Remember to comment next week on the proposed plan to regenerate the Knowle West area.

We’ve worked with local residents for three years to develop ambitious regeneration plans, now we would like your views. Come to one of the two staffed events next week in Knowle West:

- Wednesday April 18 at Filwood Community Centre, Barnstaple Road, Filwood
Drop in from 4pm to 8pm

- Thursday April 19 at The Mede, 1 Marshall Walk, Inns Court
Drop in from 4pm to 8pm

Your views will be taken into account when developing the final plan for Knowle West, which the council expects to agree later this year. This proposed plan and consultation is part of the city-wide ‘Site Allocations’ consultation to decide land-use planning in Bristol over the next 20 years.

To find out more about the proposed plan for Knowle West and to comment online until May 18 2012, please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/kwrf

We look forward to hearing your views!

The Knowle West Project Team

You can now comment online on the proposed plan for Knowle West

We’ve worked with local residents for three years to develop ambitious regeneration plans, now we would like your views. To find out more and to comment online until May 18 2012, please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/kwrf

If you would like to ask questions about the proposals, as well as comment, then come to one of the two staffed events in Knowle West:

- Wednesday April 18 at Filwood Community Centre, Barnstaple Road, Filwood
Drop in from 4pm to 8pm

- Thursday April 19 at The Mede, 1 Marshall Walk, Inns Court
Drop in from 4pm to 8pm at one of the staffed events near you on 18th or 19th April.

We look forward to hearing your views!

The Knowle West Project Team

This plan, which has been slightly amended, was the outcome of the EbD (12-16 November 2011) a fully inclusive and public event.

Minor revisions include:

• turning the office building to ensure the park and junior playing pitch has improved overlooking
• re-configuring the residential block fronting onto Hengrove Way to take on board design feedback and increase of family home
• re-siting the young person shelter and children’s play equipment to reflect feedback from community and officers
• realignment of path through park to improve connectivity
• inclusion of bike tracks within open space.

There is no change to the housing numbers proposed for the development.

It is therefore an important public record of the event and the principles of the plan will be incorporated into the planning application to be submitted by the Homes and Communities Agency.

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Posted by Council officers at the request of Knowle West Residents’ Planning Group

The Knowle West Residents’ Planning Group (KWRPG) met for a positive meeting on Tuesday 8^th November.  Councillor officers also attended.  Key points covered:

The Council’s City Design Group and local people are progressing well with the ideas for Filwood Broadway.  There has been local resident representation at: a meeting with Council Transport officers, and a session with GVA Grimley to look at the feasibility of the supermarket.

The residents’ were pleased to hear how the Homes and Communities Agency, heading up the Filwood Park project, and the Council’s City Design Group (leading the Filwood Broadway project) are liaising well.  Ideas for Filwood Broadway will be presented at the Filwood Park Enquiry By Design session mid November.

The Novers Park Drive site is being progressed as potential housing site for 14 dwellings.  Owners of the site, Somer Housing, are keen to attend a KWRPG meeting to hear the thoughts of local residents.

The quality of proposed developments the Creswick Rd sites, being developed by Knightstone Housing Association, improved as a result of input from council officers.

It was reported that Barratt Homes are interested the site towards the bottom of Novers Hill (between Hartcliffe Way & Novers Hill).

Planters (people) are needed for ‘National Tree Week’, which is open to anyone who lives in Filwood that has a front garden – contact Mil Lusk for more details.

From The City Design Group, Bristol City Council

The Knowle West Plan showed that local people wanted Filwood Broadway to be their main shopping centre.  Together, residents and Council Officers have come up with some exciting ideas to regenerate the Broadway as a thriving place for local people. There will be ideas about: the location for a supermarket, housing, shops and jobs, public areas – (e.g. street furniture, parking and lighting), play and green spaces and community facilities.

Bristol City Council wants to hear more local views to help decide future plans.  So, do play your part in making a better Broadway and see the ideas at Filwood Library (Filwood Broadway): 

The main event is Thursday 20^th October. Drop-in between 10am – 8pm and the team will explain the ideas to you.

Or see the exhibition from Friday 21^st October until Saturday 29th October.  Open Monday to Friday (9.30am –1pm and 2pm –5pm) and  Saturdays (9:30am –1pm).  Closed Thursdays and Sundays.

Your views and ideas will be considered when the draft formal document is produced outlining the plans for the future Filwood Broadway.  For more info, visit www.bristol.gov.uk/kwrf