Minutes 27th March 2025
Present were:- Helen Phillips (minutes); Nick Kidwell; Pat Harrad; Ian Worthington; Pauline Allen; Pete Westby;…
Minutes 11th December 2024
Present: Nigel Tasker; Pat Harrad; Nick Kidwell (chair); Helen Phillips ( minutes) ; Ian Worthington….
AGM and Talk ‘Kingsdown’s Wildlife Around the Year’
Our AGM this year will be held at St Matthews Church on Wednesday 7th May….
Western Harbour Proposals
Also known as the Cumberland Basin Redevelopment, the public viewing of the Western Harbour draft…
Broadmead and our Tall Buildings Policy
KCG have commented on all recent major developments at the bottom of our hillside. Here…
Premier Inn’s Planning Alterations
The planning application of the Premier Inn, one of the controversial tower blocks which…
Annual General Meeting 2024
The AGM of the Group was held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at Cotham Parish…
KCG’s response to the City Centre’s Tall Buildings
Debenhams Site Application – 23/04490/F (Tower to the left) Premier Inn Application – 23/02827/F (Two…
KCG’s Objection to City Centre Planning Application
Planning Application 23/04490/F Proposal to demolish former Debenhams building and build a mixed use development…
Debenham’s proposed 28 storey tower block
Planning Application 23/04490/F Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a mixed use development comprising residential (Class…
City Centre Proposals & KCG’s response
Bristol City Centre Development and Delivery Plan This plan describes the vision and strategies for…
Dove Street Flats
Evidently discussions have taken place recently about the future of some of the city’s high-rise…
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…
Proposed New University Library and Road Closures
Kingsdown Conservation Group has objected, as follows, to the University’s planning application to build a…
Proposed Multi-Storey University Library and Closure of Roads to Motor Vehicles
The University has now lodged the following application: 20/00433/F | Demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of…
October committee notes
Some of the matters discussed by the Committee at their October meeting: University Library. We…
Proposed changes to road use and proposed University Library
Kingsdown Conservation Group wishes to encourage all its members to visit a display of proposals to…
Committee Notes
At its September 2019 meeting the committee discussed the following: Planning and Enforcement cases. It…
Sustainable Kingsdown
With a Climate Emergency declared both Nationally and Locally we would like to report what…
The Christchurch Quarterjacks
The Christchurch Quarterjacks need replacing and Bristol Museums and Gallery have an Appeal to raise…
Bins on Pavements
Wheelie bins on the pavement are ‘an obstruction of the Highway’ and against city policy….
Summary of April’s AGM
It was very satisfying to see that our AGM in April at St James’ Priory…
UBHT’s proposed multi-storey car park refused planning permission
Second Response to the proposed multi-storey car park
18/04977/P – Proposed demolition and construction works between Marlborough Street and Montague Hill South Kingsdown Conservation…
Our Response to Proposed Multi-storey Carpark
This is our response to the proposed UHB multi-storey carpark. We hope that as many…
Proposed Transport Hub would actually be a monstrous Multi-storey Car Park.
An outline planning application has been lodged to block up Eugene Street, to demolish all…
October 2018 Committee Meeting
At their regular meeting in October the Group discussed the following: Removal of setts…
September meeting
Discussed at September meeting: ‘Urban Living’ This is a BCC policy document about more tall…
Kingsdown Bristol’s Vertical Suburb
By Penny Mellor & Mary Wright Published by Phillimore & Co The book has 128…
Number 57 – The History of a House – As Seen on Channel 4
By Maxwell Hutchinson, 2003,ISBN: 0755311477 Published by Headline Book Publishing Channel 4’s television series in…
