Category: KCG News

AGM and Talk ‘Kingsdown’s Wildlife Around the Year’

Post author By helen
Post date April 22, 2025
No Comments on AGM and Talk ‘Kingsdown’s Wildlife Around the Year’

Our AGM this year will be held at St Matthews Church on Wednesday 7th May. Doors will open at 6.45pm for the start of the AGM business at 7.15. After the election of officers and…

Post author By helen
Post date March 7, 2025
No Comments on Western Harbour Proposals

Also known as the Cumberland Basin Redevelopment, the public viewing of the Western Harbour draft masterplan came to a close on March 9th, 2025. Full of controversy over its replanning of the network of roads;…

Post author By helen
Post date January 29, 2025
No Comments on Broadmead and our Tall Buildings Policy

KCG have commented on all recent major developments at the bottom of our hillside. Here in the historic centre of Bristol, Broadmead and the Bearpit we are about to see a surge in the construction…

Post author By helen
Post date January 21, 2025
No Comments on Premier Inn’s Planning Alterations

The planning application of the Premier Inn, one of the controversial tower blocks which will be arising from around the Bearpit, has submitted minor alterations. So KCG took this chance to send in their…

Post author By mike stuart
Post date February 16, 2024

Debenhams Site Application – 23/04490/F (Tower to the left) Premier Inn Application – 23/02827/F (Two towers to the right) The Kingsdown Conservation Group has objected to both applications and would encourage individuals to do the…

Post author By mike stuart
Post date January 11, 2024

Planning Application 23/04490/F Proposal to demolish former Debenhams building and build a mixed use development with 28 storey tower. The Kingsdown Conservation Group strongly objects to this application. The proposal significantly fails to meet the standards of…

Post author By mike stuart
Post date December 27, 2023

Planning Application 23/04490/F Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a mixed use development comprising residential (Class C3) and commercial (Class E) floorspace, together with amenity space, landscaping and public realm works, car parking, vehicular access, and…

Post author By mike stuart
Post date October 5, 2023

Bristol City Centre Development and Delivery Plan This plan describes the vision and strategies for the future of Bristol’s City Centre, in particular Broadmead and Castle Park. To see the whole document, look at :…

Post author By helen
Post date August 26, 2021

Evidently discussions have taken place recently about the future of some of the city’s high-rise residential buildings, in particular Dove Street Flats. This Bristol Cable article https://thebristolcable.org/2021/08/high-rises-under-scrutiny-as-council-considers-rebuilding-social-housing/ makes interesting reading.There has been minimal communication with the residents…

Post author By helen
Post date March 4, 2020
No Comments on Proposed new university library and associated road closures Planning application 20/00433/F

4th March 2020, was the formal closing date for comment to be submitted in response to the University’s planning application to build a new library on the site of The Hawthorns. However, it is likely that…

AGM and Talk ‘Kingsdown’s Wildlife Around the Year’

Western Harbour Proposals

Broadmead and our Tall Buildings Policy

Premier Inn’s Planning Alterations

KCG’s response to the City Centre’s Tall Buildings

KCG’s Objection to City Centre Planning Application

Debenham’s proposed 28 storey tower block

City Centre Proposals & KCG’s response

Dove Street Flats

Proposed new university library and associated road closures Planning application 20/00433/F