudsman's Investigator and to clarify a number of other aspects of the development. Our response to the letter was sent early January and we thank the Ombudsman's office for allowing some additional time to ensure our reply was as complete and detailed as possible.

HorfieldROSE has been in further communication with the Ombudsman's office over the past few weeks and we now understand a response to our complaint should be available towards the end of March, though this response may again be a provisional view due to the complexity of the complaint and the potential need to further clarify some aspects of the planning application and the process by which the Council's decision was reached.

As always HorfieldROSE will bring further information as when we are able, though it should be remembered that the process is quasi-judicial and as such only general details can be published.

HorfieldROSE Committee