SUMMARY An attempt to gain retrospective planning approval for an illegal HMO in Cotham Vale has been rejected by Bristol City Council after drawing a long list of public objections. Had it been approved, five houses in a run of six properties would have been HMOs, adding to what the council calls a "harmful concentration". Read more ... ■ I have urged the University of Bristol to rethink its decision to disband the Community Liaison Group. In a letter to Vice Chancellor Pro

A bid to gain planning approval for a new HMO in Cotham Vale has been rejected by the city council, to the relief of the many residents who objected. The property has been operating illegally as a House in Multiple Occupation since last summer, resulting in a council enforcement investigation which in turn led to the application for retrospective planning approval. Planning officials recommended rejection, saying in a report: "Given the level of HMOs within the local area and

(19069) Operation Beech, the police patrol paid for by UoB, was called to Eaton Crescent by a resident who was disturbed by a student party on the night of Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The resident wrote to the letting agents, saying: "There was a noisy party at No [xx] Eaton Crescent ... It stopped me and my daughter sleeping. She was visiting and asked how in earth I could sleep when my student neighbours were so noisy. ... Rather than wait to see if it quietened down, I c

(19068) A letting agency says it has sent "a strong email" to tenants at a flat in Eaton Crescent after a resident reported being woken by loud music in the early hours of Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The resident says: "I was woken multiple times before the music got so loud that I had to get out of bed and go round to find out the specific flat that was making the noise. I also found that they were keeping [another flat] awake as well. I had to knock on the windows for 3 m

(19067) A resident complains of being disturbed by a party at a student flat in Arlington Villas on the night of Tuesday, February 25, 2020 and the early hours of Wednesday. "The Top Floor Flat of No [xx] Arlington Villas held a party on 25/26th Feb. The noise was manageable until about 2300 after which I didn't notice it again until 0230 and then 0330. I was woken by loud music, singing and shouting. The residents were unresponsive to their doorbell so I could not ask them t

(19066) Various residents have reported noise disturbance in the street on Lansdown Road on the night of February 19, 2020. One person says she texted Operation Beech, the police patrol funded by UoB, but gives no further details other than to say "[The police] response was immediate ... really great service that is running." (Email: Feb 19, 2020. 22:17) Others have reported noise associated with two groups of students who left houses later in the evening. One resident says:

(19065) A resident has complained to UoB about a late-night party at a house in Aberdeen Road in the early hours of Sunday, February 16, 2020. The resident says: "I was wakened at 2:30am on Sunday by loud music. ... I could see that the basement doors were wide open and a loud party was in progress. People were in the garden shouting loudly. By closing internal doors and curtains we were able to reduce the noise by enough to get back to sleep by 3am .... although the noise wa

SUMMARY A public meeting on draft new planning rules for HMOs will be held at Redland Library, Whiteladies Road, this coming Monday, February 17, at 7pm. The meeting is hosted by Councillors Anthony Negus and Clive Stevens. Bristol City Council has opened a public consultation on the new rules (submit views by March 20). Read more ... ■ I have urged the University of Bristol to rethink its decision to disband the Community Liaison Group. In a letter to Vice Chancellor Prof. H

(19064) A resident says she was woken in the early hours of Tuesday, February 10, 2020, by shouting from people leaving a party in Waverley Road. In a complaint to UoB, she said she "had to go and remonstrate with a group of very noisy students outside [xx] Waverley Road." She added: "There was a noisy gathering at about 11pm, obviously for someone's birthday. At 12.40am I was awakened by loud noise and shouting from about 10-12 people who had been at the party. They were out

(19063) A resident has complained to UoB about noise disturbance in Cotham Vale on Friday, February 7, 2020. The resident said students in a nearby house "were playing very loud drum & bass type music on the ground floor, with sounds of shouting and singing coming through." The noise occurred between 10-30pm and 11-30pm. He also complained about waste bins being left on the street all week, citing five local addresses. (Email: Feb 10, 2020. 16:59)