The King George VI public house, on the corner of Filton Avenue and Station Road, looks set to be converted to a retail outlet after a ‘change of use’ planning application was submitted to South Gloucestershire Council. The application, made by Brewers, a national chain of decorating material suppliers, seeks permission to change the use of the building from ‘public
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Councillors to inspect Filton Police Station site to assess impact of redevelopment
South Gloucestershire councillors are to carry out an inspection of the Filton Police Station site this Friday (14th February) to assess the impact of a proposed redevelopment that would see the construction of 18 affordable homes. The public meeting, due to start at around 11.15am, will see members of the Development Control (West) Sites Inspection Sub-Committee assess “the impact on the
Continue readingPlanners grant permission for redevelopment of Texaco Garage site
Planners at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) have granted permission for the Filton Park (Texaco) Service Station on Gloucester Road North to be demolished and replaced with four retail units and a café. The site lies between the junctions of Braemar Avenue and Broncksea Road and is separated from a block of shops and apartments to the south by a row
Continue readingRolls-Royce granted extension on East Works planning permission
Rolls-Royce has been granted a three-year time extension on two planning permissions relating to the redevelopment of its vacant East Works site. The engine manufacturer moved production to a new custom-built facility north of Gipsy Patch Lane in October 2008 and had planned to sell off the East Works site to a developer. But the plan was scuppered when the
Continue readingGreen light for new Asda store at Abbey Wood Retail Park
The opening of an Asda food store at Filton’s Abbey Wood Retail Park has moved a step closer after South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) granted planning permission for a redevelopment of part of the site. The approved plans involve demolishing the ‘southern terrace’ of units (previously occupied by Woolworths and T.J. Hughes) and replacing it with a 5,007sqm Asda foodstore and
Continue readingMarchers brave the rain to protest against airfield closure
Several hundred marchers braved heavy rain on Saturday to protest against the planned closure of Filton Airfield by its owners BAE Systems. The campaigners say the airfield’s closure will jeopardise jobs in the local aerospace industry and they are angry that South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has revised its Core Strategy planning blueprint to allow the building of 3,700 homes on
Continue readingCampaigners and trade union to stage airfield protest march
The Save Filton Airfield group and the Unite union are holding a march in protest at South Gloucestershire Council’s decision in their Core Strategy plan to allow the redevelopment of Filton Airfield. The group believes that the inclusion of this development is deeply flawed as it not only jeopardises the future potential for aerospace and aviation in the North Fringe,
Continue readingShield Retail Centre granted permission to expand
Filton’s Shield Retail Centre has been granted permission to expand by planning officials at South Gloucestershire Council. The owners of the centre want to construct a new retail building on land north-east of the current site that is currently used as an overflow car park. Part of the land in question, behind the row of units that includes the Bath
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