SUMMARY An attempt to gain retrospective planning approval for an illegal HMO in Cotham Vale has been rejected by Bristol City Council...

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...

SUMMARY A public meeting on draft new planning rules for HMOs will be held at Redland Library, Whiteladies Road, this coming Monday,...

Residents in Roslyn Road, which has one of the largest concentrations of student-occupied houses in the area, have complained about...

SUMMARY I have written to the University of Bristol urging a rethink of its decision to disband the Community Liaison Group. In a letter...

Efforts to tighten the rules on new HMOs have taken a step forward with the release by Bristol City Council of a Supplementary Planning...

COMMENT: I have written to the University of Bristol urging a rethink of its decision to disband the Community Liaison Group, which I...

(Updated 03/02/2020 in third and ninth paragraphs to reflect deadline extension to Feb. 19 and latest tally of objections.) A Cotham Vale...

SUMMARY The good news as we enter 2020 is that noise incidents are down so far this academic year, according to records kept by The Noise...

Clifton Down and Cotham councillors are trying to accelerate efforts to tighten controls on new HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupation), the...