City & Country’s application refused
City & Country’s application to keep the unwelcome display boards in position on the corner plot of Guinea Street and Lower Guinea Street has been refused.
Probation team return
We welcome back the Probation Service South West ‘Community Payback’ team who returned to Bathurst Basin in April.
Redcliffe Wharf work started
As promised, work started on the Redcliffe Wharf development in April when the first derelict building was removed.
Fixmystreet around the Basin
Residents around Bathurst Basin have raised a number of issues on Fixmystreet including the state of Guinea Street and Bathurst Bridge.
Railway cutting development: March update
The residents of Barossa Place and Alfred Place have engaged a barrister to prepare court proceedings to protect their right to light.
Bus gate update
The Cumberland Road bus gate has resulted in 22,366 penalty charge notices and raised £513,369 in fines.
Lower Guinea Street
New bollards have now been set up at both ends of Lower Guinea Street and the road should now be free of vehicle traffic.
Commercial Road drains
A Temporary Traffic Order is required to replace the gully and repair a drainage pipe along Commercial Road.
Guinea Street ash tree
Hugh and Judith Pratt’s application to fell a mature ash tree on Guinea Street has been refused.
Water quality testing in the Basin
A Friends of Bathurst Basin member has been trained by BART to measure water quality monthly in the Basin.
Railway Cutting development: update Feb 2024
The residents of Barossa Place and Alfred Place are seeking additional financial support to prevent an unwelcome development on the Redcliffe railway cutting.
Five ash trees: planning error
No action is being taken over the five ash trees felled by Hugh Pratt because a decision on his application was not taken within a six-week period.
Paco Tapas loses Michelin star
Paco Tapas is not listed in the 2024 Michelin Star restaurants, so Bristol has only one Michelin Star restaurant – the Bulrush in Cotham.
Guinea Street ash tree – again
Hugh and Judith Pratt have made a second attempt to have permission to fell the attractive mature ash tree on Guinea Street.
Stabilizing the New Cut
Bristol City Council is planning to spend £12m to stabilise the walls along the Avon New Cut which will take at least five years to complete.
City & Country apply again
City & Country seem determined to keep their unwelcome display boards on the attractive corner plot of Guinea Street and Lower Guinea Street.
Exceptionally high pollution in the Basin
Bacteriological readings of e-coli in Bathurst Basin at their highest level since 2003. Only twice in the last 30 years have they been higher.
Redcliffe Wharf development start date
Work is expected to start on developing Redcliffe Wharf in April 2024 and will last until July 2027.
A smarter basin
The Harbour estates department has smartened up the interior and exterior of the toilets and shower block on the John Sebastian quay.
Dredging in Bathurst Basin
The vessel ‘Intervention’ was in Bathurst Basin to survey the basin bottom and to dredge shallow areas.