Housing Forums for Bristol council tenants – get involved!

Tuesday 13 June, 6–8pm

Afternoon: Thursday 29 June, 1–3pm

Your opinions help us make decisions!

If you’re a council tenant, you can have your say on how the housing service is run and make suggestions about improvements. For June 2023, we are hosting online meetings focussing on issues we know matter most to tenants.

● Come along and find out about the action we are taking to ensure fire safety for residents in our high rise blocks of flats. At the meeting you will also be able to hear about how we are shaping our plans to improve energy efficiency in our homes.

● Places must be booked, you can do this online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/LocalHousingForums

● If you are not online but would like to take part, there is also a free dial-in option which you can join using your phone. For more information about how you can access the meetings contact Tenant Participation 0117 352 1444 or email tpu@bristol.gov.uk

A NEW group has been formed to respond to major development plans for the middle of Fishponds.

The Fishponds Community Planning Group aims to raise awareness of the plans, help residents understand their potential effect on the area and find out how to make sure their voices are heard.

Plans for the redevelopment of a large area between the Bristol & Bath Railway Path, Lodge Causeway, Enfield Road and Forest Road were unveiled earlier this year, and named Atlas Place.

Although no formal planning application had been made as the Voice went to print, the owners of two of the three development sites have held initial consultations and say they intend to build 1,160 new homes between them, including blocks of flats up to 13 storeys high.

The owners of the third site have yet to say how many homes they plan to build - but it has the highest housing density of the three, so is also likely to also include multi-storey blocks.

The Fishponds Community