Out and about in Brislington West
Another round-up of local news from your hardworking Lib Dem team:
Victory at Wyevale We are delighted to report the great news regarding the application for tree felling at the site of the former Wyevale Garden Centre. Following a huge number of objections from the public, much larger than usual, the application was withdrawn last week. This proves that when we work together, we can make an impact. However, considering the developer’s track record, we still need to be vigilant as to what is going on at this site. With this in mind, we will be having a meeting with the land agent for the owners of Wyevale and the Bristol City Council tree officer as soon as we can. Furthermore, the BCC enforcement team is now involved with the owners around all their previous breaches of planning regulations at Wyevale.
Yellow Railings Consultation Results Our consultation on the sudden appearance of bright yellow railings on West Town Lane has now finished. Following discussions with local residents and council officers a couple of weeks ago, we were able to halt all work on site until the opinions of residents had been sought, something BCC had neglected to do. We delivered letters to local residents asking for their views. The results are as follows: • • • • 22
Leave the hoops in place. (11%) Remove the hoops and reinstate the grass as before. (44%) Replace the hoops with less visually-intrusive concrete or wooden posts. (22%) Tarmac the area and turn it into a car park. (22%)
We are delighted there is a clear majority (78%) in favour of keeping the green space. We have now forwarded these responses to BCC so that hopefully, we can get a scheme which the majority of local residents want rather than one that has been imposed without consultation.
12-Day Litter Pick Challenge We have now completed our 12-Day Litter Pick Challenge, covering over 30 different streets right across Brislington West and collecting in excess of 35 bags of litter! Of course, the need for litter picking never stops and we will be organising our regular community litter picking action days just as soon as we can. Once again, thank you to everyone who stopped to give us words of encouragement and to everyone who told us how they have been inspired to do the same. #keepbrislingtonbeautiful
Blocked Drains Everywhere! Both of us live in Brislington and that means we regularly spot issues that need dealing with. During our 12-Day Litter Pick Challenge, we were shocked to see the huge number of blocked drains across the ward. Almost every drain on Kensington Park Road was completely blocked with mud, gravel and litter. These have now been reported and will hopefully be cleared soon. If you notice a blocked drain, please send us the exact location and we can report it for you.
