News - Planning Inspectorate Letter

Landrose have appealed the decision over their HMO plans to the central government Planning Inspectorate.

They can do this due to delays with Bristol City Council’s planning process. The decision will now be taken centrally and NOT at a Bristol planning committee meeting.

This is new territory for the campaign and we would welcome advice from anyone experienced with the Planning Inspectorate process.

Letters from Bristol City Council indicate that members of the public CAN submit statements at this link: Planning Inspectorate 
If this does not bring up the correct case please search for case number 3355614 at this link: Planning Inspectorate

It is important to note that objections centered on our previous plans to build a cinema are now really tricky. The Crafty Egg has bought the majority of the former pub on a 999 year Title Absolute lease, and this gives them unequivocal ownership of all of the valuable high street frontage which would have been used as a food hall and social space under our plans.
The remaining undeveloped part of the site unfortunately has very little market value, and Landrose would need to be prepared to accept a VERY low price to make development of the site financially viable. Landrose’s proposals to Bristol City Council and now the Planning Inspectorate both include statements that a “boutique cinema and taproom” would be built in what is now The Crafty Egg, but this is no longer anything to do with Landrose since The Crafty Egg have indisputable ownership of this part of the building for 999 years."
Whether or not the inclusion of such ludicrous proposals is enough to have the plans thrown out is unclear, but we feel it is important to make clear to everyone in the community that they represent a total fabrication.

We believe Landrose’s plans have issues around the lack of adequate parking provision and the lack of a housing type mix, which is inappropriate for the area. However, we fear the Planning Inspectorate will approve the application under political pressure to get to the government target of 1.5 million homes. This will be a litmus test to see how Labour want to develop new housing. Will it be with good development or just development at all cost?