Planning issues

BWA has responded to the third round of consultations on improvements to the A4 route between Bath and Bristol. We previously responded to the first round in 2021 and the second round in 2023. This time, the proposals have been scaled back to only apply to some sections of the route. For Bristol, the latest […]

Bristol City Council has made some proposals to improve the Denmark Street area (behind the Hippodrome) in Bristol city centre.  These include closing some sections to motor traffic, improving crossings for pedestrians and improving public space with trees, planters and seating. In our response to their consultation, BWA has generally welcomed the proposals and made

BCC has been consulting on improvements to Concorde Way, a key active travel route to Lockleaze and beyond  from Bristol City centre. The proposals include reducing traffic using a modal filter and introducing trees along Dovercourt Road. In our response, BWA has welcomed the improvements to Dovercourt Road, but has challenged the need for shared

St Philip’s Marsh is the largest part of the Bristol Temple Quarter Development Framework area. It is currently mainly industrial and commercial, but it is one of the few remaining areas in Bristol that could be used to provide a significant amount of new housing. An initial engagement is just finishing in order to gather

Bristol City Council are proposing improvements to Riverside Park and the River Frome channel to improve green and public spaces and to restore the River Frome as a thriving ecological corridor. BWA has responded to the consultation on these improvements. In our response, we support the desire to create a better river environment and public

BWA welcomes the introduction of segregated cycleways in new road schemes. But we would like to see a consistent approach to how pedestrian crossing points of cycleways are implemented. In recent plans for new road schemes in the city centre, some crossings are due have zebra markings, but some are not. We have submitted a

Comments have been invited on the draft Western Harbour Masterplan by consultants who have drawn up the plan for Bristol City Council. In our response, BWA welcomes some aspects of the draft Masterplan including the reduction in redundant roads, a new footbridge, and better leisure routes.  But we are concerned that the pedestrian infrastructure is

BWA has responded to proposals for a Southern Gateway entrance to Temple Meads Station. This would provide car and cycle parking for station staff and users, but importantly would also allow a a more direct pedestrian route to the platforms for those approaching from the south. In BWA’s comments, we recommend changes that would make

BWA has put in an objection to the planning application (25/10013/P) for development of Temple Island. In our objection we point out that insufficient mitigation has been built into the plans to improving the pedestrian access along Bath Road. This is one of the worst pieces of pedestrian infrastructure in the city, with pedestrians, cyclists