Robins Foundation Planning application to Bristol City Council for changes to Filwood Playing Fields is open for public and community comments.

The planning application for changes to the Filwood Playing Fields is open for comments until 7th May.

How do I find out what is involved?

All the information is on Bristol City Council’s Planning Portal.

🔗 Use link below to city council webpage – to find the information:

Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a new Sports and Education Hub Building, including educational classrooms and conference room, new clubhouse with function room and ancillary kitchen and bar, changing rooms, new indoor sports hall and ancillary cafe and office areas; provision of grass playing pitches, two new Artificial Grass Pitches, Multi-Use-Games-Area (MUGA), MUSCO mini-pitch, Cruyff Court, outdoor recreational areas and Childrens Play Area with associated access, infrastructure, floodlighting, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatment and outdoor storage. | Filwood Park Playing Fields Creswicke Road Bristol BS4 1UA

There is a lot of information on the website page – so if you want to get the best overview of what is proposed – click on the Documents tab on the website page.

Then scroll down the page to the Design and Access statement.

It is in two parts.

Part 1: Open a part of it by clicking on the column to the far right of the row. This gives you a summary of what is proposed – plus pictures and plans of the proposals.

Part 2: Other documents and plans on the same page – provide the more detail about noise, lighting, ecology, access arrangements, transport etc.

How do I comment?

You can submit a comment to Bristol City Council supporting, or objecting to, or raising points about the proposals either:

On line – via the link – but click on the “make a comment” button near the top right of the webpage. And then follow the instructions.

You can write in quoting – the reference 26/11425/F – the name Filwood Playing Fields/Filwood Park – your name and address and the date you wrote in; by using one of the following:
email de********************@*********ov.uk

by letter to Development Management, City Hall, Bristol City Council, PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS1 9NE
Or contact your local councillor and send a comment through them

Pease make sure that it is clear whether you are supporting, or objecting to, or raising points about the proposals.

There will be a community meeting on 30th April 5.00pm at Filwood Community Centre 15-19 Filwood Broadway, if you would like to find out more or discuss the plans. Everyone is welcome.

You can read more about the Robins Foundations proposals here

Read more about Planning in Knowle West and using Bristol City Council Planning Portal here