By Andrew Waller, 7 June 2026 ​ With just a couple of business days to go before the comments deadline for the St Joseph's planning application, responses are fast building towards the 100-mark—with objections running at around 95%. I have filed my own objection—see below, along with my comments about noise concerns. To recap: Developer Harringay Real Estate seeks planning permission to turn the former St Joseph's care home at Cotham Hill (see photo above) into student acc

This is the full text of my objection to the St Joseph's planning application. It was submitted to the planning website on Saturday, 6 June 2026. If you want to use this to help you file your own submission, you're welcome to do so but (a) you should write your response in your own words and (b) you must assume responsibility for what you write; the information below is supplied in good faith and I have tried to be accurate, but ultimately you must do your own research. (I h

By Andrew Waller, 14 May 2026 (updated 24 May 2026) ​ Harringay Real Estate has now formally submitted its planning application to convert the former St Joseph’s care home at Cotham Hill into student accommodation. The number of proposed bed spaces is 132, one more than the number trailed in its pre-submission public consultation. ​ Details of the application can be seen on Bristol City Council’s planning website.For reference, the application number is 26/11841/F.The deadl

Residents have signalled opposition to plans to convert the former St Joseph’s Care Home in Cotham Hill into 131 studio flats for students. ​ Developer Harringay Real Estate has set up a website to seek public opinion on the proposal, as a step towards submitting a planning application in April or May. The website can be viewed here. People have until 25 March 2026 to submit views via the site’s feedback page. ​ If and when a planning application is submitted, it may struggle

Updated: It’s difficult to say definitively how Harringay Real Estate's proposals will fare when they’re assessed against Bristol City Council’s published policies governing student accommodation. (Updated 24 May 2026 after formal application submitted. Other updates below.) But one factor that could influence the outcome is already obvious—it stands directly opposite the St Joseph’s site on the other side of the street. Woodland Court is a commercially managed developme

Reaction to the plan to convert former St Joseph's care home into 131 student studio flats

Residents have signalled opposition to plans to convert the former St Joseph’s Care Home in Cotham Hill into 131 studio flats for students. Developer Harringay Real Estate has set up a website to seek public opinion, as a step towards a future planning application. People have until 25 March 2026 to submit views. If a planning application is submitted, it may struggle to gain approval under Bristol’s rules on student accommodation. See the articles below for more.

Noise complaints typically peak at the end of October and early November as Halloween (31 October) and Bonfire Night (5 November) bring out party spirits. What's fun for some can turn into misery for others if the celebrations are excessively loud and run long into the night. This year, both of the key dates are followed by what for many will be a normal work day, making lost sleep doubly unwelcome. Starting on Wednesday (30 October), University of Bristol's appeals to studen

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(23021) Several residents complained about a loud student party in Chandos Road, Cotham, on Halloween, 31 October/1 November 2023. I...

(23020) Resident disturbed by students gathering in the front garden of a house in Auburn Road, Clifton Down ward, in the early hours of...

(23019) Complaint about anti-social behaviour in Trelawney Road, Cotham, on night of 28-29 October, including a loud party, noisy groups...

(23018) Complaint about loud music from a student flat in Eaton Crescent, Clifton, on 28 October 2023. Resident wrote to UoB: "Our second...

(23017) Complaint about noise from a student flat in Eaton Crescent, Clifton, on 27 October 2023. Resident wrote to UoB, referencing an...

(23016) Complaint about noise from a student house in Warwick Road, Clifton Down, on two occasions in early October. Resident wrote to...

(23015) Second complaint about a student flat in Richmond Terrace, Clifton, on 10 October 2023. The previous complaint related to an...

(23014) Complaint about party at a student house in Ashgrove Road, Clifton Down, on 7 October 2023. Resident wrote to UoB: "I would...

A firework launched along a Cotham street exploded in front of a resident as she came out of her house to try to quieten students...

(23013) Complaint about a student party in Alma Vale Road, Clifton Down, on 6 October 2023. Resident wrote: " ... top-floor flat, [x]...