Bristol site

I wouldn't think objecting to the planning application is the best move

It looks inevitable that Baltic Wharf will be sold for building land so best to try and replace it with an alternative

I agree it may not be as well positioned but surely it is better than something outside of the city 

I e-mailed the council last year to show my support for the new site to be allowed I did get a response from them following the initial meeting 

I assume as you mention Baltic Wharf you mean the application to develop that land? I suspect that ship has already sailed as there were major objections at the time it was announced that the Council were going to develop the site, initially for a school. At least they made the sensible decision not to go ahead with that!!! Councils are under a lot of pressure to build housing within city limits so as much as we would like the opposite to be true I imagine housing trumps a campsite in the Councils eyes?

Fingers crossed for the 23rd March. Like others not as ideal as Baltic Wharf but if planning is granted for the new site at least we get a site reasonably near the centre.

David

Well it was in the local press earlier that the proposed new CMC site in Bristol has been turned down by the government after being called in. Apparently the environment agency objected on the grounds that it would flood.

Here is the article in the Bristol press::

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/minister-overturns-caravan-club-move-6822335

 Is the Club going to appeal or will it now sell the site?

peedee

Yes just read this on FB. It is not the fact of flooding, it was put down to "Potential Loss Of Life"

Its a shame once a site is lost,it lost. I just wonder how they Police and all the horses,were allowed to use it given the report from S of S.

Without seeing the complete documentation from the S of S its difficult to form an opinion. It seems from the report in the link that no account has been taken of the vast experience the Club has of evacuating campsites due to flooding. Is there any evidence that the land in question has ever flooded? I suppose the Club have to decide whether an appeal would likely change the situation? It does beg the question as to what that land could be used for if a campsite which can be evacuated, probably within an hour, is not suitable use? Perhaps the Club should hold onto the land to see what happens.

David

Not just the police horses, an adjoining children's nursery, Bedminster Cricket club and overspill parking for the nearby football stadium. I think the nursery may have closed but there are plans afoot to re-open the Portishead railway line just behind the proposed site. Has that been stopped I wonder? 

Personally I think the site isn't in a particularly good spot and was hoping an area of Ashton Court could have been used successfully, however that would have been leasehold.

Bristol is a city with international appeal and deserves better than a poky little triangular campsite wedged between a busy road and a railway line - and certainly should have something more than a campsite limited to members of just one British club.  Nor does it need flocks of caravans and motorhomes coming anywhere near the city centre.

Let’s hope the local authority will link up with a  developer to create a campsite of international standard linked to public transport on the outskirts of the city. But I doubt if they have the vision.

The proposed Bristol emission zones will be putting an end to a lot of vehicle users in the city so your idea Euro is probably the better idea and solution. 

 The local authority has not shown any appetite for that sort of thinking thus far so it probably won't happen. At least the CMC have tried, we don't yet know whether they have completely failed because it will depend on whether, if the outcome is as we suspect, is challenged. 

David