The north Bristol road where residents are fighting an invasion of bedsits
Councillors have rejected three conversions of family homes into houses in multiple occupation in the same street this year
06:00, 16 MAY 2021
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Northville Road in Filton which is becoming a hotspot for HMOs (Image: Copyright Unknown)
Residents are fighting a tide of bedsits in a single north Bristol street where councillors have rejected attempts by the same developer to convert three family homes into shared houses since January.
But although South Gloucestershire Councilplanning committee has refused permission for each of the new houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) at Northville Road, in Filton, the proposed redevelopments will now all be decided by a planning inspector after appeals were lodged.
South Gloucestershire Council holds region s first in-person meeting since pandemic began
Teething problems included technical gremlins, dodgy camera shots and members forgetting to turn mics on
11:25, 14 MAY 2021
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The first in-person council meeting in the region since before the pandemic has been held – but with some teething problems.
South Gloucestershire Councilplanning committee members, officers and a handful of residents sat socially distanced in Kingswood Civic Centre council chamber on Thursday (May 13).