Category Archives: Developments

Development Control (South and East) Committee (part 1)

Sharp eyed observers may have noticed that a special meeting of the Development Control (South and East) Committee of Bristol City Council is scheduled for 6.00pm November 4. And the Bristol Blogger can confirm that this will be the planning … Continue reading

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World Cup footBALLS: jolly news

By our Chief Football Correspondent, Sell Outter See the Evening Cancer on Tuesday? Unfortunately its World Cup “fluff” piece of the day wasn’t considered worth putting on their internet site … But essentially it was about a World Cup jolly … Continue reading

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LEAKED DOCUMENT!!! GOSW instructs councils to to give the RSS "considerable weight" when considering planning applications

Despite not being finalised and being the subject of a legal challenge, the Government Office of the South West (GOSW) has written to Council Chief Execs and Chief Planning Officers instructing them to give the controversial South West Regional Spacial … Continue reading

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"A new era for the site"?

Was it only two years ago John from Urban Splash was on this blog talking about “a new era” for Hartcliffe’s Imperial Tobbacco factory site? “We are making a massive investment into this area ensuring it will be a success,” … Continue reading

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Tesco: value range vagueness from the Dim Prawn

Lucky recipients of South Bristol MP Dawn Primarolo’s ‘Hear From Your MP’ e-newsletter will have already read the Prawn’s fence-sitting on Tesco’s at Ashton Gate. But here it is for the rest of you: ASHTON GATE SITE Several residents have … Continue reading

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World Cup footBALLS of confusion

Are we in need of the Council House equivalent of a Kremlinologist to explain what the Lib Dem leadership’s view of the proposal to build a Tesco Extra on Ashton Gate might be? A couple of Lib Dem cabinet members … Continue reading

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RED TROUSERGATE: land still not sold, another bloody CONsultation in the offing …

The Red Trousergate saga continues … David Bishop’s dodgy deal with George Ferguson last year to sell off protected public park land on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path still rumbles on. These are some questions and answers from tonight’s … Continue reading

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Extra! Extra! Extra! Tesco Ashton Gate latest

Been reading through the presentation about this proposed new store Tesco and Bristol City FC propose to build at Ashton Gate again. It’s all there … It’s a “sustainable development” and even “A Sustainable Store”. “Offering a further choice of … Continue reading

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World Cup footBALLS

It’s really nice that Tory Councillor Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop is such an enthusiastic cheerleader for a Tesco superstore to be built miles from his ward in Ashton on the site of Bristol City’s current Ashton Gate stadium. It’s … Continue reading

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CONsultation of the week: Ladies and gentleman Tescos and Bristol City FC are floating in space

Here’s a sample of the Bristol City FC/Tesco CONsultation that took place at Ashton Gate this weekend about building a supermarket on the site. The full document is below. Further comment seems superfluous … Here’s the full document: Bristol City … Continue reading

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