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Baltic Wharf Campsite Update

RowenaBCAMC replied on 16/12/2020 13:09

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RowenaBCAMC

Trailertenter

Posted on 16/12/2020 13:09

Hi everyone,

The Club has been operating Baltic Wharf campsite for several years on a renewable, short term lease while the Council planned for the redevelopment of the site into up to 190 new homes.
Sadly, notice has now been served to us, which means that we will be required to vacate Baltic Wharf by 31 May 2021. However, pitches at the campsite are still on sale for arrivals up to 16 May 2021, departing no later than 12pm, 17 May.


In 2017, we purchased a new location, just one mile away near Ashton Court, and we recently received a positive response from the local planning office. There are still a number of hurdles for us to get through before planning consent is granted, but we are hopeful that this new location will be approved for development into a touring site soon. We will, of course, make sure we keep you up-to-date with the latest news about this potential new campsite.

Update 10 May 2021:

We are pleased to advise that notice to vacate the site has now been extended by 4 months. We are now welcoming arrivals up to and including Sunday 19 September 2021, departing no later than 12noon, 20 September.



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Hamgar replied on 29/01/2021 15:57

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Caravanner from Avon

Posted on 29/01/2021 15:57

I live in Bristol and have just been advised by Bristol Live that Bristol City Council has pulled the £10m investment in the development company due to lack of due dilligence.

"A Bristol City Council proposal to lend its house-building firm £10million and approve its companies’ business plans was pulled at the last minute.

It followed “alarm bells” from scrutiny councillors less than 24 hours earlier about the financial viability of Goram Homes because of the turbulent state of the property market."

So what happens now is anybody guess with Bristol City Council it is so typical of them.

DavidKlyne replied on 29/01/2021 16:09

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Motorhomer from Buckinghamshire
Posted on 29/01/2021 15:57 by Hamgar

I live in Bristol and have just been advised by Bristol Live that Bristol City Council has pulled the £10m investment in the development company due to lack of due dilligence.

"A Bristol City Council proposal to lend its house-building firm £10million and approve its companies’ business plans was pulled at the last minute.

It followed “alarm bells” from scrutiny councillors less than 24 hours earlier about the financial viability of Goram Homes because of the turbulent state of the property market."

So what happens now is anybody guess with Bristol City Council it is so typical of them.

Posted on 29/01/2021 16:09

It would be a shame if as a result of that the site sits empty for years.

David

JVB66 replied on 18/02/2021 11:22

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Caravanner from Hertfordshire
Posted on 29/01/2021 16:21 by peedee

As per usual a member conveys more news than the Club. I  suppose there is no news on the new site that the club is willing to share.?

peedee

Posted on 18/02/2021 11:22

I would think if Bristol City Council have had a change of plan ,and the way they have been ,trying in the past to gain support from their citizens to build a school surprisedon the ground , it would be very unlikely that they would let the club know they can have yet another lease extentionundecided

brue replied on 18/02/2021 11:45

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Posted on 18/02/2021 11:45

If it's gone to "appeal" the wait might be quite long in the present circumstances. It will be out of the hands of Bristol City and will have moved on up into another slow moving bureaucratic layer. wink

tricia11 replied on 18/02/2021 17:50

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Posted on 18/02/2021 11:22 by JVB66

I would think if Bristol City Council have had a change of plan ,and the way they have been ,trying in the past to gain support from their citizens to build a school surprisedon the ground , it would be very unlikely that they would let the club know they can have yet another lease extentionundecided

Posted on 18/02/2021 17:50

A school between TWO rivers , how mad that would be!.

JVB66 replied on 18/02/2021 18:27

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Caravanner from Hertfordshire
Posted on 18/02/2021 17:50 by tricia11

A school between TWO rivers , how mad that would be!.

Posted on 18/02/2021 18:27

It is what the City fathers first intimated they wanted the ground for, surprised but that was to get , so locals advised to get the "sympathy vote"undecided

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