A homeowner has been blocked from building a garden fence to protect his young children from a busy road in Patchway. South Gloucestershire Council refused planning permission for the 1.85-metre high boundary fence due to the impact on views and an underground oil pipeline. A council planning officer said the fence would “stand out” from the rest of the housing estate.
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Students at Patchway Community School are celebrating a “well-deserved” set of GCSE examination results, despite experiencing several years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The proportion of students achieving both English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above was 42 percent (compared to 40 percent in 2019)…
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A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident which led to the evacuation of Patchway Police Centre and nearby properties on Saturday (5th August). The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit were called to the police centre on the A38 Gloucester Road to examine a suspicious item shortly after 5pm. The A38 remained closed until the ‘all clear’ was given at around 8.40pm.
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YTL Developments has been granted planning permission for the next phase of new homes at Brabazon, the new neighbourhood for Bristol taking shape on the site of the historic former Filton Airfield. Consisting of 339 dwellings, the second residential phase will be built on Parcel E1, which lies to the east of the currently under-construction Phase 1, near Blenheim Roundabout.
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Police are investigating after a number of vehicles were damaged on a single night in Patchway last week. Seven vehicles were damaged, including windows being smashed and tyres slashed, in Durban Road, Southsea Road, Rodway Road, Chessel Drive, Severn Way and Pretoria Road. Officers within the neighbourhood policing team are carrying out additional patrols.
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Plans for a replacement main building at Patchway Community School have been revealed, along with a proposed implementation timeline that shows the new accommodation opening in “spring 2026”. It is foreseen that staff and students will “decant” into temporary modular accommodation on the site in “spring 2024”, at the start of a two-year phased build period.
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Officers at South Glos Council have given the green light to a controversial planning application for the erection of a large block of flats in gardens behind a row of shops on Coniston Road. The proposed development comprises four separate HMO dwellings providing a total of 22 bedsits. The applicant says the units are foreseen for use as student accommodation.
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