The fate of a planning application to create an extended retail unit at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre – rumoured to be destined for occupation by Lidl – is set to be decided by a committee of South Gloucestershire councillors next week. Total car parking provision at the centre would be reduced by 55 spaces (from 927 to 872).
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Apartment blocks proposed for Bradley Stoke Way site near The Worthys
Indicative plans have been revealed for a proposed development of up to 58 apartments on land at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way. Woodstock Homes says it is preparing to make a formal planning application for the construction of two 4-storey apartment blocks on an area of “low quality grassland” opposite the junction with The Worthys.
Continue readingPlans go in for 16 electric vehicle chargers at Bradley Stoke shopping centre
Bradley Stoke residents and visitors to the town could soon to able to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at the Willow Brook shopping centre, if a planning application submitted by Osprey Charging Network gains approval from South Gloucestershire Council. The operator, which has over 200 sites across the UK, wants to install an array of 16 ultra-rapid EV chargers…
Continue readingWillow Brook Centre submits plans for new foodstore in extended retail unit
Plans have been submitted for the creation of a large new foodstore at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre which would be created by more than doubling the size of the retail unit currently occupied by Poundstretcher. The centre’s management has declined to comment on rumours that a well-known discount retailer wishes to occupy the unit.
Continue readingTravellers Rest site back on the market as social housing scheme falls through
A boarded-up public house on the A38 Gloucester Road is back on the market after a housing association abandoned tentative plans to build 27 affordable apartments on the site. Bromford conducted a 3-week public consultation on its proposals for the Travellers Rest site back in April as a precursor to submitting a formal planning application to South Gloucestershire Council…
Continue readingAffordable housing plan for Travellers Rest site
Agents acting on behalf of social housing provider Bromford have revealed plans to redevelop the site of the former Travellers Rest pub on the A38 Gloucester Road. The pub closed after the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 and has been boarded up for the past two years after owners Greene King concluded there is no demand for it to reopen.
Continue readingJoin the conversation on a vision for the north fringe of Bristol
Residents in the north fringe of Bristol, which includes parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, are invited to give their views on a plan to shape the future of the area. The masterplan sets out a vision that aims to address inequalities, make sure growth is sustainable, and respond to the climate and ecological emergency, over the next 30 years.
Continue readingNew homes application ‘called in’ after officers recommend approval
A planning application to build 21 affordable new homes on one of the last remaining building plots in Bradley Stoke has been recommended for approval by officers at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). However, a committee of councillors will now determine the application after it was ‘called in’.
Continue readingPlans submitted for new homes near Willow Brook
A planning application has been submitted to build 21 new dwellings on one of the last remaining building plots in Bradley Stoke. The proposed site is a vacant plot of land adjoining Hornbeam Close, directly opposite the Tesco filling station at the Willow Brook Centre.
Continue readingSouth Glos Tories push forward with plan to ban takeaways near schools
A proposal to introduce a new planning policy that would distance fast food outlets from all schools in South Gloucestershire is to be fast-tracked following intervention by the local authority’s Conservative administration.
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