Developer appeals 46 Redlands Road flats plan

We learned yesterday the depressing news that Hicks Developments have launched an appeal following the refusal of permission by RBC's Planning Applications Committee earlier in the year of its plan to demolish 46 Redlands Road and replace it with 14 flats.

I led the campaign against this plan and supported the many local residents living nearby who felt that it would have a detrimental impact on the highly-attractive Redlands Road/Allcroft Road area.

The Council's planning officers agreed and recommended refusal for a whole list of reasons.

We have been instructed that the Written Representation proceedure will be used in this case. You can find out more about the process on the government's Planning Portal website. This useful website also has some helpful hints about how to structure your comments on the appeal.

Glenn and I will of course be writing in and we will be encouraging residents to do the same if they have concerns about this development.If you made comments on the original application the Council will forward these to the Planning Inspectorate and the appellant.

If you wish to change your comments or add to them, or express your views for the first time, please write, in triplicate, directly to the Planning Inspectorate at 3/20, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay Bristol, BS1 6PN and quote the Inspectorate reference: APP/EO345/A/08/2071089/NWF.

Please be aware that all comments must be received before 10th June 2008.

The planning inspector will carry out a site visit as part of the assessment procedure, but the decision itself could take some months. I will post any further news on this issue when we have it.