Please download the latest Knowle West Residents Planning Group (KWRPG) update to read the main points arising from our meeting on March 30th 2010.

Please have a look at the Knowle West Residents Area Plan. It is not set in stone and much work is still left to be done. If you have comments, please contact our chair the Rev Alister Palmer via email on agpal46@tiscali.co.uk or even better come to one of our meetings.

Update on the Knowle West Regeneration Framework – Council Officer In Knowle West Every Week

A council officer from the Knowle West Project Team will visit the CIP office every week to answer questions that you may have on the Knowle West Regeneration Framework. Please drop in to the CIP office, 37 Filwood Broadway on Wednesdays between 10am – midday.

Outside these hours you can still contact Anita Pearce on 0117 908 4248 or visit the CIP office for more information.

Bristol’s Area Green Space Plans – Update on behalf of Bristol City Council

Dear Stakeholder

We are writing to inform you that Bristol’s Area Green Space Plans, part of the Parks and Green Space Strategy will be open to consultation from June 2010. The Knowle West Regeneration Framework project is informing these Area Green Spaces Plan for the Knowle West area, and details of how people can get involved will be given closer to the consultation date.

This has been re-scheduled from our intended January start, and there a number of reasons for this:

This timing will ensure the public and key stakeholders can consider the Parks and Green Space proposals in the context of the Council’s long term planning policies, currently being proposed as part of the Core Strategy and the Site Allocations Plan. The Site Allocations community involvement is now due to proceed in June and we are keen to take a ‘one city’ approach and remain aligned.

It is vital that we have a joined up approach so that you remain fully informed on the Council’s overall vision for the city’s future planning and development – and how our parks and green space continue to play a vital role in the fabric of the city.

The consultation, commencing in some areas in Bristol from June, will also mean that our emerging Neighbourhood Committees will have more opportunities to consider the proposals and determine the local community benefits the strategy could bring.

We are confident that the decision to hold the consultation from June will pay dividends with more local people better informed – and the final strategy documents will be of a high quality, setting out clearly the potential opportunities for the future investment and improvement of our cities parks and green spaces.

Your continued engagement in the process is extremely important to us and we hope you will continue to support us in participating in our future consultation.

If you have any questions – please do not hesitate to contact your Area Green Space Planning Officer, or Katy Mugford on 0117 922 2369

Yours Sincerely

Richard Fletcher
Area Green Space Plan Project Manager

Update on the development of the Knowle West Regeneration Framework – on behalf of Bristol City Council Knowle West Project Team

There have been a number of workshops, study tours, and consultation events with local people to inform the development of the Knowle West Regeneration Framework.

Good progress is being made on the ideas for the future of Knowle West. However, local residents and stakeholders, including the Knowle West Residents’ Planning Group have asked for an extension to the ongoing consultation process, to ensure that we get it right. It is important that we fully understand the outcome of the current Bus Rapid Transit consultation and other local studies and reviews before the final plan can be completed.

This extension will ensure that the best results are achieved so the regeneration plan can deliver the agreed Knowle West Vision developed by local people: “A community full of confidence and pride, skilled and healthy, living in a thriving Bristol neighbourhood that is green and well connected and low in living costs.

The final consultation events will now be held in October 2010. We would like to thank all of you who have been actively involved to date and  for sharing your views and ideas. On behalf of the Project Team at Bristol City Council, and on behalf of our consultants, Urban Initiatives, may we take the opportunity to wish you a very happy and a successful New Year!

As you may know Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will be coming to Bristol. BRT is a rapid, reliable, frequent and punctual form of public transport that will link existing housing with business, tackle current congestion and help to encourage investment into the area. Some early ideas of the BRT were presented during Knowle West Conversations. There is a consultation event on Monday 7th December at the Knowle West Media Centre from 9am to 7pm in the Exhibition Studio. View the ‘North Fringe to Hengrove Package‘ flyer for more details and make sure you come and have your say!

For more information you can also visit the Bristol City Council web pages

web: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/transport-policy/north-fringe-to-hengrove-package.en?#internalSection2

And the West of England Partnership Travelplus website

web: http://www.travelplus.org.uk

[Posted On Behalf Of Urban Initiatives]

First of all a BIG THANK YOU to all that made time to come along to the exhibitions and welcomed us at their meetings, clubs and gatherings.

We met over 400 local people during the KW Conversations and we are still meeting young people at the local schools and clubs. We will prepare a summary report on all of your feedback, comments and ideas. At this point, we would like to show you the results of the ‘Traffic Lights’ used at the exhibitions to capture whether or not you think we are moving in the right direction.

Please provide us with your comments on proposals and results by the 11th December, 2009.

Many thanks!

[Angela Koch, Urban Initiatives]

Download Knowle West Vision 2030 (pdf, 1233 Kb)

Download getting around & better parks proposals (pdf, 744 Kb)

Download your community & better homes proposals (pdf, 654 Kb)

Three study tours have been arranged to help inform the Knowle West Regeneration Framework. The tours aimed at residents, officers and the project board, will aid team working and enable learning from other physical regeneration projects.

On 4th November Urban Initiatives presented members of the Knowle West team with initial ideas.

The idea was to get feedback and discussion from the group.

Lively debate ensued and issues such as transport, housing, schools and shops and green spaces were discussed.

The meeting took place at The Mede.