The not-so-great Bristol land grab

bristol | the environment | news report Monday December 20, 2010 11:12 by Sick of 'em

Cabinet agrees Area Green Space Plans

The City Council's Cabinet last Thursday set out its final decisions for how
it will take forward the Area Green Space Plans in the city.

The Cabinet agreed that the following sites are not sold for
redevelopment:

- Embleton Road CPG
- Higham Street open space
- St Judes CPG
- Bushey Park YMCA
- Craydon Road Open Space (North)
- Kings Head Park
- Okebourne Road
- St Anne's Park
- Wellington Hill

That decision should be deferred in respect of the following sites:

(P = part of site)

- Crow Lane open space (P)
- Lockleaze open space (P)
- Muller Road Rec (Downend Farm) (P)
- Briery Leaze open space (P)
- Plummers Hill (P)

That a decision be deferred on the following sites to agree the split
between recognising the need for space for older people and young
people:
- Gill Avenue
- Delabere Avenue

That it be agreed that the following sites are sold for development:

- Allison Avenue
- Bath Road (3 lamps) (P)
- Belroyal Avenue
- Billand Close (Sherrin Way)
- Bonville Road open space
- Bracey Drive open space
- Brentry Hill
- Broomhill Park
- Broomhill Road/Emery Road
- Burnbush Close
- Craydon Road Triangle
- Fonthill Park
- Furber Road
- Gillebank Close
- Gladstone Street CPG
- Hazelbury Road open space (P)
- Huntingham Road/Keble Avenue
- Ladman Road and Bagnall Road
- Ladman Road and bus terminus
- Longcross Woodland (P)
- Moorend gardens
- Moorgrove (P)
- Newbridge Road open space (P)
- Portway tip/Daisy Field (P)
- Salcombe Road (P)
- Sturminster Close (P)
- Terrell Gardens
- Trym Valley (P)
- Valley Walk (North) (Blackthorn Close) (P)
- Valley Walk (South) (Rear of Urmstone) (P)
- Willmott Park - South (P)
- Withywood Park (Paybridge Road) (P)

Special Conditions

- Abingdon Road open space (Ridgeway playing fields) - the first
consideration should be the expansion/relocation of an existing school.
- Begbrook Drive open space - the first consideration should be
the expansion/relocation of an existing school
- Arnall Drive open space (south) - provision for play facilities
on the site
- Duchess Way open space - disposal subject to mitigation
measures
- Lodge Hill open space - Neighbourhood Partnership to advise
Cabinet of choice for land use: either disposal and green space or
allotments and green space
- Elderberry Walk - the footprint of disposal to be reduced - the
preference is for housing on this and connected sites
- Snowdon Road open space - local co-ordinated plan to be in place
at the time of any disposal

The following sites be approved for sale for disposal: it should be
noted that disposal might not in fact take place as new information has
come to light regarding flood risk which requires further work or
clarification before any development plans can be taken forward:

Arnall Drive (North - Crow Lane) (P)
Cook Street open space
Dovercourt Road open space (P)
Henacre open space (P)
Land at rear of Merrimans Drive (P)
Maple Close
Napier Square Park
Tranmere Road
Willmott Park (North) (P)

Further note - re Victory Park - adjacent council owned grazing land is
of good environmental and amenity value and, although not technically
covered by area green space plans, should be retained and safeguards put
in place that hedgerows onto neighbouring sites are to protected.

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