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

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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