1. Overall Vision – CAG objection to Fifth Capital

Vision Statement: “The Carriageworks development will make a positive contributionto the economy, culture and environment of Stokes Croft and surrounding area. It will be a mixed use development that is home to many activities, businesses and people. It will be a buzzing, vibrant place for people from the local communities and from further afield. We want to see the dereliction of this site addressed as a priority and are keen to work with any organisation that embraces our vision for the future.”

We are concerned that:

  • The proposals are for an inward looking development
  • 94% of the development will be for residential use. This is not a mix of uses.
  • The design does not invite public interest or entry to the site.
  • The design fails to integrate with the immediate community and the communities that surround it and are impacted by the proposals.
  • The development will not make a positive contribution to the economy, culture and environment of Stokes Croft and the surrounding area
  • There is a limited number of retail units.
  • The exact use and users of the retail units have not been established so it is impossible to say that there will be any contribution to the local economy.
  • There are many questions about the way the retail units will be managed. Only vague answers have been given to these questions.
  • The Cultural Strategy fails to give any certainty that the scheme will make a positive contribution to the local area.

Our great concern is that the development will be anything but a buzzing and vibrant place. As a result it will have a damaging effect on the character and identity of the area.

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  1. These are exactly my feelings, we need to retain control over develpoment. My home overlooks the whole site and after 20 years I’d like to see some community focussed results.

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