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Council loses first planning appeal under new HMO policy
A company seeking to build a 6-bed student HMO in Hampton Lane, at the rear of 85 Whiteladies Road, has won its appeal against Bristol...
Feb 8, 2021
Operation Beech noise patrols attend 128 incidents in Term 1
Operation Beech, the police patrol paid for by University of Bristol, responded to 128 incidents, mostly noise related, in the first term...
Jan 16, 2021
Councillors back call for deeper look at noise and waste enforcement issues
Cotham and Clifton Down councillors have voiced support for a possible review of Bristol’s noise and waste enforcement procedures. Their...
Jan 3, 2021
Council to debate HMO licensing, enforcement and planning consent. Submit your questions!
Bristol City Council is taking steps to revoke or refuse about 20 HMO licences held by "portfolio landlords", according to a document on...
Nov 28, 2020
Sign petition to 'sound-proof' HMOs!
A resident in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has created an online petition to Parliament urging that HMOs be "sound-proofed". So far (27...
Nov 27, 2020
Hampton Lane HMO goes to appeal; another in Alma Road seeks approval
A developer who was refused planning permission for a 6-bed, new-build student HMO in Hampton Lane, behind 85 Whiteladies Road, is...
Nov 27, 2020
Cotham Vale HMO battle goes to Round 2
The owner of a shared house in Cotham Vale has appealed against Bristol City Council's refusal to grant planning permission for use as an...
Nov 26, 2020
Cotham Hill resident sought help from Beech police on eight occasions
A Cotham Hill resident says she had to contact Operation Beech, the police anti-noise patrol, no fewer than eight times in a month to...
Nov 12, 2020
UoB fines 107 students for holding or attending parties
The University of Bristol has fined 107 students since October for breaking coronavirus rules, according to BristolLive, the online...
Nov 7, 2020
New rules to limit spread of HMOs gain approval from councillors
Bristol City Council’s drive to restrict the spread of HMOs finally reached the finish line on Tuesday, 3 November, when the council’s...
Nov 7, 2020