South Gloucestershire Council is offering to remove graffiti free of charge from private property in Bradley Stoke. The initiative, which starts today (Monday 6th), was announced at last week’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group. The Council normally charges £15 to remove graffiti from private property, but the fee is being waived for the next fortnight.
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Notices warning of a menacing Rottweiler have appeared in the Three Brooks Local Nature reserve. The signs warn dog owners to keep their pets under control at all times and not to allow their pets to cause a nuisance or attack other dogs. The notice goes on to state that an out-of-control Rottweiler has been harassing other dogs in the
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South Gloucestershire Council has been rated a four star local authority by the Audit Commission. The maximum possible overall score of four stars means the Commission believes the Council is “performing well above minimum requirements”. The Council secured maximum scores in two of the five individually rated “themes” – “ambition” and “capacity”. This means the Council has been judged as excellent in
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Friday 11th July is the last day for the public to comment on the South Gloucestershire Core Strategy (Issues and Options). The document outlines plans for the future development of the district following proposals from the South West Regional Assembly (SWRA) which could result in the building of nearly 31,000 new homes within South Gloucestershire by 2026. Several of the
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A planning application for an astonishing 856 illuminated and non-illuminated signs in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council by Tesco Stores Ltd. The schedule lists items ranging from large signage gantries to anti-ram bollards and “no smoking” signs. Notable items are the signs for vehicle set down points (along the northern side of the
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The Government’s Planning Inspectorate has allowed an appeal by Bradley Stoke Surgery against South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) rejection of a planning application to expand the Brook Way premises by a massive 150%. The news follows a site visit by the agency’s inspector, Timothy Ball, that took place on 30th June 2008. In a decision announced late last week, Mr Ball
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Today’s meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee is likely to decide the fate of a planning application that would see the floorspace of Bradley Stoke Surgery increase by 131%. Planning officials have already recommended refusal of the application on the grounds that – The proposed extension, by reason of its size, design and external appearance, would be
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Comments on proposals for a new shared used footway/cycleway on the east side of Bradley Stoke Way, close to the Leisure Centre, must be received by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) by midnight on Friday (27th June 2008). Relevant pages on the SGC website: Bradley Stoke Way, North of Leisure Centre – Shared Use Path Consulatation Documents Respond to the Consultation
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The steel framework for the first block of shop/restaurant/office units that will surround the town square in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre has been erected just weeks after The Journal reported that the first concrete had been poured for the foundations. The block (pictured above and shown with a red outline in the plan below) has a distinctive tower at
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The Sites Inspection West Sub Committee of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) visits Bradley Stoke Surgery in Brook Way today (Friday 13th), to assess a planning application for an extension that would see its floorspace increase by 131%. An earlier planning application by the surgery, which would have seen the floorspace increase by a whopping 150%, was rejected by SGC planning
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