Redevelopment of a hotel into flats

Application Ref.: 05/04749/F
Date Received: 30/11/2005
Address: 63 Ashley Hill Bristol BS7 9BE
Proposal: Demolition of existing hotel and erection of 21 no. 1, 2  3 bedroom flats in 3 & 4 storey building with basement car park and new vehicular access onto Ashley Court Road, (blocking up of existing accesses onto Ashley Court Road and Ashley Hill).
Status: Application Withdrawn

Application Ref.: 06/01236/F
Date Received: 27/04/2006
Address: 63 Ashley Hill Bristol BS7 9BE
Proposal: Erection of 21 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom flats in a 3 and 4 storey building with basement car park.
Status: GRANTED subject to condition(s)

Pressure on housing has led to a large number of applications to demolish old buildings and replace them with higher density residential buildings, such as flats. This can cause concerns about loss of historic buildings and also loss of local services. In this case a hotel was replaced with flats. Two planning applications were submitted for the Ashley Court Hotel & Ship Aground Bar to be demolished, spaced some 5 months apart. This is not uncommon as adjustments to development plans are made.

Application Ref.: 07/00655/VP
Date Received: 13/02/2007
Address: 63 Ashley Hill Bristol BS7 9BE
Proposal: Fell 4 no. Yew, facing Ashley Court Road.
Status: Withdrawn by applicant

Application Ref.: 07/01425/VP
Date Received: 30/03/2007
Proposal: Fell 4no. Yew trees. (Trees protected by Tree Preservation Order No. 475.)
Status: REFUSED

Even once the development was approved that did not conclude matters. In this instance more than a year after the original application was granted the developer returned with an application to fell trees on the site which are subject to preservation orders. This was refused.

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