The national government wants to encourage more people to take up active travel in order to reduce obesity and create a healthier population better able to successfully fight off coronavirus infection. This scheme will provide the space needed for people to keep fit and lead healthier lives. Green spaces are proven to benefit people’s mental health and well-being. This scheme will provide an important green space for the local community in an area of densely-populated housing that currently lacks greenery and community spaces. The former Brislington Railway Line is a designated wildlife corridor, supporting a huge amount of flora and fauna. Unlike the destructive and damaging road proposal, this scheme will have minimal impact on local wildlife.
We recognise that BCC/WECA have earmarked this land for a future road scheme. While we are both vehemently opposed to such a scheme, we note that the development proposal would be time-limited to ten years and would not prevent a future road scheme from going ahead should BCC/ WECA wish to proceed. We hope you will give this proposal serious consideration.” Please remember, this scheme is only temporary and Bristol City Council is still forging ahead with planning for their road scheme and if this planning application is rejected, road building is scheduled to begin in 2023. It’s also worth noting that the application from Greenways and Cycleroutes Limited, who will be building the active travel corridor as part of the Meanwhile Creative development, has been recommended for refusal by Bristol City Council’s transport department. It seems the council is worried the proposal will be so popular, it will prevent their road scheme from going ahead!
This year’s Covid-19 pandemic has been very hard on our economy, both locally and nationally, and job losses are likely to continue to rise. This proposal will provide work spaces and job opportunities for dozens of people, who will also benefit the wider local economy, for example, by supporting the https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/ shops on Sandy Park Road. applicationDetails.do?keyVal=QV9J2MDNLYO00&activeTab=summary&fbclid=IwARThis land has been largely neglected and 0Ldm_KcNrLq8hhI_VFPg0xcJ3h-Ah97_RGFunused since the 1960s. This scheme would p541HATX4kqyD1mc9nVP9E put the land to good use, protecting and enhancing the local environment and providing a stimulus for the local economy. 15
