Rooksbridge walk

We have asked for works to be carried out on the lane from Shophouse Road to Rooksbridge Walk.

We have asked both the council and curo to chase the owner of the large hedge to have it cut back and the brambles removed from it.

The amount of litter is also of concern and we have asked that it is cleared as soon as possible.

One matter that keeps coming up is that this lane is very dark and we have asked that both Curo and the Council investigate the installation of lighting on this path.

Marks & Spencer come to Weston Lock

After getting the go ahead for Lidl on the former Herman Miller site one of the worst kept secrets in the area is out and that is Marks & Spencer are to take up residence at Weston Lock on the Lower Bristol Road.

A new planning application has been submitted for Marks & Spencer Just food to occupy half of the site currently occupied by Curry's and PC World.

This exciting project means there will be greater choice for local residents on their shopping needs.

Marks and Spencer tell us that they will be employing local staff and that there would be about 65 new jobs created.

Bath Press site public consultation

We know that local residents are aware that there is a potential planning application pending for the Bath Press site on the Lower Bristol Road.

The process has been so far that the owners of the site have had pre-application talks with the Council including local councillors being asked their opinion.

The owners of the site are now about to engage with local residents neighbouring the site on their plans for any development.

This will be followed by a public exhibition on 29th October from 2pm to 8pm at Oldfield Park Baptist Church.

A flyer that will be distributed to the community by the site owners is reproduced below.

Lansdown View / King Georges Road Housing

We are pleased for residents of Lansdown View who through a lot of effort were able to persuade a planning inspector to reject an appeal by Curo to build 21 Houses on a piece of land behind their homes.

We however expect that another planning application will come in shortly on this site to build homes although we would not expect to see the numbers in the application recently rejected.

We will publish further details of any application on this site as soon as we know of one.

Bath Press Site

We are expecting a planning application shortly for a housing and office development on the Bath Press site.

We understand that the development will be of mixed housing and grade A office accommodation.

We are also led to believe that the frontage of the Bath Press building will be preserved in some way or another.

One issue that we are most certainly aware of is that there is no retail on this site.

Once the application is in we will publish full details on this site so residents will be able to have their say on how the site is developed.

In the mean time we would like to hear from residents on what they feel should happen to the site so that we can feed this in at an early stage.

Please contact us to discuss further. 

Westmoreland walk about

Councillor Sharon Ball and I went for a lovely walk around the Westmoreland ward today.  We met and talked with a number of residents.

Whilst out we came across a number of issues, including a large amount of waste shown above that we have reported.

We also picked up 2 bags of litter that had been strewn about on Loxton Drive.

If you have any issues on your street and you think we may be able to help, please do get in touch.

by
Sarah Moore

South West Bath Tri Ward Focus

The South West Bath Tri ward Focus is now being delivered through doors in Westmoreland here is a full Colour version for those who do not have theirs yet.

Dorset Street

The Council are proposing parking restrictions on parts of Dorset Street and on balance these seem quite sensible.

A Map below shows the extent of the proposed restrictions, if you have any concerns then please let us know.

Ivy Place

The council are proposing to introduce formal parking restrictions on parts of Ivy Ave.

These restrictions have been asked for before by many local residents and on balance look quite sensible.

A map below shows the restrictions that are being proposed, if you have any concerns about these then please let us know.

Bellotts Road Bridge, (listed wall knocked down)

Although we are delighted to see the work going on to get the former metal bridge over the railway at Bellotts road back into use for both Cyclists and pedestrians we are concerned that the contractor has removed a listed wall at the site.

We have asked that this wall is reinstated as soon as possible and have asked the council how the removal of this wall was allowed to take place without planning permission.
We will update this article as soon as we hear back from the council with regards to how the contractor and council are going to proceed on this matter.


By Councillor Sharon Ball

Children Centre

Residents have been asking about the Council debate on Children's Centres and what is happening in the communities.

The Bath Chronicle ran a fairly accurate story on what happened on the night and Links are available here for that article.

 http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Opposition-politicians-urge-rethink-B-NES-Council/story-20457582-detail/story.html

A further article based on the Chronicle story including a few more facts and the motions moved by all three political parties is on Sharon Ball's personal web site.

http://www.sharonball.org.uk/%20http://www.sharonball.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&catid=7&Itemid=196

King Georges Road

The controversial planning application to build 21 units on a former allotment site to the rear of Lansdown View have been refused by the councils planning committee.

The reasons for refusal are the same as a written statement that I sent to the planning committee this afternoon to be read out to members by the Clerk.

These were

1) Over development of site

2) Access issues

I am pleased that the application has been refused.

by Councillor Sharon Ball

Two Tunnels

Claude Ave

The trees on the embankment at the proposed new ramp location are due to felled next week which will lead onto the installation of the new ramp .

It is proposed that the ramp construction will commence at the end of January, During the construction of the ramp it will necessary to close the 2 Tunnels Greenway for a short period of time for safety measures.

A diversion will be in place and  endeavours will be made to keep this closure to a minimum period of time.

We will publish more information as and when it becomes available.

by Councillor Sharon Ball

Free energy advice drop in sessions

Twerton High Street, every Tuesday and every other Saturday

Are you worried about your heating bills this winter? The Home Energy Team provides free, local and impartial energy saving advice to people across Bristol, Bath and Somerset. They’ve opened a new energy advice drop-in service in Twerton. Come and have a chat if you’re worried about gas and electricity bills, struggling with a cold home, or if you’d like information on upgrading your heating or insulation. It’s free and there’s no appointment necessary.

The advice service is at: Time Bank Bath, 86 High Street, Twerton, BA2 1DE. Drop in from 10am-12pmon:

Saturday 14 December

Tuesday 17 December

Tuesday 7 January

Saturday 11 January

Tuesday 14 January

Tuesday 21 January

Saturday 25 January

Tuesday 28 January

... Continuing every Tuesday and every other Saturday after that.

Call for free advice: 0800 082 2234

Or see www.cse.org.uk/loveyourhome